New York Women in Film & Television is excited to share that 10 of our members are involved in films that have been selected for the 12th Edition Chelsea Film Festival. The festival’s Founder and CEO is NYWIFT Member Ingrid Jean-Baptiste.
This year’s Chelsea Film Festival will take place October 16-20, 2024 in person at Regal Theatres Union Square and online.
In-person passes and tickets can be purchased here while online passes can be purchased here.
See the full programming lineup here.
CLOSING FILM: BEFORE WE BEGIN
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BEFORE WE BEGIN
Actress – NYWIFT Intern Paige Hapeman / Film Composer – NYWIFT Member Grace-Mary Burega
Olivia, a young artist living in Boston, questions her impending move to New York. At a dinner party, and a chance encounter the very next day, Olivia finds an original and unexpected connection with Phillip, a ‘peculiar’ philosophy student. Over the course of the fall, as her move approaches, Olivia must contend with her evolving relationships, and find the courage to match her ambition and pursue her desires.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS: ƎVOLUTION
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Director – NYWIFT Member Romina Schwedler
Humanity finds itself caught up in circles as life leads to progress and progress to self-destruction.
US SHORT FILMS: BLACK HOLE
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Director & Actress – NYWIFT Member Pia Mechler / Cinematography – NYWIFT Member Elizabeth Casinelli
A successful actress‘s career comes to a sudden stop when she reaches 40 and her agent tells her that she is now in the Black Hole of Age. Haunted by that comment, we follow her one afternoon as she spirals into the horrors and amusements of agism. What is perception and what is imagination? How do people see here — if they see her at all?
US SHORT FILMS: CARAVAGGIO’S LAST DAY
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CARAVAGGIO’S LAST DAY
Executive Producer – NYWIFT Member Joumana Rizk
Guided by the Archangel Gabriel, renowned Renaissance painter Caravaggio races up Italy’s unforgiving coast to reclaim his stolen work, yet as the day unravels, he is forced to accept the consequences of his life’s sacrifices, made in the pursuit of beauty.
US SHORT FILMS: COYOTES
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Actress – NYWIFT Member Mel House
Daruk, a Caribbean man, is living in a real estate listing in upstate New York. Colleen, a real estate agent, is trying to sell it. As they each try to find out why they’re there and why they won’t – or can’t – leave the house, they develop an intense connection. The house has a life of its own, echoing their thoughts and desires, offering passages to secret spaces – and the consequences are everlasting.
Guided by the Archangel Gabriel, renowned Renaissance painter Caravaggio races up Italy’s unforgiving coast to reclaim his stolen work, yet as the day unravels, he is forced to accept the consequences of his life’s sacrifices, made in the pursuit of beauty.
US SHORT FILMS: LOVE FROM FRIENDS
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Writer – NYWIFT Member Elise Marenson / Producer – NYWIFT Member Terry Lawler
A socially awkward young woman makes a human connection with surprising friends through conversation and music. LOVE FROM FRIENDS explores issues surrounding mental health and the necessity for empathy towards those affected by neurological challenges.
US SHORT FILMS: YOU MOURN WEIRD
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Cinematography – NYWIFT Member Emily Kordovich
Things spiral out of control as two estranged sisters butt heads at their Father’s wake.
