Woodstock Film Festival & NYWIFT Co-Present: “The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show” at the Drive-In
NYWIFT is proud to co-present a screening of The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as a special drive-in screening at the Woodstock Film Festival!
In 1968, Johnny Carson was king of late-night television. As host of the top-rated “Tonight Show,” he gave America mild humor and middle-of-the-road entertainment. But when Carson planned a week’s vacation, his choice of replacement host was no less than revolutionary. Black entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte was given five nights on air. Belafonte did not squander the opportunity; he booked guests calculated to change the hearts and minds of a country embroiled in racial crisis.
Although three of the five TV segments are now lost, director and NYWIFT Member Yoruba Richen pieces together the programs through archival photographs and footage, as well as contemporary interviews with historians, politicians and activists, including Whoopi Goldberg and Norman Lear. Indeed, the film captures a chaotic time in American history, drawing inescapable parallels with the Black Lives Matter movement.
HBO & NYWIFT Present: ‘Unpregnant’ Virtual Screening + Q&A with Director Rachel Lee Goldenberg
HBO & NYWIFT Present a Virtual Screening of Unpregnant followed by a Q&A with Director Rachel Lee Goldenberg moderated by NYWIFT Board President Jamie Zelermyer.
In Unpregnant, 17-year-old Veronica (Haley Lu Richardson) never thought she’d want to fail a test—that is, until she finds herself staring at a piece of plastic with a blue plus. With a promising college-bound future now disappearing before her eyes, Veronica considers a decision she never imagined she’d have to make. Filmmaker Rachel Lee Goldenberg is an Emmy® award-winning producer, director and writer.
READ MOREI Used to Go Here Virtual Screening + Q&A with Director Kris Rey and Actress Gillian Jacobs
Bittersweet emotion and awkward humor abound as Kate (Gillian Jacobs) journeys through her past to redefine her future in this big-hearted fourth feature from writer/director Kris Rey.
Join us for a virtual screening of I Used to Go Here followed by a Q&A with Kris Rey and Gillian Jacobs, moderated by NYWIFT Board Member Gretchen McGowan.
READ MORENYWIFT & IFP Present: ‘REPRESENT’ Virtual Sneak Preview Screening + Q&A with director Hillary Bachelder
Join us for a virtual sneak preview screening of REPRESENT along with a ZOOM Q&A following the film at 8 PM ET with Director, Hillary Bachelor, moderated by NYWIFT Board Member, Flo Mitchell-Brown.
READ MOREVirtual Event: “John Lewis: Good Trouble” Screening
Using interviews and rare archival footage, John Lewis: Good Trouble chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 80 years old, filmmaker Dawn Porter explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. In addition to her interviews with Lewis and his family, Porter’s primarily cinéma verité film also includes interviews with political leaders, Congressional colleagues, and other people who figure prominently in his life.
Q&A to follow with director Dawn Porter moderated by NYWIFT Board Member Leslie Fields-Cruz.
READ MOREVirtual Event: “Denise Ho: Becoming the Song” Screening + Q&A
Denise Ho: Becoming the Song profiles the openly gay Hong Kong singer and human rights activist Denise Ho. Drawing on unprecedented, years-long access, the film explores her remarkable journey from commercial Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, an artist who has put her life and career on the line to support the determined struggle of Hong Kong citizens to maintain their identity and freedom.
Q&A to follow with director Sue Williams moderated by NYWIFT Board Member S. Casper Wong.
READ MORELive Virtual Watch Party: “Wild Nights with Emily” Screening + Q&A
Wild Nights with Emily is a dramatic comedy about the life of Emily Dickinson, starring Molly Shannon. Appropriate viewing for middle school students on up through senior citizens, the film includes Dickinson's poems on screen.
Wild Nights With Emily is the story of Emily Dickinson's life long romantic relationship with Susan Gilbert, Emily's life as a writer, and the comic soap opera that was 1880's Amherst. This story is an important piece of feminist history, as well as a great way to observe LGBTQ pride this weekend that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
Q&A to follow with Director Madeleine Olnek.
