The NYWIFT Podcast

It’s Tribeca Festival time and we couldn’t be more excited to share with you three terrific conversations that preview festival events: Angela Bassett , iconic actress, Oscar nominee and NYWIFT Muse honoree, talks about the 25th Anniversary celebration of How Stella Got Her Groove Back NYWIFT Designing Women Honoree Fashion & Costume Designer Patricia Field and Director Michael Selditch chat a...

Jane Sinisi and Molly Conners, Producers & Owners of Phiphen Studios, join us this week with an interview brought to us by Leah Curney. Hosts Janine McGoldrick and Penni Malloy Harper discuss the writer's strike and the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment webinar that will provide resources for NY writers. To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org. For more great cont...

Bonus Episode - Tammy Reese talks to NYU anthropologist and filmmaker Pegi Vail about her documentary They Measured Our Heads , currently in production and fundraising.  To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org. Special thanks to Elspeth Collard , the creator of our podcast theme song. Social Media: NYWIFT: @NYWIFT / #NYWIFT

The Starz Power Universe comes to the podcast! Tammy Reese speaks with actress Paton Ashbrook about the latest season of Powerbook II: Ghosts . Penni Malloy Harper has Victoria DeMartin in the Women Crush Wednesdays Spotlight.   We chat about some good news regarding female directors at Cannes , highlight a Brooklyn based short film Not Like The Other Girls by filmmaker Ginger Britt Daniels , whic...

More Muse News heading your way! Tammy Reese and LaKisa Renee bring you red carpet interviews from NYWIFT’s 43rd Annual MUSE Awards ! Giovanna Aguliar spotlights makeup artist Jennifer Snowdon in our Meet a Member segment.  Hosts Leah Curney and Janine McGoldrick discuss the possible WGA strike and recommend History of the World Part II , Cunk on Earth and Rye Lane .  To be featured on the podcast...

Continuing with the celebration of Women’s History Month, co-Hosts Janine McGoldrick and Tammy Reese are joined by Katie Chambers who previews NYWIFT’s upcoming  43rd Annual MUSE Awards ! The Whale Location Scout Jillian Fisher chats with Giovanna Aguilar. Jillian has provided the location for films such as I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) and Super Dark Times (2017). To be featured on the pod...

Show notes What better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than by chatting with former Co-Chair of NYWIFT’s Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) Ann Deborah Levy and filmmaker Ariel Dougherty about the WFPF special screening of Surviva at Anthology Film Archives. Ann and Ariel talk with Penni Malloy-Harper about how the 70’s artistic movement inspired the movie and why preserving films by wom...

This week we welcome Brownsville, Brooklyn-bred Puerto Rican multi-hyphenate filmmaker and storyteller Elaine del Valle . Elaine’s original one-hour procedural drama pilot, The System , was bought by the CBS network. As a writer-director, her short films, Me 3.769 and Princess Cut , went on to air on HBOmax. Co-hosts Giovanna Aguilar and Penni Malloy-Harper discuss the latest controversy around AM...

We have a new member of the podcast team - Penni Malloy-Harper . Penni tells us all about how her passion for nursing and film led to a career as a set medic and filmmaker. She explains why it's important to have a medic on every set and how to work with them to develop the best safety protocols. We introduce a new segment that highlights rising stars in the entertainment industry. The very talent...

The Sundance Film Festival begins this week and we are highlighting some great projects from our members! Interviews include Lisa Cortés, director-producer of Little Richard: I Am Everything , Eileen stuntwoman Ashley Pynn; To Live and Die and Live producers Dana Offenbach and Samantha Basir, and King Cole post production supervisor Jean Lane and director Elaine McMillion Sheldon. Co-hosts Katie...

We are so excited to kick off the New Year with acclaimed actress Annabeth Gish ! Annabeth talks with Tammy Reese about her new series Mayfair Witches currently airing on AMC.  Stay tuned for our upcoming Sundance episode!  To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org . For more great content go to NYWIFT.org. Special thanks to Elspeth Collard , the creator of our...

Happy Holidays! Join us for the final episode of 2022 co-hosted by Giovanna Aguilar and Tammy Reese with special guest iGilbert Producer and NYWIFT Member Nicole Sylvester along with our WCW Spotlight Suzanne Ordas Curry, which highlights the Around the Sun podcast .  To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org . For more great content go to NYWIFT.org. Special thanks...

