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The NYWIFT Podcast

New York Women in Film and Television
The NYWIFT Podcast
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  • The NYWIFT Podcast

    Bouchra Filmmakers Orian Barki & Meriem Bennani and Journalist/Filmmaker Christine Stoddard

    23/06/2026 | 34 mins.
    🏳️‍🌈 🎵🌞 Happy Summer, Happy Pride Month, and African American Music Appreciation Month from The NYWIFT Podcast!
    🎬 Hosts Tammy and Katie recap the Tribeca Festival and share their latest binge-watch recommendations.
    🎞️ Katie interviews filmmakers Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani about Bouchra, an animated film following a 35-year-old queer artist navigating life between New York City and her family in Morocco.
    🏆 Christine Stoddard joins Jess to share wisdom from her prolific career spanning journalism, podcasts, comedies, features, shorts, and experimental film, including 5 Reasons I Didn't Marry You, which took home an editing award from the NYWIFT Online Shorts Festival presented by iWomanTV.
    📩 To be featured on the podcast, email us at communications@nywift.org
    🔗 For more great content, go to NYWIFT.org

    Links: 
    Orian Barki’s Website: https://orianbarki.com/ 
    Christine Stoddard’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@stoddardtv 
    Christine Stoddard’s Website: christinestoddard.com 
    Socials: 
    Orian Bakri: IG: @changeme2012 
    Meriem Bennani: IG: @meriembennani
    Bouchra film: @filmmovement (Distributor)  @2lizardsproduction (Production company)
    Christine Stoddard: IG: @stoddardtv 
    Katie Chambers:  IG: @katiegchambers / X: @katiegchambers
    Jessica Moskowitz: IG: @jessmoskowitz / LinkedIn: Jessica Moskowitz 
    Tammy Reese: IG: @tammyreesemedia / X: @tammyreesemedia
    NYWIFT: Instagram:⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ / Twitter/X⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ / #NYWIFT

    🎵 Special thanks to⁠ Elspeth Collard⁠, the creator of our podcast theme song
  • The NYWIFT Podcast

    Filmmakers Dara Frazier and Karen Goeller

    18/06/2026 | 32 mins.
    🤖 Hosts Katie and Jess discuss Dreams of Violets, the first fully AI-generated film accepted to a major festival.
    🏆 NAACP Image Award-nominee Dara Frazier shares insights with Tammy on leading the creative team behind her latest film, Not Every Woman.
    📖 Penni speaks to author, screenwriter, and producer Karen Goeller, who tells a powerful story about bullying through her book and film, Missy's Voice.
    🔮 Katie gives a sneak peek at what's next for NYWIFT Programming — including masterclasses, salons, and celebrations!
    📩 To be featured on the podcast, email us at communications@nywift.org
    🔗 For more great content, go to NYWIFT.org

    Links 
    Dara Frazier’s Website: DaraWrites.com 
    Dara Drazier’s Production Company, 1642 Studios: 1642Studios.com
    First Trailer for Fully AI-Generated Movie 'Dreams of Violets,' Premiering at Tribeca 
    'Dreams of Violets' Review: An AI-Generated Movie Is Worrisome for All the Right Reasons 
    NYWIFT Salon Conversation: An Evening with Women Authors - New York Women in Film & TelevisionNew York Women in Film & Television | June 23 at Stuart Cinema 

    Socials 
    Katie Chambers:  IG: @katiegchambers / X: @katiegchambers
    Dara Frazier: IG: @1642studioproduction
    Karen Goeller: IG: @missysvoice / IG: @karengoeller / X: @karengoeller / Facebook: Swing Set Fitness
    Penni Malloy-Harper: IG: @Pennbrookconsultingcorp / X: @PennbrookConsu1
    Janine McGoldrick: IG: @2nchapterprod 
    Jessica Moskowitz: IG: @jessmoskowitz / LinkedIn: Jessica Moskowitz 
    Tammy Reese: IG: @tammyreesemedia / X: @tammyreesemedia

