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Fusion Film Festival 2019
1. 2019 SCHEDULE
WITH FUSION’S WOMAN OF THE YEAR
AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO
APRIL 4 - 6, 2019
www.fusionfilmfestival.com
Fusion’s Woman of the Year MASTERCLASS
with AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th St
DOCS IN THE WORKS COMPETITION
Watch finalists pitch to top industry judges
Tisch Theatre 006, 721 Broadway
SHIRIN NESHAT: VISIONARY MASTERCLASS
Festival Centerpiece Event & Reception
Tisch Theatre 006, 721 Broadway
NIA DACOSTA’S LITTLE WOODS
Screening & Conversation
Tisch Theatre 006, 721 Broadway
JOSEPHINE DECKER: MOVEMENT WORKSHOP
MADELINE’S MADELINE
director offers the film’s core experience
RSVP at fusionfilmfestival.com
FUSION COMPETITION SCREENING
& AWARD CEREMONY
Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th St
6:30pm
3pm
7pm
12pm
3pm
6:30pm
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
SATURDAY, APRIL 6
All events are FREE and open to the public
with seating on a first come basis.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
NYU Tisch School of the Arts | Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & TV
FUSION
FILM
FESTIVAL
17TH ANNIVERSARY
2. Amy Sherman-Palladino began her career in the
entertainment business as a staff writer on Roseanne
during the show’s third season, evolving into story editor
and supervising producing posts. During her four seasons
on Roseanne, Sherman-Palladino was nominated for Emmy
and Writers Guild Awards and was honored with a Peabody.
In 2000, Sherman-Palladino created the beloved
television series Gilmore Girls, which ran for seven seasons
and went on to become the WB’s most popular series. As
creator, writer and executive producer, she brought to life
the engaging story of a thirtysomething single mother
(Lauren Graham) running a bed-and-breakfast in a small
Connecticut town while raising her teen daughter (Alexis
Bledel). The show, with its strong relationships and dense,
fast-paced dialogue, earned widespread critical acclaim,
with Time magazine listing Gilmore Girls among its “100
Best TV Shows of All Time.”
Among later projects for Amy Sherman-Palladino was
the Fox comedy The Return of Jezebel James, starring
Parker Posey and the ABC Family dance drama Bunheads,
starring Sutton Foster. 2016 brought the highly anticipated
return of Gilmore Girls to Netflix as a four-part mini-
series. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life reunited much of
the original cast, tracing the characters’ lives across each
season: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Sherman-Palladino
served as executive producer, writer and director alongside
her husband and frequent collaborator, writer/producer/
director Daniel Palladino.
Currently, Sherman-Palladino is serving as creator,
executive producer, director, and writer of the Amazon
series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The series won eight
Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, and
Sherman-Palladino made Emmys history with wins for both
Comedy Writing and Comedy Directing. In its first two
seasons The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has also earned three
Golden Globes, five Critics’ Choice Awards, three SAG
Awards, two PGA Awards, a WGA Award, and a Peabody
Award. The series is currently in production on its third
season.
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FUSION’S 2019 WOMAN OF THE YEAR:
AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO
3. FROM OUR FACULTY ADVISOR
SUSAN SANDLER
LETTER FROM
THE DIRECTORS
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Hello and Welcome to the 17th Fusion Film Festival!
We couldn’t be more thrilled to honor the wonderful artists and
storytellers changing the entertainment industry today, from our
honorees to finalists, team members, NYU students, faculty, and
alumni, we are so proud to be a part of this community. Fusion is
dedicated to making a positive impact, and in the wake of the “Time’s
Up” and #MeToo movements, we are even more devoted to being a
part of the initiatives working to eradicate misogyny, criminal behav-
ior, and inequality in the arts, and in every industry.
This past year we have had the privilege of meeting and showcas-
ing many impactful female-identifying storytellers and their collabo-
rators doing amazing things in the fields of film, TV, and new media.
We have also had the honor of working with a phenomenal team of
over seventy individuals who everyday bring their creativity and vi-
sion to empower marginalized voices, support one another, and build
a future where all genders are valued equally.
We’d like to take this time to thank our fantastic sponsors, faculty
judges, alumni judges, and industry judges, who have all given re-
markable amounts of their time, energy, and resources to the festival.
