Join us on November 20th at 4pm ET for a screening and conversation with Black Bear Producer Julie Christeas.

At a remote lake house, a filmmaker named Allison (Aubrey Plaza) arrives to play house guest to a troubled couple (Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon), who have eschewed their life in the city after inheriting a family retreat. Battling writer’s block, Allison sparks a calculated game of desire and jealousy in pursuit of a new work that blurs the boundaries of autobiography and invention.

Black Bear explores the complex nature of relationships, gender dynamics, and the erratic nature of love as it traces the conflict between our lust and our longing for internal harmony.

Moderated by NYWIFT Board President Jamie Zelermyer

For more information, visit nywift.org/event/nywift-industry-screening-black-bear-screening-qa/

"Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me" tells the complex story of Representative Barbara Lee, a steadfast voice for human rights, peace and equality in the U.S. Congress for over two decades, who raised two sons as a single mother on food stamps and was the lone vote in opposition to the broad authorization of military force following the September 11th attacks.

On Monday, November 23rd we hosted a conversation with Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Director Abby Ginzberg.

Moderated by Cynthia Kane

For more information, visit nywift.org/event/nywift-women-who-dared-documentary-series-week-5-truth-to-power-barbara-lee-speaks-for-me/

When 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert mysteriously disappears one night, her mother Mari (Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan) embarks on a dark journey that finds her face to face with hard truths about her daughter, herself, and police bias. Determined to find her daughter at all costs, Mari Gilbert retraces Shannan’s last known steps, driving her own investigation to an insular gated community near the desolate outer banks of Long Island. Her discoveries force law enforcement and the media to uncover more than a dozen unsolved murders of sex workers, young lives Mari will not let the world forget.

Inspired by Robert Kolker’s best-selling nonfiction book of the same name and produced by Archer Gray’s Anne Carey (Can You Ever Forgive Me?; 20th Century Women), Lost Girls is directed by two-time Academy Award® nominee Liz Garbus (The Fourth Estate; What Happened, Miss Simone?). Thomasin McKenzie, Gabriel Byrne and Lola Kirke co-star.

Watch the film: Available on Netflix
Join the Q&A: Thursday, November 19th at 4PM ET
Cost: Free

Moderated by NYWIFT Board Member Kathryn O’Kane

For more information, visit nywift.org/event/nywift-industry-screening-lost-girls-with-qa/

In "Unpregnant", 17-year-old Veronica (Haley Lu Richardson) never thought she’d want to fail a test—that is, until she finds herself staring at a piece of plastic with a blue plus. With a promising college-bound future now disappearing before her eyes, Veronica considers a decision she never imagined she’d have to make. This never-taken-lightly decision leads her on a 1000 mile hilarious road trip to New Mexico over three days with her ex-best friend, Bailey (Barbie Ferreira) where they discover sometimes the most important choice you’ll make in life is who your friends are.

This conversation is moderated by NYWIFT Board President Jamie Zelermyer.

For more information, visit nywift.org/event/hbo-nywift-present-unpregnant-virtual-screening-qa-with-director-rachel-lee-goldenberg/