    🎵 Special thanks to⁠ Elspeth Collard⁠, the creator of our podcast theme song
  • The NYWIFT Podcast

    Tribeca Special: Dori Berinstein and Eliza Licht, plus Financial Consultant Wendy Rubin

    09/06/2026 | 37 mins.
    🎞️ This week on The NYWIFT Podcast: 
    🍿Penni interviews two filmmakers with projects at this year’s Tribeca Festival: 
    👢 Dori Berinstein is a six-time, Tony-winning Broadway producer, an Olivier winner and an Emmy-award-winning director, producer and writer of film & television. She is the Director and Producer of Couture to the Max, which follows a 9 year old fashion prodigy fusing boundless imagination with an unwavering commitment to sustainability. 
    🗣️ Eliza Licht has been working in the social-issue documentary field for 20 years as an engagement strategist, impact producer, and television executive. She is the Producer of Hollywood Does Abortion, to reveal how the power of Hollywood narratives shape today’s harsh realities.
    💵 Tammy talks about leadership in media companies, major industry shifts, and personal financial strategies (plus 4 must-ask questions for your accountant) with Wendy Rubin, an executive, media veteran, and creator of Fintimacy: A Women's Guide to Financial Freedom. 
    🎥 Hosts Tammy and Katie look forward to all things Tribeca, and the NYWIFT members with films and podcasts at the festival. 
    📩 To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org
    🔗 For more great content go to NYWIFT.org

    Links:
    NYWIFT Celebrates 25 Years of Women Filmmakers: Panel at the Tribeca Storytelling Summit | Saturday, June 6 at 12:00 PM 
    Couture to the Max | Saturday, June 13 at 8:30 PM | Sunday, June 14 at 2:00 PM
    Hollywood Does Abortion | Sunday, June 07 at 5:30 PM | Monday, June 08 at 5:45 PM | Wednesday, June 10 at 8:45 PM
    Tribeca Festival | June 3-14 
    Dori Berinstein’s Website
    Hollywood Does Abortion Website 

    Socials:
    Dori Berinstein: IG: @dori.berinstein
    Katie Chambers:  IG: @katiegchambers / X: @katiegchambers
    Eliza Licht: IG: @hollywooddoesabortion / IG: @teamredowl / IG: @elizalicht / Facebook: Eliza.Licht
    Penni Malloy-Harper: IG: @Pennbrookconsultingcorp / X: @PennbrookConsu1
    Janine McGoldrick: IG: @2nchapterprod 
    Tammy Reese: IG: @tammyreesemedia / X: @tammyreesemedia
    Wendy Rubin:  IG: @wendyrubin70 / Facebook: Wendy Reitman Rubin / LinkedIn: Wendy Rubin
    NYWIFT: Instagram:⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ / Twitter/X⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ / #NYWIFT

    🎵 Special thanks to⁠ Elspeth Collard⁠, the creator of our podcast theme song
  • The NYWIFT Podcast

    Executive Producer and Actor Trish Appello and Peabody and Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker Rita Coburn

    22/05/2026 | 31 mins.
    🎙️ This week on The NYWIFT Podcast, we’ll hear from visionaries in comedy and documentary 
    🔥 Executive Producer and Actor Trish Appello shatters Invisible Woman Syndrome with The EffYou 50s series, a comedy that  embraces midlife as the boldest era yet 
    🏛️ Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Director, Writer, and Producer Rita Coburn’s documentary W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause explores the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer  
    🏆 Hosts Penni Malloy-Harper and Catherine Woo spotlight the upcoming Tribeca Festival, New York African Film Festival, Met Gala, and the Academy Awards’ new AI-related rules
    📩 To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org
    🔗 For more great content go to NYWIFT.org

    NEWS 
    The 25th Tribeca Film Festival 
    The Met Gala 
    The 33rd New York African Film Festival
    The Devil Wears Prada 2 
    Tony Nominations 
    The Oscars and AI 

    GUESTS 
    Trish Appello: The EffYou 50s 
    Rita Coburn 
    Rita Cobrun: W.E.B. DuBois: Rebel With A Cause 

