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FUSION FILM FESTIVAL 2016

WOMAN OF THE YEAR

MISSION STATEMENT

CHRISTINE VACHON

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Celebrating Women in Film, TV, and New Media

In the end there’s only one thing that matters to her, and that’s a passion for movies that are worthwhile. Movies that stick to your ribs, or in one infamous case at the outset of her career spit in your face. If you’ve got that passion, she’s your fellow traveler.

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-John Pierson from the Forward to “A Killer Life” by Christine Vachon

Fusion Film Festival is thrilled to honor Christine Vachon as our 2016 Woman of the Year. A fearless producer who has changed the landscape of indie film, Vachon has brought us an astonishing body of work that always challenges, excites, and entertains. She is an Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award winner who co-founded indie powerhouse Killer Films with partner Pamela Koffler in 1995. Over the past decade and a half, the two have produced some of the most celebrated American indie features including “Far From Heaven” (nominated for four Academy Awards), “Still Alice” (Academy Award winner), “Boys Don’t Cry” (Academy Award winner), “One Hour Photo,” “Kids,” “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” “Happiness,” “Velvet Goldmine,” “Safe,” “I Shot Andy Warhol,” “Camp,” “Swoon,” and “I’m Not There” (Academy Award nominated). In television, Vachon recently executive-produced the Emmy and Golden Globe winning miniseries “Mildred Pierce” for HBO and an upcoming series on Amazon based on the life of Zelda Fitzgerald. Other recent work includes: “Kill Your Darlings,” “Magic Magic,” “Carol” directed by Todd Haynes and “Weiner-Dog” written and directed by Todd Solondz.

You are the visionary warrior we dream of becoming

Women have always wanted to share their stories, yet they have not always had the opportunity. Film, television, and new media have consistently been dominated by male voices with limited access for stories driven, told, and created by women. It’s time to change the rules, and Fusion constantly strives to be part of the solution. The Fusion Film Festival is New York University’s premiere film and television festival dedicated to celebrating women in film, television, and new media from student to icon. Fusion was founded in 2003 at NYU’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts with the mission of encouraging, promoting, and inspiring women filmmakers and the collaboration between the sexes. Every Spring, Fusion hosts a multi-day festival with screenings, industry panels, pitch meetings, master-classes, retrospectives, and student showcases all focused on changing the face of the industry for the better. In the fourteen years since its launch, Fusion has been proud to attract accomplished artists and entertainment visionaries such as Reed Morano (Director of Photography and Director of Meadowlands), Lena Dunham (HBO’s Girls), Maria Zuckerman (VP of HBO Films), Lucy Alibar (writer of Beasts of the Southern Wild), Lauren Zalaznick (Chairman of NBC Universal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media), the writer and producers for Sex & The City, the writers of Orange is the New Black, and film and stage director Julie Taymor. All of these artists have many things in common: their amazing careers, their stellar craft, and most importantly, their desire to see more women behind and in front of the camera. Fusion’s goals are to celebrate rule changers in the industry and in our own NYU community, feature incredible work, and leave you feeling inspired by the art of great storytelling.

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORS

LETTER FROM THE FACULTY ADVISOR

Dear film, television, and new media lovers, Welcome to the 2016 Fusion Film Festival! We are honored and excited to be celebrating some of the most inspiring filmmakers, producers, gamers, comedians, and activists in the industry. We’re going to start with our Woman of the Year: Christine Vachon. We’ve never met anyone like her. In the last year and a half, she’s produced over seven films including the Oscar-nominated film Carol and has another six films lined up for 2016. Throughout her awe-inspiring career, Christine Vachon has produced over 90 films. We couldn’t have a better person to be our Woman of the Year. We will be celebrating Christine with a screening of her work on Thursday and having an intimate brunch with her on Saturday! Some of our other festival highlights include: our first-ever Video Games event, an inspiring International Filmmakers panel, and a Comedy Writing panel with writers from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Inside Amy Schumer. The Fusion Film Festival would not be possible without our dedicated, talented, and creative staff of 157 NYU undergraduate and graduate students. It has been a privilege working with such an inspiring group of young rule-changers who come together to celebrate our mission and work towards a brighter future. Leading this incredible team is our one-of-a-kind Faculty Advisor Susan Sandler. Her vision and support has lead Fusion through fourteen incredible festivals. A huge thank you to Susan for her constant support, enthusiasm, and love. Thank you for joining us for another year of Fusion! We hope you are inspired to change the rules with us. With love, Gabriela Alcalde, Film & TV 2017 Natalia Bougadellis, Film & TV 2016 Callahan Zacks, Dramatic Writing 2017 Nicole Quintero Ochoa, Film & TV 2016 3

