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Brand new WMM acquisition LOVE, BARBARA (dir. Brydie O’Connor), which was also made with the support of our Production Assistance program, has been selected for the 38th IDA Documentary Awards Shortlist for Best Short! The film blends cinematic imagery and archival materials to offer a touching tribute to the pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer.
Starting October 7, the Metrograph Cinema in New York City is hosting a virtual retrospective of films by pioneering British filmmaker Sally Potter.
The Sundance Institute has announced this year’s grantees for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, and we are thrilled to share that more than 20% of the films selected are from WMM filmmakers and alum! WMM-sponsored projects include FIRE THROUGH DRY GRASS (dir. Alexis Neophytides), RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE (dir. Director: Katja Esson), TIGRE GENTE (dir. Elizabeth…
WMM release BREACH OF TRUST (dir. Mishal Mahmud) will have its broadcast premiere on WORLD Channel’s Local USA October 3, 2022, and will be available to stream through Oct. 31, 2022.
Three of the eleven projects selected for the IDA’s 2022 Enterprise Documentary Fund are from WMM-sponsored filmmakers! Congratulations to our WMM-sponsored projects: MADE IN ETHIOPIA (dir. Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan), MY MIDWIFE (dir. Elaine Epstein), and SUGARCANE (dir. Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie)!
Gotham Week is underway September 17 – 23, and we are excited to share that eight films made with the support of our Production Assistance Program and an additional eight films from WMM filmmakers and alum are pitching new films at the Gotham Week Project Market!
We are so thrilled to announce that 10 WMM filmmakers past and present have been nominated for Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS)!
WMM new acquisition STORMING CAESARS PALACE will have its world premiere at BlackStar Film Festival!
We are excited to announce that seven films made by WMM filmmakers and Program alum are premiering at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival! Be sure to catch BEBA (dir. Rebeca Huntt) and BATTLEGROUND (dir. Cynthia Lowen), both of which are supported by our Production Assistance Program.