Halloween isn't over as far as we are concerned - Hocus Pocus 2 screenwriter Jen D'Angelo carries on the spooky fun. Also, NYWIFT Advisory Board Member Terry Greenberg introduces us to the upcoming inaugural Reel Jewels Film Festival here in NY on November 15th. To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org . For more great content go to NYWIFT.org. Special thanks to Els...

The Walking Dead series finale is almost upon us and cast members Lauren Ridloff (Connie), Laila Robins (Pamela), Michael James Shaw (Mercer), Eleanor Matsuura (Yumiko) and Angel Theory (Kelly) are here to break it all down for us. Hosts and TWD uber fans Tammy Reese and Giovanna Aguilar discuss why they love the show, favorite characters and what they are looking forward to most. To be featured o...

Tammy Reese brings us a mini-interview with Sigourney Weaver, the legendary Academy Award nominated actress hot off the press junket for her latest film The Good House with Kevin Kline. Enjoy this bonus episode and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss more great chats like this! To be featured on the podcast email us at  communications@nywift.org . For more great content go to NYWIFT.o...

Actress Essie Davis -- known for her work in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and The Babadook -- talks to Tammy Reese about her new film The Justice of Bunny King . In theaters now and on demand on the 30th, the film is a tale about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society and triumphing over adversity. Tammy also joins Janine McGoldrick in the hosting seat to discuss a recent study...

We are taking a summer break in August and will return with all new episodes in mid-September. Keep sending us your nominations for our member WCW Spotlight & Meet a Member segments, interview suggestions and/or share your story or first time experiences with us at communications@nywift.org . For more great information and events go to NYWIFT.org .

Susan Osman , broadcaster - producer - podcaster, talks about about her career as an accomplished TV journalist & anchor, developing female focused films and profiling accomplished women on her podcast  Been There Done That . Director - producer  Nadia Tass is in our Women Crush Wednesday Spotlight . Hosts Tammy Reese and Janine McGoldrick discuss Mayor Adams' latest invest...

Cheri Jacobus - political commentator, producer and podcast host - talks about her media career and producing the PSA America Reads the Mueller Report . Hosts Giovanna Aguilar and Janine McGoldrick discuss upcoming San Diego Comic Con , its disability panel. Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at communications@nyw...

Another fun episode of Women Crush Wednesdays is here! Tammy Reese talks with up and coming actress Joanna Younes about her career path and her motivation to pursue her acting passion. We celebrate Pride month by highlighting some new streaming content and NYWIFT member Fran Montagnino shares her personal Pride story narrated by Leah Curney . Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Mem...

The Tribeca Festival begins today and NYWIFT has 33 members participating! Hosts Katie Chambers and Tammy Reese bring you all the highlights including a roundtable chat with board members Audrey Rosenberg, Leslie Fields-Cruz, Jamie Zelermyer and Alex Cirillo who are all debuting exciting projects. In the festival theme, Janine McGoldrick has Lukia Costello - co-founder of Sparks Film Collaborative...

Ready for another great episode? Good, we got one for ya! Giovanna Aguilar talks with multi-talented cinematographer Johanna Coelho who has worked on numerous films and television shows including ABC’s The Rookie and Oxygen Network’s Killer Siblings . Her most recent feature film titled And Then There Was Eve won the Jury Award at the L.A Film Festival. Cassandra Seidenfeld has board member Yvonne...

Leah Curney returns to the podcast to help us celebrate Mother's Day by bringing us a great interview with filmmaker Tonya Mollineau who created the Moms Network for NYWIFT and the MOM Film Fest . In our Meet a Member segment, Cassandra Seidenfeld talks with board member Rachel Watanabe-Batton about why she joined NYWIFT and her upcoming Disney+ film Sneakerella .   Hosts Tammy Reese and&nbsp...

Gigi Gaston , writer-director of 9 Bullets starring Lena Headey, joins us on this week's episode! Kelsey Marsh has Dr. Clara Denise West in the Women Crush Wednesday Spotlight . Hosts Giovanna Aguilar and  Janine McGoldrick discuss Variety's 2022 Power of Women: NY event and provide a few recommendations including Anatomy of a Scandal, Julia and Better Call Saul . Nominate a member for t...

Director-Producer Abby Epstein joins us to discuss her latest documentary with filmmaking partner Ricki Lake - The Business of Birth Control . Abby takes us through the start of her partnership with Ricki, discusses what makes a good collaborator and tell us the surprising facts she learned while making the documentary.  NYWIFT member Eldonie Mason is in our Women Crush Wednesday Spotlig...