Join us for an evening of mingling, music, and the announcement of the 2022 Best Nuvee Winner. Try our nukhu spritz or bombay lemonade provided by Bombay Sapphire.

Shaina Feinberg is an author and filmmaker from New York City.

Her most recent film, My Mom’s Eggplant Sauce, is a short doc that uses comedy to explore generational trauma and mother-daughter relationships. It was the opening film of the Oscar-qualifying Aspen Shortsfest and had an international premiere at Hot Docs. In 2019, Shaina was named by Indiewire as 1 of 25 queer filmmakers to watch. She has written for The New Yorker, The Washington Post and has a regular column in The New York Times. Through her character-driven films, Shaina creates stories that explore themes of gender and sexism with heart and humor. Learn more about Shaina at https://shainafeinberg.com/.

Join Michael Sangiamo as he takes you through the ins and outs of crafting a professional relationship with new connections. Michael uses his charisma and experiences as an entertainer, funeral director, marketing director, radio host, and inspirational speaker to tailor his workshop to the unique personalities of artists seeking to cultivate their networking and new business skills. Learn more about Michael at https://www.breakthescale.com/.

Join us for an in-person projection screening of the 2022 nukhufest finalist films at our pop up location in New York City.

Short Film Screenings: Absence, Regeneration, City girls in the Village, On / Off, Indestructible, VIRGO : Long Story Short, Those that live within us, A dead sea, Weight

Aziz Isham is a nonprofit executive, Emmy-winning filmmaker and social entrepreneur.

His focus is ‘Service Media’ — projects that combine strong community-centered processes with outcomes that intentionally smudge the lines between audience, performer and producer. He is also the Executive Director of 20 Summers, an organization that incubates multi-disciplinary projects that imagine a more equitable and sustainable future. Learn more about Aziz at https://www.azizisham.com/

Join us for an in-person projection screening of the 2022 nukhufest finalist films at our pop up location in New York City.

Short Film Screenings: Absence, Regeneration, City girls in the Village, On / Off, Indestructible, VIRGO : Long Story Short, Those that live within us, A dead sea, Weight

Our Freelancer Workshop is taught by LaChelle Watson about how to start and manage a freelance career. The goals are to teach students how to set themselves up for success as a freelancer, managing relationships and expectations with clients, and new business networking. Learn more about LaChelle at https://lachellechrysanne.co/.

Meet the community behind Free the Work and Invoke. Learn more at https://freethework.com/ and https://invokeinsights.org/.

About FTW:

We are a nonprofit that aims to create media industry opportunities for a global workforce of underrepresented creators. Our curated talent discovery platform connects underrepresented creators to hirers in film, TV, advertising, and media. FTW is changing the lens through which we look at DEI and production by establishing actionable recruitment plans with measurable metrics and achievable milestones to help hirers invest in the best.

About INVOKE Insights: 

INVOKE Insights is a tool that specializes in helping production talent self-identify privately and anonymously to create data-informed impacts in the industry. INVOKE strives to champion, support, and empower all crew working in production. We serve the larger industry as a whole by aggregating the anonymized info and tying it FREE THE WORK's actionable DEI plans for brands, agencies, unions, companies, and more.

Join us for an in-person projection screening of the 2022 nukhufest finalist films at our pop up location in New York City.

Feature Screening: Playing in the FM Band: The Steve Post Story

MediaMKRS is a workforce development program within Reel Works, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and CUNY.

Join Mara Sheban, the outreach coordinator at Reel Works, to learn about staffing or crewing your next film or media project with aspiring creatives seeking hands-on production experience. Learn more at https://www.mediamkrs.org/.

Casey Stein is a D.C. born, New York educated and Brooklyn based director. His client list includes: Nike, New York Times, IBM, American Express, Verizon, WeWork, 20th Century Fox, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Jack Daniels, Pepsi, Garnier, KLM Airlines, Marriott, Marc Jacobs, Wall Street Journal, Adult Swim, MTV, New York Theatre Workshop, Soho Rep, David Bowie, Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, Interscope Records, and many more. Learn more about Casey at https://www.caseystein.com/.

Join us for an in-person projection screening of the 2022 nukhufest finalist films at our pop up location in New York City.

Short Film Screenings: Absence, Regeneration, City girls in the Village, On / Off, Indestructible, VIRGO : Long Story Short, Those that live within us, A dead sea, Weight

The founder of nukhu walks you through early marketing lessons for filmmakers interested in self distribution and how to embrace the power of community and niche genre storytelling to reach audiences. Learn more about Sanjay at https://sanjay.vision/.