For almost 20 years, HIFF has been honored to showcase the outstanding achievements of female filmmakers from around the world in a beloved shorts program called “NYWIFT Shorts: Women Calling the Shots,” curated in partnership with New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT).
In celebration of Women’s History Month, NYWIFT Executive Director Cynthia Lopez reflects on this cherished, longstanding collaboration:
Watch five of the featured films now!
HAIR WOLF
dir. Mariama Diallo
CATHERINE OPIE B. 1961
dir. Sini Anderson
NEVADA
dir. Emily Ann Hoffman
CHOPPING ONIONS
dir. Adinah Dancyger
JOE’S VIOLIN
dir. Kahane Cooperman