We would also like to thank our wonderful and extremely hard-work-
ing faculty advisor, Susan Sandler. Susan passionately guides us in our
work, and we would not be where we are today without her.
We hope that you enjoy every moment of this festival, and we
thank you for being a part of Fusion’s legacy. These are difficult times
politically, but never lose hope that we can and will continue to fight
for intersectional feminism, inclusion, and love until we achieve true
equality and representation.
With love and gratitude,
The Co-Directors
Allison Cavanaugh
Priya Khanolkar
Audrey Leach
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(L. to R. Cidney Hue, Susan Sandler,
Natalie Erazo, Nicole Quintero Ochoa)
An especially rich chapter of Fusion
2019 has been the engagement of
Fusion Alumni in our full festival
process.
Thank you, Fusionistas, for returning
to the Fusion garden with all your
talent, energy and mentoring gifts!
With Joy and Love,
Susan
4. LETTER FROM
DEAN BURKE
LETTER FROM
DEAN GREEN
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It is exciting to have the opportunity to support Fusion Film
Festival in its seventeenth year. Founded by undergraduate students
Gina Abatemarco and Emma Heald in 2003, and guided by faculty
advisor Susan Sander, Fusion offers vital programming designed to
celebrate diversity and intersectional feminism, as well as provide
mentorship opportunities to current students.
With its vibrant on-campus presence—featuring 75 team
members this year alone—Fusion reminds us all of our
responsibility to do what we can to promote change here and
outside of NYU. Each year, Fusion builds on its legacy, offering new
programming to our students in the form of screenings, panels,
mentorship, and more. I admire their ongoing commitment to the
important work they do as well as their determination to see the
industry change for the better.
This year, Film & TV seniors and Co-Heads Allison Cavanaugh (’19),
Audrey Leach (’19), and Priya Khanolkar (’19) have worked with
Professor Sandler to coordinate an unprecedented slate of events.
Highlights include: the December screening of Destroyer, followed
by a Q&A with director and UGFTV alumna, Karyn Kusama, a
Masterclass with Grad Film alumna Desiree Akhavan in March, and
a full festival program, featuring Woman-of-the-Year recipient Amy
Sherman-Palladino, Iranian director Shirin Neshat, and many others,
culminating with the Fusion Showcase and Award Ceremony
honoring current students and alumni across fourteen categories.
The annual swell of support in the form of donated time, funding,
and space speaks to how integral Fusion is to Tisch and I am proud
that this annual event highlighting the work of women continues to
thrive well into its second decade. I extend my heartfelt thanks and
gratitude to everyone who works to make Fusion possible this and
every year.
Sincerely,
Michael Burke
Associate Dean of the Maurice Kanbar Institute
of Film and Television
It’s a wonderful occasion to come together to celebrate
the 17th Fusion Film Festival! We are so proud of this film festival
because it’s an outstanding example of how Tisch students can
create important new initiatives. I am especially grateful to Susan
Sandler, a member of the Kanbar Institute faculty, who from the
beginning has been the guiding force, advisor, and mentor to so
many.
The Fusion Film Festival gives us the opportunity to have
important conversations. It also brings us together to celebrate
women like Amy Sherman-Palladino as the Woman of the Year.
Amy is the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning creator of The
Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which stars Rachel
Brosnahan, a Drama alumna, and is written by another alumnus
Daniel Goldfarb, Assistant Arts Professor in our Goldberg
Department of Dramatic Writing. Amy, we thank you and we’re
honored to celebrate you!
I’m grateful for Emma Heald and Gina Abatemarco, two students,
who 17 years ago sought Susan’s support in creating a way to
celebrate women. Together, they built Fusion around collaboration
and made it possible for others to join in building a festival that
now offers programming throughout the year.
I offer my deepest appreciation to the 2019 Fusion’s Co-Directors
Allison Cavanaugh, Audrey Leach, and, Priya Khanolkar, all seniors
in the Kanbar Institute’s Film & Television department, plus the 75
volunteers who’ve given their time, talent, and energy to make the
Fusion Film Festival a vital part of NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Your collective work is changing the world, and we are so proud!
