Fusion Film Festival 2024

Fusion Film Festival 2024 Lineup

All events FREE and open to the public first come, first served.

Thursday, April 11 @ 7:00 PM, Reise Lounge, 1st Floor (721 Broadway)

WOMEN SHOWRUNNERS: Journey to the Top

Demystifying craft and navigating career success in the TV industry

Moderator: Prof. Marygrace O’Shea |

Panelists: Jenny Hagel (The Amber Ruffin Show), Eileen Heisler & DeAnn Heline (The Middle), Julie Klausner (Difficult People), Erica Saleh (One of Us Is Lying), and Dava Savel (Ellen).~MIXER to follow.

Friday, April 12 @ 4:00 PM, Tisch Theatre 006 (721 Broadway)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCING: Nonfiction Filmmaking

From pitching to distribution, EP Adriana Banta introduces a group of passionate filmmakers, and walks us through the creative and financial processes of guiding, supporting and launching nonfiction films and series.

(Co-Sponsored by SPA)

Friday, April 12 @ 7:00 PM, Tisch Theatre 006 (721 Broadway)

WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Joanna Arnow ~ Screening & Ceremony

From Magnolia Pictures, preview screening of The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, Joanna Arnow’s bold, funny, and deeply human feature debut as director/writer/star. Fusion’s Woman of the Year joins us for a conversation with journalist Jourdain Searles and the award presentation.

Saturday, April 13 @ 12:00 PM, Tisch Theatre 006 (721 Broadway)

CREATION + IMPACT: Brand Storytelling & Indie Film

Building vital networks to support stories that drive change

Moderator: Kate Kelley (Producer/Social Impact Consultant) | Panelists: Heather Bollinger (CRO, Vurvey/Founding Member Chicago Media Project), Elaine Casap (CMO, Never Whisper Justice), B. Monét (writer/director, Black Girls), and Anthony Morano (CEO, Xoma/Cofounder, The Recipe Hunters)

(Co-Sponsored by NYU Production Lab)

Saturday, April 13 @ 2:00 PM, Tisch Theatre 006 (721 Broadway)

JANET PLANET

A24 preview screening ~ Annie Baker (Writer/Director)

This uncannily funny, visually rich, emotionally surprising trip to the center of a young girl’s darkly magical inner existence—as she begins to escape her mother’s magnetic orbit in the late days of summer, 1991—heralds the arrival of a new filmmaking voice: the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Tisch alum, Annie Baker.

Saturday, April 14 @ 6:00 PM, Tisch Theatre 006 (721 Broadway)

FINALIST SCREENINGS & AWARD CEREMONY

Join us for a stunning showcase of the 2024 Fusion Film Festival finalists. Discover the next generation of storytellers.