The NYWIFT Podcast

Thanks for coming back for another great episode! This week, Tammy Reese interviews celebrity publicist and journalist Tavia MD (Mapp-Deterville) who discusses what Black History Month means to her, balancing the line between being a publicist and journalist and overseeing the Summer Of Soul and House of Gucci junkets. Kelsey Marsh has filmmaker Natalie Jasmine Harris in the Women Crush Wednesdays Spotlight with her film Pure. 

Hosts Cassandra Seidenfeld and Janine McGoldrick discuss Cinedigm's new submission portal, this year's Oscar hosts and voting for your favorite film and movie moment.

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 our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

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

Tavia: IG @taviamd / Twitter @boss545

Natalie: IG @nataliearising / Twitter @filmxnatalie  

Stacey Gregg, the writer-director of the upcoming psychological thriller HERE BEFORE, talks about crafting her first feature length film. Kelsey Marsh puts Tammy Reese in the Meet A Member Spotlight.

Hosts Giovanna Aguliar and Janine McGoldrick highlight programming for Black History Month, including some events happening right here in NYC ,and recommend the The Next Picture Show podcast and the latest zombie series All of Us Are Dead.

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 our podcast theme.

Social Media & Links:

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

Stacey: Twitter @staceygreggles / HERE Before trailer

Tammy: IG @tammyreesemedia / Twitter @tammyreesemedia / Articles: Cultured Focus Magazine Power Book IV: Force

Heart of Hollywood Magazine Fraggle Rock : Back To The Rock & Hustle and Soul Magazine Single Black Female

We bring you a special Sundance 2022 bonus episode featuring audio from our latest virtual program NYWIFT Talks! NYWIFT Program Manager Barbara Vasconez sits down with NYWIFT members with films playing at the festival including Dawn Porter (Executive Producer, Aftershock), Paula Eiselt (Co-Director, Aftershock), Tonya Lewis Lee (Co-Director, Aftershock), Elaine Del Valle (Producer, Chilly and Milly), Madeleine Olnek (Director, Hold Up) and Lois Vossen (Executive Producer, Free Chol Soo Lee).

NYWIFT Talks is a virtual series that brings updated news and vital information about the impact of COVID-19 and current events on the media and entertainment industry. Industry professionals will be in conversation discussing what you need to know about theatrical releases, digital advances, virtual tools, festival opportunities, production updates and more. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org.

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight or Meet the Member segment, and/or share your industry experiences with us at [email protected]. 

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

Social Media:

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

Instagram handles: @dawnporter @madeleineolnek @itvsindies @pizelt @tonyalewislee @barberalla__

Twitter handles: @dawnporter #MadeleineOlnek, @ITVSIndies @PaulaEiselt @TLewisLee @brownsvillebred

January = Sundance! Hosts Katie Chambers & Tammy Reese are attending this year's virtual festival and break down all the cool happenings, highlight projects from NYWIFT members and bring us two great interviews -- snippets from the NYWIFT Talks conversation with Hanna Bergholm, who makes her directorial debut with the horror-drama Hatching, and Charlotte Hornsby, the Director of Photography for Master -- both playing at the fest.

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 our podcast theme.

Social Media:

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

Hanna: IG @_hannabergholm_

Charlotte: IG @charlottehornsby_

Patina Miller -- Muse Honoree and award-winning actress of Broadway's Pippin, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I & 2, Madam Secretary and Raising Kanan on Starz -- chats with Tammy Reese about filling Ben Vereen's shoes on Broadway, making the leap from theater to film and being a Muse! 

We are introduced to Fran McGarry in our "Meet A Member" segment and hosts Kelsey Marsh and Janine McGoldrick discuss how COVID continues to upend the industry and recommend the two female directed films: The Power of the Dog and The Lost Daughter.

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 our podcast theme.

