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The IDFA program has been announced, and we are elated to share that 4 WMM-sponsored films are included, three of which are screening in the “Best of Fests” section, which includes prize-winners, public favorites, and high-profile titles from the international circuit: MACHTAT (dir. Sonia Ben Slama) – BEST OF FESTS MILISUTHANDO (dir. Milisuthando Bongela) – BEST OF FESTS GREAT PHOTO, LOVELY...
Exciting News! 7 films from the WMM Production Assistance (PA) program are premiering at DOC NYC 2023! Here’s a peek at the features and shorts that will be screening: TOMORROW, TOMORROW, TOMORROW (dir. Martina Radwan) WORLD PREMIERE PRETTY UGLY – THE STORY OF THE LUNACHICKS (dir. Illya Chaiken) WORLD PREMIERE TAKING VENICE (dir. Amei Wallach), NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE EAT...
We are excited to share that Filmmaker Magazine has recognized Jane M. Wagner and Sarah Friedland, directors of WMM-sponsored films BREAK THE GAME and FAMILIAR TOUCH respectively, as two of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film! Jane and Sarah were also interviewed about their careers as filmmakers and the story behind their inspiring documentaries....
Films from both WMM programs are screening in theaters and on your television screen this month. Our newest release, RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE (dir. Katja Esson), will have its theatrical premiere at the DCTV Firehouse Cinema in NYC, October 27- – November 2. WMM board member Neyda Martinez, Director of the Media Management Graduate Program at the New...
Four WMM filmmakers took home EMMY wins last week at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards! THE JANES (dir. Emma Pildes and WMM Program alum Tia Lessin) Best Documentary and Best Social Issue Documentary Art & Krimes by Krimes (dir. Alysa Nahmias) Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary The Flagmakers (dir. Cynthia Wade) Outstanding Short Documentary Lowndes County and the Road to Black...
One in four American women has a loved one who has been incarcerated. Given this, we are eager to create more conversation around the loved ones who are directly affected. We have teamed up with the team behind the award-winning documentary and WMM release, A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE (dir. Zara Katz and Lisa Riordan Seville) to present two...
The 24th edition of the Woodstock Film Festival kicks off Wednesday, September 27 and WMM filmmaker Katja Esson (SKYDANCER, POETRY OF RESILIENCE, LATCHING ON, and FERRY TALES) is showcasing her new film RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE. Made with the support of the WMM production assistance program, RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE is the urgent and clear-eyed portrait of...
We are delighted to announce that our friends at DCTV will be hosting two NYC public screenings of WMM new release ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY (Dir. Jean Carlomusto) at Firehouse Cinema on Wednesday, September 6th, and Thursday, September 7th at 7 pm EST. After the showing on September 6th, there will be a special...
WMM release RUNNING WITH MY GIRLS (dir. Rebekah Henderson) will have its broadcast premiere on WORLD Channel’s America ReFramed on September 14th, 2023. RUNNING WITH MY GIRLS follows five diverse female activists who run for municipal office in Denver (one of the U.S.’s fastest gentrifying cities) because they are tired of watching their local government...