Allyson Green
Dean
5. EXECUTIVE BOARD FUSION TEAM
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Alumni Relations
Madeline Schumacher
Saachi Bhandari
Ailin Lian
Kendra Brown
Design
Hyeseung Kim
Nina Leitenburg
Editorial
Amy Chabassier
Brandi Powell
Caitlyn Bell
Maxine Anderson
Caroll Zeitune
Veronica Kostinsky
Finance
Brandon Burnett
Marketing
Hui Ji Joyce Lee
Miriam Ouldibbat
Zoey Schilling
Megan McMillon
Keara Sullivan
Candace Tan
Photo/Video
Amanda Gomez
Rachel LaFond
Hunter Livingston
Thomas Lange
Fiona Kane
Lynn Fong
Megan Mathieson
Stella Green
Valentina Garrett
Susan Sandler
Allison Cavanaugh
Priya Khanolkar
Audrey Leach
Amelia Boscov
Jori Johnson
Bailey Oliver
Bernie Torres
Sarina Freda
Emma Demuth
Emma Levine
Guru Ramanthan
Sophie Worscheh
Symphony Blue
Maddy Oliver
Kale Radcliff
Kaylee Scinto
Gabi Christensen
Brittany Santiago
Lizzie Essiedu
Stephanie Lemesianou
Alyssa Craig
Polina Buchak
Sonya Stepanova
Ines Yildiz
Kara Bartek
Ellie Goldman
Roni Polsgrove
Faculty Advisor
Co-Director & Production Mgmt.
Co-Director & Alumni Relations
Co-Director & Design
Assoc. Director & Photo/Video
Assoc. Director & Submissions
Assoc. Director & Marketing
Assoc. Director & Tech
Co-Head of Alumni Relations
Co-Head of Design
Co-Head of Editorial
Co-Head of Editorial
Head of Finance
Co-Head of Marketing
Co-Head of Marketing
Co-Head of Photo/Video
Co-Head of Photo/Video
Co-Head of Production Mgmt.
Co-Head of Production Mgmt.
Co-Head of PR
Co-Head of PR
Co-Head of Programming
Co-Head of Programming
Co-Head of Research
Co-Head of Research
Co-Head of Sponsorship
Co-Head of Sponsorship
Co-Head of Submissions
Production Mgmt.
Sidhant Tilokani
Emily Feng
Kyle McGrath
Becky Blackstone
Will Lucas
Audrey Roh
Bethany Huang
Megan Murphy
Marcela Ortiz
Zach Milonas
Sara Bartel
Caroline Cox
Ruby Jean Dudasik
Olivia Oweyeung
Programming
Olivia Malesco
Olivia Pratt
Ashley Tang
Anna Peters
Lauren DiMundo
Carmen Anton-Garcia
Danielle Owens
Research
Sammy Case
Antonia Becker
Sponsorship
Mia Dixler
Nana-Saa Kessie
Submissions
Katelyn Howard
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Fusion Film Festival is New York University’s premiere
festival dedicated to celebrating women in film, television, and
new media, from students to industry professionals we admire.
Fusion was founded in 2003 at NYU’s prestigious Tisch School
of the Arts by two students in Undergraduate Film and
Television, Emma Heald and Gina Abatemarco, with the
mission of encouraging, promoting, and inspiring women
filmmakers and the collaboration between the sexes. Since its
inception, Fusion has been passionately guided by Kanbar
UGFTV Professor Susan Sandler.
Fusion programming is all about celebrating diversity,
inclusion, and intersectional feminism, as well as promoting
deep mentorship. Programming is year-round, from the
Submissions Launch event to Alumni Showcases and the
“Coffee With” series. Every spring, Fusion mounts a multi-day
film festival with screenings, industry panels, pitch meetings,
master-classes, retrospectives, networking events, competitions
in fourteen distinct categories, and student showcases.
Fusion has been proud to attract accomplished artists and
entertainment visionaries such as Melina Matsoukas, Reed
Morano, Christine Vachon, Jane Campion, Kasi Lemmons,
Julie Taymor, Barbara Kopple, Stella Meghie, Miranda July, and
Misha Green. We are also proud to stand with the Sundance
Institute’s Women’s Initiative as an Allied Partner.
