The NYWIFT Podcast· Staffel 8· Folge 11

Bouchra Filmmakers Orian Barki & Meriem Bennani and Journalist/Filmmaker Christine Stoddard

Dienstag, 23. Juni 2026 · 35 min

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🏳️‍🌈 🎵🌞 Happy Summer, Happy Pride Month, and African American Music Appreciation Month from The NYWIFT Podcast!
🎬 Hosts Tammy and Katie recap the Tribeca Festival and share their latest binge-watch recommendations.
🎞️ Katie interviews filmmakers Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani about Bouchra, an animated film following a 35-year-old queer artist navigating life between New York City and her family in Morocco.
🏆 Christine Stoddard joins Jess to share wisdom from her prolific career spanning journalism, podcasts, comedies, features, shorts, and experimental film, including 5 Reasons I Didn't Marry You, which took home an editing award from the NYWIFT Online Shorts Festival presented by iWomanTV.
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Links:
Orian Barki’s Website: orianbarki.com
Christine Stoddard’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@stoddardtv
Christine Stoddard’s Website: christinestoddard.com
Socials:
Orian Bakri: IG: @changeme2012 (instagram.com/changeme2012/?hl=en)
Meriem Bennani: IG: @meriembennani (instagram.com/meriembennani/?hl=en)
Bouchra film: @filmmovement (instagram.com/filmmovement/?hl=en) (Distributor) @2lizardsproduction (instagram.com/2lizardsproduction/?hl=en) (Production company)
Christine Stoddard: IG: @stoddardtv (instagram.com/stoddardtv)
Katie Chambers: IG: @instagram.com/katiegchambers / X: @x.com/katiegchambers
Jessica Moskowitz: IG: @jessmoskowitz (instagram.com/jessmoskowitz) / LinkedIn:Jessica Moskowitz (linkedin.com/in/jessicamoskowitz)
Tammy Reese: IG: @tammyreesemedia (instagram.com/tammyreesemedia) / X: @tammyreesemedia (x.com/tammyreesemedia)
NYWIFT: Instagram:⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ (instagram.com/nywift) / Twitter/X⁠⁠ @NYWIFT⁠⁠ (twitter.com/NYWIFT) / #NYWIFT

🎵 Special thanks to⁠ Elspeth Collard⁠ (elspethcollard.com), the creator of our podcast theme song

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