Fusion is a magnet for gifted students to find their voice, their direction, and their power. As guide and mentor for this festival over the past fourteen years, I continue to be thrilled to be a part of this adventure. Fusion’s team members gather from all across Tisch, even reaching out to other schools within NYU, to form an unstoppable team of artists, executives, and visionaries. As we work together to create this astonishing festival, we dream into the future and bring the future to our doorstep. Our students carry their Fusion experience into life after Tisch and come to understand that Fusion is more than an impressive line on their resume. It is a passage into the real life experience of running a complex organization that is a film festival with all the challenges that come with helping something you love soar and grow. I salute every member of our team, and admire you all for your taste, kindness , wit, appreciation for each other’s work, and deep loyalties that I know will carry you into dazzling careers. With love and joy, Susan Sandler Fusion Faculty Advisor 4

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

LETTER FROM THE ASSOCIATE DEAN

Congratulations FUSION 2016! We are so proud of this film festival. It’s an outstanding example of how Tisch student ideas can create important new initiatives.

It is with a great deal of pride that I once again express my most sincere and heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the Fusion Film Festival, running for the 14th consecutive year! It remains awe-inspiring that this event has thrived for so many years while continuing to grow and has become such an important part of our Tisch community throughout its existence. I am incredibly proud of and encouraged by the growing community of artists who work tirelessly on this endeavor. Congratulations to everyone who has participated to make the events so successful! I must first extend my sincere thanks and admiration to the countless students, alumni, faculty, and staff who have dedicated limitless hours to planning, organizing, judging, and hosting the festival each year, but especially to their number one supporter and mentor Prof. Susan Sandler from the Undergraduate Department of Film & TV.

Fourteen years ago, two women in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television noticed that female filmmakers were not fully being celebrated. But rather than complain, Emma Heald and Gina Abatemarco came up with a great idea. They sought support from the faculty, suggested programming, and the Fusion Film Festival was launched. Impressively, Emma and Gina were undergraduate students; even without their degrees in hand, they collectively built this festival around collaboration. The industry’s leading female filmmakers quickly took note of the Fusion Film Festival over the years, and many have attended the festival to share their work and to inspire our students. This year, we are so fortunate to have Christine Vachon, the acclaimed producer, at the festival. Her “Do Whatever It Takes” attitude is sure to offer all of us a lesson on resourcefulness and resilience. I’m also so happy to see important panels on Comedy Writing, Video Game Development, and Experimental/New Media. We owe a debt of gratitude to Susan Sandler, a member of the Kanbar Institute faculty, who from the beginning has been Fusion’s guiding force, advisor and mentor to so many. Thank you, Susan! To every additional person who’s volunteered your talent, your time, and your energy to get us to the 14th anniversary of Fusion, my deepest thanks. You are expanding the conversation and changing the rules, and I am so grateful. Allyson Green Dean

It’s hard to believe that it was over a decade ago when then undergraduate students Gina Abatemarco and Emma Heald created Fusion. Having almost completed their undergraduate degrees, they felt that celebrations of female filmmakers and their work were sorely lacking in the industry; something about which they felt so strongly that it was imperative for them to act so they established Fusion with that specific mission. What started in the Film & TV Department has since become an inclusive and collaborative effort throughout all of NYU/Tisch, involving people from most departments, making it an essential part of our school as well as the professional community. This year, Gabriela Alcalde, Natalia Bougadellis, Callahan Zacks, and Nicole Quintero are helming Fusion. I remain impressed and grateful for their initiative, drive, and dedication, but especially for the amount of time and work that goes into this monumental task. Although the event was created to celebrate and inspire female filmmakers, it has become a necessity and a labor of love on behalf of our entire NYU/Tisch community. It is with a great sense of joy that I celebrate the Fusion Film Festival. My most sincere thanks to all who have gotten on the bandwagon! Sincerely, Sheril Antonio, Associate Dean Kanbar Institute of Film & Television