Our goal here at Fusion is to celebrate storytellers in the
industry, as well as those in our own NYU community, feature
incredible work, and have you leave feeling inspired by the art
of great storytelling.
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GRADUATE FILM
FINALISTS
PAPERBOY
Ninna Pálmadóttir
A small town paper delivery
boy peeks into his neighbor’s
window and connects with a
traumatized woman.
BLACK GOAT
Yi Tang
A new girl at the nunnery
menstruates for the first time
after hearing a late night ghost
story.
CHICKEN BOY
Kayla Arend
After being bullied at school
and neglected at home, the
chicken boy picks up a gun.
Celebrating Women in Film,
Television, & New Media
7. UNDERGRADUATE FILM
FINALISTS
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ANIMATION
FINALISTS
JUST SCREAM
Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah
When Emma decides to open
up about a painful incident in
her past, she soon realizes that
even in a room full of people
whose job is to listen, no one
truly is.
DEAR STRANGER
Macarena Gaona
A fiery young girl befriends an
unlikely penpal who mentors
her through her troubled life at
home.
THE TERRESTRIALS
Kit Zauhar
A woman in the near future
gets stuck in a virtual world
between pure pleasure and her
reality.
STRAY CAT
Mulan Fu
A stray cat named “Ah Q”
builds a life-long friendship
with a young Chinese girl.
SILHOUETTE CITY
Poulomi Mukherji
A shadow accidentally
detaches from his human
form and ends up stranded in
New York City.
OBLIVION
Ivy Danxiaomeng Huang
A boy tries to turn back time,
but fate has a different plan...
8. DOCUMENTARY
FINALISTS
DOCS IN THE WORKS
FINALISTS
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ALAS
Ilona Szekeres
On a Cuban rooftop, a single
father creates a nest for his son
and a hundred pigeons. Once
the pigeons have wings, they
fly away - however, they return.
But what about his son?
40TH & STATE
Micah Ariel Watson
In the wake of the lynching of Emmett Till, 40th & State is
an experimental requiem and ode to the Pentecostal church
that loved him.
HUMAN GIRLFRIEND
Genevieve Dunning
A short documentary that explores the relationship
between two young and goofy musicians performing in and
around New York City.
FINALISTS
The Road to Sabarimala
Shilpa Kunnaappillil
A journey through the shifting identities of
Kerala women, months after a ban on them
entering an Indian temple is overturned.
Fighting for the Forty
Olivia Pratt
50 years after the Stonewall Riots, we see
the lives of LGBTQ youth who are currently
homeless in New York City through the
eyes of trans-femme artist and activist
Je’Jae Daniels.
My Kingdom For a Horse
Lucy Smith-Williams
An exploration into the untold
overpopulation crisis of wild horses in
America, and the effect of their powerful
symbol: Freedom.
Mother Cake
Stephanie Schiavenato
Three women explore the afterlife of the
afterbirth as they bury, research, and make
pills out of the placenta.
DOCS IN THE WORKS JUDGES & MENTORS
JUDGES
Wendy Ettinger
Producer & Co-Founder
Chicken & Egg Pictures
Jenny Raskin
Co-Executive Director
Impact Partners
Gianna Toboni
Producer & Correspondent
VICE
Chris White
Executive Producer POV
& America ReFramed
MENTORS
Cheryl Furjanic
Filmmaker in Residence in the
Program of Culture & Media at the
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Emily Harrold
Filmmaker
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9. SIGHT AND SOUND
FINALISTS
MUSIC VIDEO
RISING STAR
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MUD CAKE
Lucie Pottecher
A young girl admires her
mother’s baking skills and
attempts to recreate her
chocolate cake in her garden.
DOG MOUNTAIN
Ella Sinskey
A young girl figures out a way to travel to
her subconscious, leading her to fully recede
into her dream self.
BLISTER
Emily Nicole Gurland
Dealing with emotional turmoil post-breakup,
Ramsey is faced with the option of wallowing
in their pain or opening up to the possibility of
new love.
TRUTH
Julia Kupiec
A teenage boy does the only
thing he can to cope with his
overwhelmingly cliched
suburban family – he writes an
angsty song about them.