READ MOREVirtual Event: “Single” Screening + Q&A with Director Ashley Eakin
Single is a relatable, anti-romantic comedy that delivers an entertaining and insightful examination of human connection that also challenges preconceived notions of life with a disability. A girl born with one arm gets set-up on a blind with a guy who has one hand...and she is pissed.
The short film is the recipient of the NYWIFT Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant.
After the screening, join us for a Q&A with director Ashley Eakin, moderated by NYWIFT Board Member Rachel Watanabe-Batton.
READ MOREVirtual Event: Call Your Mother Screening + Q&A
Behind every famous comedian, there’s an infamous mom! In the hilarious new documentary Call Your Mother, the film explores the relationships between comedians and their mothers, and how they have indelibly shaped their craft. Please join us for a special sneak peek and panel discussion before the film debuts on Comedy Central on Mother’s Day...
READ MORENYWIFT at the 27th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival
New York Women in Film & Television is delighted to join with the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) (October 10 – 14th, 2019) for the 17th year to present the Annual Sunday Brunch at Mulford Farm and co-present the Women Calling the Shots short film showcase featuring seven dynamic projects – all in celebration of the outstanding achievements by women filmmakers at the festival.
READ MORENYWIFT Co-Presents Be Natural at The Smithsonian
NYWIFT is proud to co-present a special screening of Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, in honor of Women’s History Month. Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché is a 2018 documentary about the first female filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché, directed by...
READ MOREScreening/Reception: Warrior Women
Join NYWIFT and Vision Maker Media for a reception, screening and conversation for the upcoming documentary Warrior Women by Christina D. King and Elizabeth A. Castle. In the 1970s, with the swagger of unapologetic Indianness, organizers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) fought for Native liberation as a community of extended families. Warrior Women is the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, one such AIM leader who cultivated a rag-tag gang of activist children - including her daughter Marcella - into the "We Will Remember" Survival Group as a Native alternative to government-run boarding schools. Together, Madonna and Marcella fought for Native rights in an environment that made them more comrades than mother-daughter. Special guests Madonna Thunder Hawk and Marcella Gilbert will join the filmmakers in a conversation moderated by Producer Yvonne Russo.
READ MOREFrom the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Betty Tells Her Story, All Women Are Equal and The Woman’s Film
In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, theWomen’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs present the film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features nonfiction films that have shaped movements and provided perspectives on political, environmental, and human rights issues; and ideas around gender identity and roles, sexuality, health and family, all from a woman’s perspective. All films...
READ MOREMember Screening: The Nth Ward and Crying F.U. Lady Rap
Member Screening: The Nth Ward and Crying F.U. Lady Rap Event: Tuesday May 22, 2018 Join us for this month’s NYWIFT Member Screening Series featuringThe Nth Ward with Juliette Bennett (Actor) and Crying F.U. Lady Rap by Pat Ceasar (Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Animator/Editor). The filmmakers will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to...
READ MOREMember Screening: Burning Annie
Join us for this month’s NYWIFT Member Screening Series featuring Burning Annie by Joanna Rudolph(Executive Producer). Rudolph, screenwriter Zack Ordynans and producer Randy Mack will be available for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The screening series provides members with the opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting. Screenings take place at Anthology...
READ MOREFrom the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film
In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs presentthe film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features restored documentary films by women filmmakers. All films in the series were preserved by the WFPF. Documentarians reveal the impact of events and contexts for changing attitudes that affect...
READ MOREFrom the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Growing Up Female and Janie’s Janie
From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Growing Up Female and Janie’s Janie In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs present the film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features nonfiction films that have shaped movements and provided perspectives on political, environmental, and human rights issues; and ideas around gender identity and roles,...
READ MOREFrom the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Harlan County USA
From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film – Harlan County USA In celebration of NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary, the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) and UnionDocs present the film series From the Vault: Women’s Advocacy on Film which features nonfiction films that have shaped movements and provided perspectives on political, environmental, and human rights issues; and ideas around gender identity and roles, sexuality,...
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