EXECUTIVE BOARD

2016 FUSION TEAM

Susan Sandler, Faculty Advisor Nicole Quintero Ochoa, Co-Director Gabriela Alcade, Co-Director & Programming Co-Head Natalia Bougadellis, Co-Director & Photo/Video Co-Head Callahan Zacks, Co-Director & Programming Co-Head Kara Lawson, Alumni Relations Co-Head Piera Van de Weil, Alumni Relations Co-Head Melanie Cuccioli, Design Co-Head Katelyn Rebelo, Design Co-Head Rachel Lambert, Editorial Co-Head Siena Richardson, Editorial Co-Head Celeste Erlander, Events Co-Head Caroline Rugo, Events Co-Head Sara Taylor, Events Co-Head Devansh Agarwal, Finance Head Olivia Carrion, Marketing Co-Head Emory Parker, Marketing Co-Head Leticia Bianco, Photo/Video Co-Head Shaye Davis, Photo/Video Co-Head AlHanouf Al Tamimi, Public Relations Co-Head Dejarelle Gaines, Public Relations Co-Head Amanda Saiewitz, Public Relations Co-Head Nicole Tavares, Public Relations Co-Head Caitlin Chan, Sponsorship Co-Head Ellen Willis, Sponsorship Co-Head Mia Vinciguerra, Sponsorship Supervisor Natalie Cordero, Submissions Co-Head Connor McVay, Submissions Co-Head Adriana Rios, Submissions Supervisor Cidney Hue, Web Designer

Alumni Relations Rachel Brown MacKenna Connor Alexandra Kary Yasmin Gorenberg Alisa Traskunov Jisoo Shin Lily Newton Amy Tiong Design Morgan Kofeldt Amara Mesnik Elena Brosseau Audrey Leach Yuting Wu Editorial Kimberly Chng Paige McCall Tair Shachar Events Riana Gideon McKenna McFadden Nicole Meyer Kate Lemberg Annalee Walton Becky Blackstone Hannah Starke Jane Riegler Gabi Christensen Olivia Craighead Seohee Bok (July) Allison Loretta Colin Burke Elizabeth Groth Ellie Forman Finance Sonia Tagare

Industry Research Renae Jarrett Serena Ferrari Susan Moon Marketing Danielle Juhl Donnally Tullis Bailey Oliver Maddy Oliver Nikki Foreman Jiwon Uhm Photo/Video Olivia Peters Viren Mohindra Clara Hughes Martin Blanco Linda Wu Ecegul Bayram Christina Vislocky Julien Delvin Claudia Fanaro

Sponsorship Sarah Wu Dircelene Torres Caroline Broughton Nora Rigney Ryan Brideau Luke Graglia Rannie McCants Submissions Chang Liu Katie Jung Alessandra Veliz Elizabeth Valdes Alexis Sharp Morgan Gardiner

VOLUNTEERS Rose Katz Isabella Tan Andy Schumann Samantha Abramovitz Talia Smith Programming Jessica Rahmoune Jane Cripe Reda Fayad Rayna Tyson Isabella Uzcategui Matos Story Chen Liv Senghor Grace Gao Amani Jordan Rebecca Shapass Dan Nguyen Phan Anna Fredrikke Bjerke Chang Liu Zoey Pressey Leonardo Nussenzveig Tamar Guttmann Denise Zhou Baylee Brown-Proffitt Artemiy Repin Sigridur R Sigurthorsdottir Emma Taubner Rosalyn Broddie Christian Adam Pooja Desai Timmy Beckmann Ray Dweck Public Relations Nikta Mansouri Hayley Karis Sonya Saepoff Mia Chavez Jade Small Jot Sahi

Madi Tower, Communications Director

FINALISTS

DOCS-IN-THE-WORKS MODERATOR PROFESSOR SAM POLLARD

JUDGES Wendy Ettinger, Producer and Co-Founder Chicken & Egg Pictures Jackie Glover, Vice President, Documentary Films, HBO Jenny Raskin, Head of Development, Impact Partners Milton Tabbot, Senior Director of Programming, Independent Filmmaker Project Gianna Toboni, Producer and Correspondent, VICE Chris White, Executive Producer of American Documentary at POV, PBS

FACULTY JUDGES We are deeply grateful for the support and dedication from the faculty, administration and staff of Kanbar Institute of FIlm & Television.