TEMPTATION
Zoë Yi (DP)
Directed by Jackson Tisi and Raveena
In a colorful video inspired by India’s jungle landscapes
and fruits and 70’s Bollywood sets, Raveena is
entranced by a mystical woman in a garden.
CAN YOU GET ME HIGH?
Directed by Tajayona Harris
Peformed by Murielle
“Can You Get Me High?” is not a plead but a challenge.
Can you stimulate me? If not, then I’ll be on my way...
LAST STOP
Sequoia Sherriff
After falling asleep on the
subway, a young woman finds
herself stuck in a strange new
reality between life and death.
FINALISTS
FINALISTS
10. GRADUATE FILM
UNDERGRADUATE FILM
ANIMATION
HONORABLE MENTIONS
MUSIC VIDEO
DOCUMENTARY
SIGHT & SOUND
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Christina Vislocky - Stay
Giselle Bonilla - Virgencita
Hannah Crane - 4 Hours a Night
Hannah Namnoun (DP) - The Wiccan Trials
Rebecca Schuchat - OTTO SOLOMON JULY 2004
Dominica Eriksen - Saint Catherine of Bensonhurst
Molly Gillis - Now You Know
Jamie Dack - Palm Trees and Power Lines
Emilie Silvestri - April in Winter
Jillian Ostrander - Today We Are
Abigail Austin - New Inside
&burn
Artemis Polemis
Zoë Yi (DP) - Hummingbirds in the Trenches
Andrea Chung - Finding Naseebi
Olivia De Camps - Nowhere
Laine Elliott - I’m Glad It Was You
Bernie Torres - Fireworks: A Eulogy
RISING STAR
Johanna Xue - Pepper
Sophia Wang - Dead Horse Bay
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY
FINALISTS FINALISTS
HALF-HOUR PILOT
UNDERGRADUATE
Maya’s Untitled Story - Morgan Cunning
Maya, a young Mexican girl, decides to run away from
her foster family’s toxic household to visit her real
mother.
Earth You Are - Isabel Weiner
A young woman struggles to connect with her family
while attempting to reconcile her faith with her life’s
unfortunate circumstances.
Whirlpool - Emory Parker
Emeline strikes up a relationship with her daughter’s
friend. As feelings intensify, Emeline must choose: her
daughter’s happiness or her own.
Take Care - Bo Shim
A woman reluctantly returns home to care for her
cancer-stricken brother and gets entangled in the chaos
of her Korean-American family.
GRADUATE
The Profile of Dorian Gray - Alexandra Timmer
Contemporary spin - Dorian’s relationships with a
once-hot photographer and a digital socialite transform
him and lead to viral tragedy.
Sustenance - Daeja Jackson
When the recipe to her life is thrown out of whack, a
young chef must rediscover her love for food all while
trying not to fall in love with her new top chef boss.
In My Father’s House - Abbesi Akhamie
A young woman’s desire to confront her estranged
Nigerian father leads her on an unexpected journey of
self-discovery.
UNDERGRADUATE
The Damnation Game
Isabella Bailey
After being murdered, a corrupt businessman finds
himself in Hell, competing in a game show to save his
soul.
Angel Dust
Nikki Haririan
A young drug dealer leaves her abusive relationship and
joins a convent to discreetly deal drugs as a nun. The
correct spelling of my name is Nikki Haririan.
Racing High
Eda Ozbay and Ari Gutman
When a student body presidential election hits this elite
suburban high school, chaos ensues.
GRADUATE
LIT
Jen Rudin
Molly and Eve are identical twin sisters. One sister wakes
up with a terrible hangover on 9/11. She’s the lucky one.
Lashes
Young Eun (Grace) Kim
A new receptionist navigates the complicated world of
a eyelash salon with a neurotic manager, unfriendly
technicians, and demanding customers.
Hellscape
Jyotsna Hariharan
Karuna and Shaama, two 3000-year-old grim-reapers,
go on the run from their boss Yama, the God of Death.
finding unexpected refuge in small-town Montana.
