Prune Nourry and Serendipity

Artist Prune Nourry has spent her working life exploring issues around the human body.  At the tender age of 31, Prune is ...

Queen Latifah with Dee Rees with the premiere of the Queen Collective shorts

Together, these two remarkable storytellers will cover Latifah’s creative journey from musician to actor to entrepreneur, and h...

Reclaiming Our Image: Black Women on Directing Black Women on Screen

Under the direction of Black women filmmakers, the depiction of Black women on screen is handled with nuance, grace and authent...

Reigniting NYC: The Future of Hospitality in a Resilient City

New York City bars and restaurants have been the backdrop for some of life’s most important moments and some of the film indust...

Reimagining the art of storytelling through connected digital landscapes

This session features two incredible and successful artists, Kiya Tadele, the leader of Ethiopian art collective Yatreda&n...

Saturday Night

Saturday Night Live has been a New York icon for decades, but few have witnessed what it actually takes to pull off an episode....

Scott Rechler Recalibrate Reality: The Future of NY with David Rockwell

Scott Rechler is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of RXR, one of the largest owners, managers, and developers of real e...

Sing Your Song

Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. But, as Sing Your Song proves in a most stirring way, ...

Sports Explains the World: A Q&A with John Skipper and Smriti Keshari, hosted by Peter Kafka

After Meadowlark’s global premiere of Sports Explains the World, Recode Media’s Peter Kafka leads a Q&A with John Skipper, ...

State of the Storytelling Industry: Connecting with Audiences

The State of Storytelling Media is a panel series being launched at the festival this year. This panel series will look at stor...