Alice Elliot

DULCE

Dir. Giselle Bonilla A glimpse into how one of Latin America’s most influential photographers, Dulce Pinzón, provides the world with a new lens in viewing immigration in the United States of America.

Dir. Erin Sayder Sixty-nine year old Filipino artist, Lex, sleeps each night sitting upright on the New York City subway, surviving on his love for painting and the money he makes from selling his work in Soho.

Jeff Scher

Oren Soffer

Brane Zivkovic

Jennifer McCabe

Paul Owen

Birgit Rathsmann

Jennifer Rodewald

Phil McNagny

Bruce Shackelford

Joan Horvath

Rae C. Wright

Jonathan Weinstein

Ray Kosarin Rosanne Limoncelli

Chris Goutman

Katherine Hurbis Cherrier

Christen Smith

Kevin Scott

Sameh Zohabi

Daniel Therrialt

Lauren Fritz

Shira Lee Shalit

Lynn Boyarsky

Susan Sandler

David Bagnall DB Gilles

NANA

Michael Schanzer

Andy Goldman

Chat Guntner

LEX

Evan Anthony

Erika Houle

Lynne Sachs Mary Grace O’Shea

Tzipi Trope Zoya Baker

Dir. Serena Dykman The filmmaker retraces her grandmother’s Auschwitz survival story, and investigates how her life-long fight against intolerance can be passed on to new generations in the 21st century. 9

FINALISTS

UNDERGRADUATE FILM FISHBONE Dir. Sandra (Min Wan) Tan DP. Daisy Zhou When seven-year-old Jade catches her divorced father with another woman, she is forced to choose between telling the truth and staying in his good graces.

GRADUATE FILM LERATO Dir. Thati Peele DP. Chananun Chotrungroj Happy,short tempered farm labourer, battles fate in order to get his young daughter, Lerato, to a prestigious piano addition on time.

MUTT

THE RAIN COLLECTOR

Dir. Chloe Aktas DP. Mary Perino In a fit of anger Becky (8) and Joe’s (10) father shoots and kills a stray dog and then demand that the children burn the body of the dog.

Dir. Isabella Wing-Davey DP. Neus Olle Inspired by true events, The Rain Collector is about the women who confounded ideas of what was appropriate or expected, and got involved in science in Victorian England.

ZAYAR Dir. Chriz Naing DP. Arina Bleiman A story of a traumatized Burmese refugee finding his place in America.

FINALISTS

SOPHIE Dir. Alexandra Hsu DP. Thomas Wood Sophie is abandoned by her mother and forced to come to terms with both her new life and her grandmother in this poignant tale of a crucial moment in a young girl’s life. HONORABLE MENTION: SEMELE Dir. Myrsini Aristidou

FINALISTS

ANIMATION

WEB SERIES

FINALISTS

I’M A MAN THE ALL AMERICAN COOKING SHOW WITH MITSY CROWE Dir. Isabelle Ghaffari

Dir. Marie Constantinesco Fed up by the New York dating scene, Jeanne starts falling in love with Fluffy, her sourdough starter.

MR. RIGHT

DEEP TROUBLE Dir. Corinne Stein A little girl takes a bath and is transported to the deep ocean.

OTTER OF THE UNDERGROUND Dir. Christina Jean Benenati When their gold mine experiences a mysterious power outage, Otter and Mole’s journey to restore the mine spirals into a wild adventure.

Dir. Joyce Wu

The runner-up on a reality TV dating show tries to navigate his life and look for love after the show is over and the last rose has been given away.

MY LIFE AS MORGAN Dir. Katherine Banos What happens when Morgan O’Brien, a sarcastic, aspiring music producer in her twenties, is forced to become bold and unapologetically herself in one of the toughest cities in the world: New York City?

FINALISTS

SIGHT & SOUND

FEATURE SCREENPLAY

FINALISTS

UNDERGRAD

BLACKHEART Dir. Razieme Iborra A co-dependent young woman must learn to cope with her innately abnormal emotional responses.

FAT KAT Written by: Mia Volta Fat Kat is a film about two teens in suburban New Jersey the summer before college. Kat and Mikey hit it off at the first meeting of their town’s weight loss support group.