12. FACULTY JUDGES
Mark Arywitz
David Bagnall
Karl Bardosh
John Canemaker
Christine Choy
Christina DeHaven-Call
Alice Elliot
DB Gilles
Chris Goutman
Caran Harsfield
Ronnie Kay
Marygrace O’Shea
Susan Sandler
Tzipi Trope
Harry Winer
Enid Zentelis
Thank you to our faculty judges
who support and inspire us.
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ONE HOUR PILOT
FINALISTS
ALUMNI JUDGES
Vanessa Benton
Leticia Bianco
Ryan Carrion
Natalie Cordero
Natalie Erazo
Grace Gao
Cidney Hue
George Itzhak
Anne-Marie Lee
Nicole Quintero Ochoa
Emory Parker
Katelyn Rebelo
Adriana Rios
Piera Van de Wiel
UNDERGRADUATE
Cult
Molly Scharlin Ben-Hamoo
An author joins a live-in cult for research for his next
book.
The West Ward
Isabel Weiner
Friends and family in Newark, New Jersey struggle with
relationships, mental illness, and a lack of opportunity.
Grimm Reapings
Rose Loprinzo
A seasoned detective is put to the test when a series of
murders is committed seemingly based on famous
fairytales.
GRADUATE
SULTANA
Daeja Jackson
In hopes of freeing her people, an enslaved woman must
betray those she loves, by working alongside the loathed
queen, to defeat a powerful enemy in the mythical
kingdom of Mahina.
Malpractice
Young Eun (Grace) Kim
A rogue surgeon fired from the hospital starts an
underground practice.
Ghosted
Stephanie Donnelly
A sixteen-year-old girl moves to a mysterious town
where she has to deal with the teenage ghost haunting
her bedroom.
13. HONORARY BOARD
Gina Abatemarco
Fusion Co-Founder
Maryse Alberti
Cinematographer
Elizabeth Avellan
Producer
Michael Burke
Associate Dean/ Film, TV,
New Media NYU/Tisch
Mystelle Brabbée
Executive Director,
Nantucket Film Festival
Dean Allyson Green
Dean of the
Tisch School of the Arts
Jane Campion
Director
Denise Di Novi
Producer, Di Novi Pictures
Kelly Edwards
VP Talent Development,
HBO
Alison Emilio
Director, ReFrame,
Women In Film/
Sundance Institute
Emma Heald
Fusion Co-Founder
Amy Heckerling
Writer, Director
Karyn Kusama
Director
Miranda July
Writer, Director, and Actress
Barbara Kopple
Filmmaker and Founder
of Cabin Creek Films
Yvonne McCormack-Lyons
Executive Director,
Women’s International
Film Festival
Nancy Meyers
Writer, Director,
and Producer
Lynda Obst
Producer, Rosen-Obst
Productions
Celine Rattray
Producer, Maven Pictures
Ezra Sacks
Chair Undergrad Film,
NYU/Tisch
Susan Sandler
Fusion Faculty Advisor
and Professor, NYU/Tisch
Barbara Schock
Chair Grad Film, NYU/Tisch
Julie Taymor
Director
Lauren Zalaznick
Media Executive Founder
& Curator
The LZ SundayPaper
INDUSTRY JUDGES
Ali Brown
VP & Executive Producer
PRETTYBIRD
Maya Edelman
Animator
Wendy Ettinger
Producer and Co-Founder
Chicken & Egg Picture
Anne Harrison
Producer, ReVision Pictures
Lawrence Mattis
Partner
Circle of Confusion
Darian Lanzetta
CAA Motion Picture Agent
Katy McAffrey
Gersh Agency TV LIT Agent
Jenny Raskin
Co-Executive Director
Impact Partners
Denise Rottina
Production Manager
Blue Sky Studios
Derek Simon
Writer/Producer
Debra Solomon
Animator
Janet Tamaro
Writer/Executive Producer
Hurdler Productions
Gianna Toboni
Producer and Correspondent
VICE
Basil Tsiokos
Programming Associate, Sundance
Director of Programming, DOC NYC
Film Program Director, Nantucket
Chris White
Executive Producer POV
& America ReFramed
We offer our deepest thanks to these judges from the
highest levels of the entertainment industry for their
dedication and support.
