Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s New York Lift-Off Film Festival. It was great to see so many filmmakers and film enthusiasts filling the screenings in support of both local and international indie films. The judges’ votes have been counted and added to the audience’s feedback. Huge congratulations to the filmmakers who […]

Maya Moon McCullough is a writer and director originally from Biloxi, Mississippi. She mainly focuses on themes of women’s advocacy, struggle between good and evil, or rather perceived good and evil, and female camaraderie. She wrote The Fall Leaves after learning of a family member’s experience in a home for unwed mothers. These homes were […]

I’m Monica Arsenault, the creator of Nun Habits. I am a writer, director, producer, and actress living in Brooklyn, NY. After attending SVA (the School of Visual Arts) for 2 years after high school, I decided to pursue acting again (a passion of mine growing up) and began full-time training at the Atlantic Theater Company. […]

After a huge number of submissions for New York Lift-Off Film Festival, here are the 5 screenplays officially selected to go forward onto the Network platform. Congratulations all! In order to read the screenplays, sign up to the Network here! The Tooth Hurts – Christopher Kerr SYNOPSIS:  A new-arrival to a small Welsh community wrangles […]