11th Imagine This Women's Film Festival

The 11th Annual Imagine This Women's International Film Festival returns to New York City September 25–27, 2026 at Regal Union Square — and we would love to have our Media Mavens community there to celebrate with us.
This year is our biggest, boldest, most electric festival yet. We are talking 70+ films, 40 world premieres, 30 screenplays, star-studded panels, immersive workshops, and unforgettable parties — all celebrating the women, gender-expansive, and BIPOC filmmakers who are changing cinema.

🎥 Free Feature Film Screenings
Open to all.
Reservation Redemption
📅 Saturday, September 26 | 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
📍 Regal Union Square | 850 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
One juror away from the death penalty at 17, a lost Colville tribal member known as "Chief" discovers his culture and identity — and makes a change that inspires a following of fellow Native inmates toward the Red Road. A powerful story of culture, identity, and redemption.

A Mess of Memories
📅 Sunday, September 27 | 12:30 PM – 1:47 PM
📍 Regal Union Square | 850 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Four estranged siblings reunite to clean out their mother's hoarded house — and are forced to confront buried family secrets and heal old wounds before they lose their childhood home. A journey of reckoning, redemption, and rediscovering the ties that bind even in the mess.

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🎙️ Panels and Workshops
Part of the NextWave Film + Media Summit
Free and open to all
Pitch Perfectly: Pitching and Packaging Your Film
Presented by GreenHause
📅 Saturday, September 26 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Regal Union Square
An intimate one hour interactive workshop taught by Gautam Singhani, NYC-based Line Producer whose credits include the Emmy-nominated Bono: Stories of Surrender and the Oscar-nominated The Barber of Little Rock. Covering loglines, treatments, pitch decks, elevator pitches, and packaging strategy.

Building Cinematic Worlds
📅 Saturday, September 26 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
📍 Regal Union Square
A powerhouse panel featuring:

• Canella Williams-Larrabee — Unit Production Manager and Line Producer (The Night Agent, Raising Dion, The Undoing, Evil)
• Caroline Duncan — Emmy-nominated Costume Designer (Sirens, When They See Us, The Affair, Marry Me, Trap, Old, Knock at the Cabin)
• Joe Giganti — Editor (Succession, Master of None, Kindred, Dr. Death)
• Kalina Ivanov — Production Designer (The Penguin, Lovecraft Country, Grey Gardens, The Boys in the Boat, Little Miss Sunshine)
• Stefanie Maridueña, ACE — Editor (America's Sweethearts, Cheer, The 1619 Project, The Circus)

Moderated by John Gibson, VP of Public Affairs and Industry Relations at the Motion Picture Association (MPA).