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FRIDAY APRIL 5
2019
FESTIVAL
SCHEDULE
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Fusion’s Woman of the Year
MASTERCLASS with
AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th St
OPENING NIGHT
6:30pm
DOCS IN THE WORKS COMPETITION
Tisch Theatre 006, 721 Broadway
Extraordinary opportunity to watch finalists present
their docs in progress to top industry execs for live
feedback and selection of winner!
3pm
THURSDAY APRIL 4
7pm SHIRIN NESHAT:
VISIONARY MASTERCLASS
Festival Centerpiece Event & Reception
Tisch Theatre 006, 721 Broadway
MODERATED BY
STUDENT SHOWRUNNERS:
Vivian Gisle
Peri Segel
Heather Vaxer
Shirin Neshat is an Iranian-born artist and
filmmaker living in New York. Neshat’s early
photographic works include the Women of
Allah series (1993–1997), which explored the
question of gender in relation to Islamic
fundamentalism and militancy. She has
recently completed her second feature-length
film, based on the life and art of the legendary
Egyptian singer Oum Kulthum. Neshat is
represented by Gladstone Gallery, New York
and Brussels.
15. SATURDAY APRIL 6
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NIA DACOSTA’S LITTLE WOODS
Screening & Conversation
Tisch Theatre 006, 721 Broadway
12pm
JOSEPHINE DECKER:
MOVEMENT WORKSHOP
MADELINE’S MADELINE
Josephine will lead a workshop that brings theatrical and film
techniques together and focuses on how the body moving
through space can be a storyteller.
LIMITED attendance by RSVP only at
www.fusionfilmfestival.com
3pm
FUSION COMPETITION SCREENING
& AWARD CEREMONY
Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th St
A modern Western that tells the story of two sisters, Ollie and Deb,
who are driven to work outside the law to better their lives.
Join us for a stunning
showcase screening of the
finalists in the Fusion Film
Festival 2019 Competition.
We bring you the next
generation of storytelling
greats. Award presentations
and reception will follow the
screenings.
6:30pm
Part of Time Warner’s 150 incubator, Sundance’s New Frontier
Lab and one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Inde-
pendent Film, Josephine Decker has been said to be ushering
in a “new grammar of narrative” by The New Yorker, Her new-
est feature Madeline’s Madeline World Premiered at Sundance
2018 where it was called a “mind-scrambling masterpiece” by
Indiewire and a “radical, breathtaking beauty” by The Village
Voice. The film was recently nominated for Best Picture and
lead Helena Howard for Breakthrough Actor at IFP’s Gotham
Awards and received two Independent Spirit Award nomi-
nations as well. Josephine premiered her first two narrative
features at the Berlinale Forum 2014 to similarly rave reviews.
Josephine is currently in post-production on her fourth nar-
rative feature starring Elisabeth Moss about the writer Shirley
Jackson and just directed an episode of HBO’s Room 104.
Her documentary, film and music video work has shown at
the Museum of the City of New York, on Netflix, PBS and MTV
and at hundreds of film festivals around the world.
Fusion is proud to present Little Woods, created and
produced by an entire team of Tisch Undergrad Film & TV
Alumna: Writer/Director Nia DaCosta, Producers
Rachel Fung and Gabrielle Nadig.
18. Congratulates Amy Sherman Palladino,
Josephine Decker, Shirin Nashat
and all the women in the
17th annual Fusion Film Festival!
NYWIFT advocates for equality in the moving image industry
and supports women in every stage of their careers.
The preeminent entertainment industry association for women
in New York, NYWIFT energizes women by illuminating their
achievements, presenting training and professional
development programs, awarding scholarships and grants,
and providing access to a supportive community of peers.
Learn more at www.nywift.org
Join the conversation:
@NYWIFT / #NYWIFT
Congratulates Amy Sherman-Palladino,
Josephine Decker, Shirin Neshat, Nia Dacosta
and all the women in the 17th annual
Fusion Film Festival!
19. HBO ad
Thank you, HBO, for
believing in us!
-The Fusion Film Festival Team
The Will and Jada Smith
Family Foundation is
pleased to support the
Fusion Film Festival
and its work on behalf of
women in the
entertainment industry.
20. Fusion is produced with generous support from
Tisch Profunds:
The Office of the Dean
& The Tisch Undergraduate Student Council
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