Social Media:

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

Patina: IG @patinamiller / Twitter @patinamiller

Fran: IG @francesmcgarry / Twitter @francesfmcgarry / Podcast First Online With Fran

The MUSE AWARDS are here! Now into its 42nd Year, the Muse Awards is NYWIFT's most anticipated event and this year's honorees include actress and producer Sandra Oh, actress Patina Miller, director-producer-writer Darnell Martin, producer-creative consultant-activist Alexis Fish, EVP of Communications and Chief Inclusion Officer WarnerMedia Christy Haubegger and filmmaker and activist Jason Da Silva -- who joins us on today's episode to discuss his film When I Walk, being a man in a Muse world and the creation of AXS Map, crowd-sourced tool for sharing reviews on the wheelchair accessibility of businesses and places.

Katie Chambers, NYWIFT Community Engagement Director and one of the producers of the Muse Awards, gives us all the juicy details about this years virtual program which takes place Thursday, December 16th at 1pm ET. Pay-what-you-can tickets are still available!

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 our podcast theme.

Social Media:

NYWIFT: IG @NYWIFT / Twitter @NYWIFT / #NYWIFT #MuseAwards

Jason: IG @jdasilvax / Twitter @jdasilvax 

Alexis: IG @imalexisfish / Sandra: IG @iamsandraohinsta / Darnell: IG @realdarnellmartin / Patina: IG @patinamiller / Christy: IG @warnermedia

Terri Morgan, LumaTouch Co-Founder and Editor, joins us for a great conversation with new podcast team member Giovanna Aguilar. Terri has been a professional in the video industry for over 30 years working for companies such as Lightworks, Pinnacle Systems and Avid Video. Editing has been her life-long passion and she brings that passion to her company LumaTouch which provides advanced editing tools designed for mobile devices.

In this week's Meet a Member spotlight we learn all about Kia Brooks, Deputy Director of The Gotham, and we highlight the upcoming NYWIFT Muse Awards!

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 our podcast theme.

Social Media:

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

Terri: IG @lumatouch / Twitter @tepauliemo  @lumatouch 

Kia: IG @kickinitwithkia @thegotham / Twitter @weare_thegotham

We have a terrific interview with two extremely talented women -- Costume Designer Marci Rodgers and Production Designer Nora Mendis who deftly recreated the Harlem Renaissance of the late 1920s New York for Netflix's Passing which streams today! 

Hosts Kelsey Marsh and Janine McGoldrick discuss some highlights of this year's Doc NYC festival which runs from November 10th - 28th and Kimberly Avalos is in our Women Crush Wednesdays Spotlight.

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight, be profiled in our 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 our podcast theme.

Social Media:

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

Marci: IG @marcirodgers_ / Twitter @marcirodgers_ 

Nora: IG @noralux  

Kimberly: Videos Climate Change, Mining Threat, Black Maternal Health Crisis

Our new segment "Meet the Members" kicks off with brief chats from our four new NYWIFT Board Members -- Okema T. Moore (Unladylike: The Change Makers), Audrey Rosenberg (I Am Not Your Negro), Sibyl Santiago (Sam) and Kim Jackson (Antarctica). 

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight, be profiled in our 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 our podcast theme.

Social Media:

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

Kim: IG @wearebreaker_ / Twitter @thekimjackson

Okema: IG @okematmoore / Twitter @okematmoore

Audrey: IG @invisible_pics @audrey.rosenberg / Twitter @invisible_pics @ARosenberg21 / Bull

Sibyl: IG @sibylsantiago @sittingcatprod / Twitter @sibylsantiago @sittingcatprod

Scenes From a Marriage Executive Producer Blair Breard joins us this week and Kelsey Marsh puts Crystal Emery in the Women Crush Wednesdays Member Spotlight. 

Hosts Tammy Reese and Janine McGoldrick discuss the possible IATSE strike and recommend The Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Before/During/After. IATSE Stories: LA Times / Vulture 

Nominate a member for the WCW Spotlight 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 our podcast theme.

Social Media:

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

Blair: IG @blairsville1012 / Twitter @blairbreard

Crystal: IG @urutherighttobe / Twitter: @URUTheRightToBe / Facebook: @URUTheRightToBe