The NYWIFT Podcast

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 [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

NYWIFT: @NYWIFT / #NYWIFT

Cheri: Twitter @CheriJacobus

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 Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

Joanna Younes - IG @joannaayounes / TikTok @ayooitsjoo

Fran: FB Frannie Montagnino

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 & the MicroMania Film Fest - in the Meet A Member spotlight.

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

Lukia: IG @MicroManiaFilmFest / Twitter: @SPRKfilmmakers @MicroManiaF  

Jamie: IG @jamiehayaz / Twitter @wmnmedia   

Leslie: IG @lfieldscruz_1984  / Twitter @BLKPublicMedia 

Audrey: IG @audrey.rosenberg

Alex: IG @Alex_of_AntAndAlex / Twitter @MissCirillo

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 Russo in our Meet a Member spotlight, Katie Chambers has an update on upcoming NYWIFT events and programs and we recommend Palpito (The Marked Heart) on Netflix and Severance on AppleTV+

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twitter @NYWIFT / #nywift

Johanna: IG @Johanna_coelho / Twitter @johanna_coelho

Yvonne: IG @yvonnerusso74 / Twitter @yvonnerusso 

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 Janine McGoldrick tell us about the programing changes from the Sundance Institute and Leah recommends Inventing Anna.

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twitter @NYWIFT / #nywift

Mom Film Fest: IG @momfilmfest / Twitter @momfilmfest / Facebook 

Tonya: IG @tonyamollineau / Twitter @TonyaMollineau

Rachel: IG @watanabebatton  

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 the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twitter @NYWIFT / #nywift

Gigi: IG @gigigaston / Twitter @missgigigaston

Denise: IG @kokoandfriendsproducts / Twitter @KokoFriends

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 Spotlight and hosts Tammy Reese and Janine McGoldrick discuss female presentation among Oscar winners, the latest in television news and the return of Kim's Video!

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twitter @NYWIFT / #nywift

Abby: IG @abbyepsteinxoxo @businessofbirthcontrol / Twitter @abbyepstein @thebizoffilms

Ricki Lake: IG @rickilake / Twitter @rickilake 

Eldonie: IG @eldoniemason 

Horror fan Tammy Reese has a terrorific Ronnie Hein, the Owner-Director of the NYC Horror Film Festival, on today's Podcast! 

Hosts Kelsey Marsh and Janine McGoldrick discuss the latest statistics regarding female representation in film, the upcoming Oscar ceremony and its latest controversy. 

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media:

NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twitter @NYWIFT / #nywift

NYC Horror Film Fest: IG @newyorkcityhorrorfilmfest / Twitter @nychorrorfest

Bonus Episode! In a cross collaboration with Mentors on the Mic podcast, we chat with its host, actress Michelle Miller and feature a clip from her interview with showrunner-creator Marta Kauffman (Friends, Grace & Frankie). Mentors on the Mic features interviews with mentors in entertainment about where they started and how they moved up.

Social Media & Links:

NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twitter @NYWIFT / #nywift

Michelle: IG @michellesimonemiller / Twitter @michellesimonem

Mentors on the Mic: IG @mentorsonthemic / Twitter @mentorsonthemic

What better way to kick off Women's History Month than with NYWIFT member award-winning actress and filmmaker Tonya Pinkins who starred in ABC's Women of the Movement and recently released her sociopolitical horror film Red Pill. Tammy Reese speaks with Tonya in collaboration with We Empower Magazine.

Tammy also co-hosts with Janine McGoldrick and chats about Women's History Month programming and Katie's Korner provides an update on NYWIFT events.

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Special thanks to Elspeth Collard, the creator of our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twitter @NYWIFT / #nywift

Tonya: IG @tonyapinkins / Twitter @tonyapinkins 

Red Pill: IG @Redpillmovie2020 / Twitter Redpillmovie2020

We Empower Mag: IG @weempowerone