    NYWIFT 
    NYWIFT Masterclass: Navigating Reinvention with Carolyn Michelle | May 12, 19, and 26 | Virtual 
    Mergers, Defunding, and Public Media! Oh, My! - Examining the Future of the U.S. Media Landscape | May 21 | Los Depressos Studio 
    NYWIFT Partners for Film Fatales Artist Connection NYC Spring Social | May 29 at Museum of the Moving Image 
    The New Works Lab Annual Reading | May 20 | Pen & Brush 

    Socials 
    Trish Appello: IG: @TheEffYou50s / Facebook: The EffYou 50s 
    Rita Coburn: IG: @IAmRitaCoburn / LinkedIn: Rita Coburn 
    Penni Malloy-Harper: IG: @Pennbrookconsultingcorp / X: @PennbrookConsu1
    Janine McGoldrick: IG: @2nchapterprod 
    Catherine Woo: IG: @kate.anne.woo / LinkedIn: CatherineAWoo
    NYWIFT: Instagram:⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ / Twitter/X⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ / #NYWIFT
    🎵 Special thanks to⁠ Elspeth Collard⁠, the creator of our podcast theme song
  • The NYWIFT Podcast

    Director Shareen Anderson & Producer Dominique Debroux

    29/04/2026 | 31 mins.
    🎧 This week on The NYWIFT Podcast, hear from two trailblazing documentary filmmakers.
    🌍 LaKisa and Tammy sit down with Veteran Corporate Executive Dominique Debroux, channeling her expertise in fundraising, branding, and women’s empowerment in her new documentary, Wise Women - Humanity’s Untold Origins, which reframes aging, power and the female body.
    📢 Tammy speaks with Shareen Anderson, who has developed and produced documentary films and series for networks including A&E, PBS, Netflix, CNN, and Discovery. Now, she takes us to the front lines of the fight against exploitation in her eye-opening film, The Right Track, screening at Hunter College on May 13th! 
    🎒 Hosts Penni and Janine celebrate the 8th Annual New York City Public School Film Festival 
    🤝 Senior Director Katie Chambers highlights NYWIFT’s upcoming masterclasses on Film & Television Writing and Navigating Reinvention, and an Artist Connection Mixer with Film Fatales 
    📩 To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org. 
    🔗 For more great content go to NYWIFT.org

    NEWS LINKS 
    The 8th Annual New York City Public School Film Festival 
    The Right Track Website 
    Fort Greene Filmworks - Shareen Anderson’s Production Company 
    Wise Women Website 
    NYWIFT Masterclass: Writing for Film and Television: Craft Workshop & Refresh with Amy Fox 
    NYWIFT Masterclass: Navigating Reinvention with Carolyn Smith
    Artist Connection NYC Mixer with Film Fatales on May 29 

    SOCIALS 
    Dominique Debroux: IG: @debrouxdominique
    Shareen Anderson, The Right Track: IG: @righttrackfilm 
    Katie Chambers:  IG: @katiegchambers / X: @katiegchambers
    LaKisa Renee: IG: @LaKisaRenee
    Penni Malloy-Harper: IG: @Pennbrookconsultingcorp / X: @PennbrookConsu1
    Tammy Reese: IG: @tammyreesemedia / X: @tammyreesemedia
    Janine McGoldrick: IG: @2nchapterprod 
    NYWIFT: Instagram:⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ / Twitter/X⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ / #NYWIFT

    🎵 Special thanks to⁠ Elspeth Collard⁠, the creator of our podcast theme song.
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About The NYWIFT Podcast
The NYWIFT Podcast (formerly called "Women Crush Wednesdays") is presented by New York Women in Film & Television. We sit down for frank conversations with women working in all areas of the film, TV, and media industry. Plus, we dish on the latest entertainment news, preview upcoming NYWIFT events, highlight our community of members, offer bingewatch recommendations, and report happenings from the red carpet. The NYWIFT podcast is your one-stop shop for all things women in film and TV!
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