Category 'News & Updates'

27
Jul

Fusion Alum in Women-Led Theatre Production

Electric violin resonates and swords clash in The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s dazzling rendition of The Three Musketeers. The show is the New York premiere of the adaptation by Catherine Bush which follows the story of D’Artagnan, a woman fighting her way through Paris to achieve her dream of becoming a musketeer. Fusion’s own Piera […]

25
Mar

Fusion Winners’ Statements 2017

We asked this year’s Fusion winners to tell us what Fusion Film Festival has meant to them, here is what some of these talented women had to say about Fusion: “This is my fourth year entering the Fusion Film festival. In the past four years, I’ve entered in the short film category, the pilot category, […]

20
Mar

Docs-in-the-Works dazzles and educates next generation of documentary filmmakers

By Jenny Levine. Considered by many to be the most exciting part of the festival, this year’s Docs-in-the-Works competition was undoubtedly thrilling for those who attended. Trailers cut by undergraduate Film and TV major Thelma Boyiri and graduate students Caitlin Stickles and Giuliana Monteiro Pinheiro were pitched and presented in front of five captains of […]

9
Mar

15 YEARS OF FUSION

By Emory Parker. This past weekend, NYU celebrated the 15th annual Fusion Film Festival. This prestigious festival showcases the work and efforts of women in film, TV, and new media. Fusion opened the festival with Refinery29’s Shatterbox Anthology. This eclectic body of work features short films varying in subject, style, and tone. But, what do […]

22
Nov

Fusion Launch Event Filled With Celebration of Unity

By Jenny Levine. Late Thursday, November 11, students filed into the Cantor Film Center for Fusion Film Festival’s Launch Event, a screening of Jean of the Joneses followed by a Skype interview with director Stella Meghie and a Q&A with stars Gloria Reuben and Michelle Hurst. Some attendees came straight from an anti-hate rally held […]