NYWIFT presents...CineWomen on Screen November 23rd, The New Filmmakers Anthology 6:30 pm

Women in the Reel World
Sarcasm, sycophancy, a dead aim,
and other useful tools for coping with the everyday

NYWIFT presents...CineWomen on Screen
November 23, 2009 6:30 PM at The New Filmmakers Anthology 32 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10003
Guest curators: Alison McMahan and Ylana

For over a year now Cinewomen NY and NYWIFT have been running a screening series for films made by women. This is the premiere screening series for films made by women in New York City. In this screening series you will see the novel, the moving, the inventive, the avant garde. Films that have previously shown in the screening series can be found here

 

This screening series celebrates the work of emerging female filmmakers from all over the world. Films that are included in the series must be directed, co-directed, produced, written, edited or shot by women. Whenever possible, the filmmakers are present for discussion and socializing after their works are presented. There will be a Q&A following the screening, and an after-party to follow, with Cash Bar and complimentary food @:

Dempsey's Pub, 61 2nd Avenue, between 3rd and 4th Streets.

To sign up to see this program go here

More about this program below. Or download the full program booklet from the link at the end of this page.

 

 

Alistair MacLean: Y’did Nefesh
Meredith Binder, Ian Stone, Producers, Writers, Lead Actors
Andy Spletzer, Director and Nan Avant,* Composer
Alistair MacLean must convert to Judaism in order to marry Leah, love of his life. Despite Alistair’s demonstrated scholarship, the Bet Din (board of Rabbis) declares they cannot convert Alistair because he has not found his “y’did nefesh” (Jewish soul). There remains only one option - “Dassie Golblatt’s Cultural Boot Camp”. Dassie’s camp allows no book learning and more importantly, absolutely no emotional distance. Just as the pushed, prodded, stressed Alistair gives up all hope of marrying Leah, his “Ydid nefesh” is revealed in full glory.
www.alistairmacleanthemovie.com

 

 

Loose Ends
Rachel Gordon,*Producer, Director
Carl Kelsch, Writer
Nadine Graham, Contributing Writer
Loose Ends is a comedic look at the private fears of Jasmine as she navigates the post-20’s singles scene after a break-up. Learning she’s the victim of identity theft, she visits her ex-boyfriend to question his possible involvement and discovers more about what she wants than what she’s lost.
www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

The Red Ace Cola Project 

Susan Metzger, Director

It's 1955, and artificial flavors, TV dinners and space-age foods are all the rage. The International Foods and Flavors Company has just hired its first woman flavorist, Dr. Elizabeth McCovovich. Elizabeth's dream is to work in the lab with her idol, resident big man flavorist Dr. John Comden, but she soon discovers that Dr. Comden would rather her be a secretary than a scientist. Determined to prove herself as a flavorist, Elizabeth must beat out her boss and everyone else to create a new formula for Red Ace Cola, the "cola of the future."




Secret Agent
Dina Gachman, RL Hooker, Producers
Rain Breaw, Director and Susan Metzger, Writer
On her wedding day, Katrina must choose between the life she loves or the love of her life. Meanwhile, her little sister, Sheryl, must hold her own in a world of danger and espionage, and get to the church in time to walk Katrina down the aisle.
www.rainbreaw.com

IN MEMORIAM

Charlene Sun

 

Charlene Sun, artist, cinematographer, screenwriter, doctor, wise soul and wondrous friend, was abruptly taken away from us in a senseless car accident on Jan 27, 2009, at the age of 34.  She used the name “Hakubaikou” when she signed her art; you can see her graphic art here.

Union Square
Alison McMahan,* Producer, Director, Writer
A young man about town steps out for an evening of fun but stops to perform what he thinks is an act of kindness. Or is it?
www.alisonmcmahan.com

 

Little Canyon
Olivia Silver, Producer, Director, Writer
Twelve-year-old Greta’s dad is moving the kids cross-country, promising a California paradise and packing half the household into a dented station wagon. All that‘s missing is Mom. As they travel through forest, plains, and desert, stopping at fast food joints, shoddy motels, and a poor substitute for the Grand Canyon, Greta gradually realizes that her family is falling apart.
www.littlecanyonthefilm.com


The New
NYWIFT SCREENING PROGRAM COORDINATORS:
Josefa Jaime and Maria Pusateri
New York Women in Film & Television
6 East 39th Street, Suite 1200 New York , NY 10016.0112
(212) 679-0870
www.nywift.org [email protected]

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