THE FIREBIRD Written by: Suzanne Egan A ballerina tries to escape Bolshevik Russia by joining a touring production of The Firebird, but a scheming government worker jeopardizes her plan when he threatens to expose her ties to the deposed monarchy.

PAPER Dir. Danielle Kampf A young girl encounters a playground bully.

THE QUEEN BEE Written by: Elizaveta Rakhilkina After getting to know that her husband has an affair with his student, the wife suggests they all should start living together.

GRAD

ANTOUNI (HOMELESS) Written by: Alik Barsoumian Antouni (Homeless) is the story of Amaris, an orphaned teenager who is torn between remaining in the rural Armenian village where she was raised and exploring the outside world she has always dreamed of.

THE PEDDLER Dir. Annalee Walton What if a little girl on Christmas Eve thought a homeless man was Santa Claus?

A GLIMPSE OF SUN Written by: Chloe Hung When young Amira, a Nigerian refugee, becomes the victim of an international human trafficking scheme, taking her to London, she discovers her strength and endeavors to escape.

THE SOUND OF SETTLING Written by: Stephanie Donnelly In 2004, seventeen-year-old drug dealer Devon decides to join a band composed of three Straight Edge teenagers, who do not drink, smoke, or do drugs, for a battle of the bands contest.

FINALISTS

HALF HOUR PILOT

ONE HOUR PILOT

UNDERGRAD

HOUSE OF WORSHIP Written by: Lauren Nicole Flippo When a gambling-addict Baptist preacher bankrupts his church, his ex-bodybuilder brother who uses a wheelchair buys the building and turns it into a gym.

REGRETTABLE BEHAVIOR Written by: Lyndsey Bournet Rea leaves New York to return to her hometown and hideout in her grandmother’s house, but the surprise of her grandma’s new illness proves to Rae that she can’t run away from responsibility or, her past.

RIGHT WING WOMAN Written by: Madelyn Miller After politics tear her family apart, 17-year-old Georgina Peachtree has to move from her hometown in conservative Alabama to liberal Berkeley, California.

GRAD

FINALISTS

UNDERGRAD

A.C.T. Written by: Danielle Kampf This single camera dramedy follows a social anxiety-ridden girl who is forced to join her high school’s drama club.

CHOSEN NO MORE Written by: Anna Rich They are the Cursed, dead but hungry. Cyneric is destined to defeat them, but the question isn’t how to fight them; it’s who cursed the world in the first place?

WASTELAND Written by: JENNIFER HELEN COATES When a brash scientist exposes the political underpinnings of California’s smothering drought, the revelations lead to unforeseen bloodshed.

RISING STAR

IVY LEAGUE A-HOLES Written by: Siobhan Gilbert Four Columbia University graduate students living in a three bedroom apartment struggle to balance friendship, higher education, and avoiding life in the real world.

PINNED DOWN Written by: Alyssa Haddad Chloe, a recent college graduate, struggles with independence and responsibility in the real world, and the expectations set on her to be a successful adult.

BONEDIGGER Dir. Rose Loprinzo The Devil is struck with sudden guilt upon seeing a small puppy waiting next in line for Hell.

STARRING CHLOE FISHER Written by: Jennifer Rudin A professional teen actress starring on Broadway battles onstage and off-stage drama when she’s suddenly faced with an understudy who will stop at nothing to steal her role.

INDUSTRY JUDGES

HONORARY BOARD

We wish to offer our deepest thanks to our faculty and industry judges for their dedication and support.

Alexandra Pennebaker Amazon Studios

Joe Mann Agent, CAA

Caitlin Parrish CBS, Exec Story Editor

Lawrence Mattis Partner, Circle of Confusion

Diana Snyder

ABC Family Young & Hungry

Doris Casap SVP Film Programming HBO Writer/Produer Elizabeth Cuthrell Writer/Producer Evenstar Wendy Ettinger Producer and Co-Founder Chicken & Egg Productions Jackie Glover VP Documentary Films, HBO Ellen Doherty Executive Producer, PBS, Cyberspace Gabrielle Lewis Feature Literary, Paradigm Agency

Gina Abatemarco Fusion Co-Founder Dean Sheril Antonio Associate Dean of Film, TV, and New Media, NYU Maryse Alberti Cinematographer

