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Catch WMM at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)!
WMM filmmakers and staff are on the 2022 DOC NYC’s industry lists! Congratulations to WMM filmmakers Paula Eiselt (dir. 93QUEEN), Willow O'Feral (dir. SISTERS RISING), Nicole Docta (prod. BELLY OF THE BEAST), and Elizabeth Unger (dir. TIGRE GENTE); WMM's Manager of Filmmaker Services Emily Abi-Kheirs and Program alum Ann Bennett.
We are thrilled to see our filmmakers and staff on the 2022 DOC NYC’s industry lists.
We are thrilled to announce that seven films supported by our Production Assistance Program will be screening at DOC NYC 2022, eight films will be participating in DOC NYC Industry Roundtable meetings, and two films have been selected for DOC NYC x VIDEO CONSORTIUM STORYTELLING INCUBATOR!
Brand new WMM acquisition LOVE, BARBARA (dir. Brydie O’Connor), which was also made with the support of our Production Assistance program, has been selected for the 38th IDA Documentary Awards Shortlist for Best Short! The film blends cinematic imagery and archival materials to offer a touching tribute to the pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer.
Starting October 7, the Metrograph Cinema in New York City is hosting a virtual retrospective of films by pioneering British filmmaker Sally Potter.
The Sundance Institute has announced this year’s grantees for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, and we are thrilled to share that more than 20% of the films selected are from WMM filmmakers and alum!
WMM release BREACH OF TRUST (dir. Mishal Mahmud) will have its broadcast premiere on WORLD Channel’s Local USA October 3, 2022, and will be available to stream through Oct. 31, 2022.
Three of the eleven projects selected for the IDA’s 2022 Enterprise Documentary Fund are from WMM-sponsored filmmakers! Congratulations to our WMM-sponsored projects: MADE IN ETHIOPIA (dir. Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan), MY MIDWIFE (dir. Elaine Epstein), and SUGARCANE (dir. Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie)!