Nic Marshall Development, Maven Pictures

Elizabeth Avellan Producer and Partner, Troublemaker Studios

Robin Epstein Writer/Producer

Mystelle Brabbée Executive Director, Nantucket Film Festival

Shauna McGarry Head Writer Comedy Bang Bang “Take My Wife” Debra Solomon Animator and Producer Creator of Lizzie McGuire Movie Jenny Raskin Head of Development, Impact Partners Milton Tabbot Senior Director of Programming Independent Filmmakers Project Giana Toboni Producer, Correspondent, VICE

Janet Tamaro Showrunner, Hurdler Productions

Brittany Turner VP, Digital, Adaptive Studios

Jenny Halper VP Development Maven Pictures

Chris White VP Programming and Production at POV, PBS

Dean Allyson Green Dean of the Tisch School of the Arts Jane Campion Director Denise Di Novi Producer, Di Novi Pictures Emma Heald Fusion Co-Founder Amy Heckerling Writer, Director Jerusha Hess Writer, Director, and Producer Agnieszka Holland Writer, Director Miranda July Writer, Director, and Actress Han Ken Producer & Manager, Hairun Media Corp, China

Barbara Kopple Filmmaker and Founder of Cabin Creek Films Penny Marshall Director, Producer, and Actress Yvonne McCormack-Lyons Executive Director, Women’s International Film Festival Nancy Meyers Writer, Director, and Producer Susan Montford Writer, Director, and Producer Lynda Obst Producer, Rosen-Obst Productions Patti Pearson Assistant to the Associate Dean, Assistant Director of Special Projects, Kanbar Institute of Film and TV, NYU Joe Pichirallo Chair of Undergraduate Film Program, Kanbar Institute of Film and TV, NYU Celine Rattray Producer, Maven Pictures Susan Sandler Fusion Faculty Advisor and Professor, Kanbar Institute of Film and TV, NYU Paula Silver Founder & CEO, Beyond the Box Productions Julie Taymor Director Lauren Zalaznick Media Executive Founder & Curator, The LZSundayPaper

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY MARCH 4 3PM Docs-in-the-Works Pitch Competition Grab a hot seat in the room as finalists present work in progress to top industry judges and listen in on the exec’s feedback and selection of winner!

TISCH THEATER 006, 721 BROADWAY

7PM Women in Video Games Female visionaries and game creators take us on a journey into the new world of gaming. This event will be followed by a reception with a video arcade of games you can experience all created by women!

TISCH THEATER 006, 721 BROADWAY

THURSDAY MARCH 3 OPENING NIGHT Celebrating Fusion’s Woman of the Year, Christine Vachon Special Advance Screening of “Weiner Dog” by Todd Solondz with Solondz and Vachon in conversation.

CANTOR FILM CENTER, 7:00PM (ADMITTANCE WITH NYU ID ONLY)

SATURDAY MARCH 5 9:30AM Brunch with Woman of the Year Join us for breakfast and a thrilling conversation with producing icon and our Woman of the Year Christine Vachon and TIME Magazine film critic Stephanie Zacharek. With almost 100 producing credits to date, Christine is a powerhouse producer who leads the way for filmmakers.

Limited Seating. RSVP only at fusionfilmfestival.com. NYU students must apply for seat at this event and receive notification to attend.

12PM No Limits: Women in Experimental Media Innovators pushing the limits of their medium share their work and personal stories.

TISCH THEATER 006, 721 BROADWAY 1:30PM The Independent Approach Some of the most daring women in indie producing talk frankly about what it takes to get their ideas to the big screen.

TISCH THEATER 006, 721 BROADWAY 3PM Going Global: Her Vision, Her Story Filmmakers working across borders and cultures share their bold stories.

TISCH THEATER 006, 721 BROADWAY 4:30PM Queens of Comedy Writing Top comedy creators share their insider experiences.

TISCH THEATER 006, 721 BROADWAY 6:30PM Competition Screenings and Awards Ceremony Join us for a stunning showcase screening of the finalists in the Fusion Film Festival 2016 Competition as we reveal the next generation of storytelling greats with award presentation and reception to follow.

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Dear Susan, Thank you for being the driving force behind Fusion for so many years. You have developed a movement that has and will continue to inspire women filmmakers throughout. Thank you for helping us open the conversation and for your continued guidance, mentorship and support. Much love, Nicole, Gabriela, Callahan and Natalia

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