About this Event
To kick off the first night of the 3rd Annual NYU Sports Film Festival, we will honor 2x Olympic medal winner Laurie Hernandez! Following her moderated Q&A, we will host our first screening of short films that have been selected as finalists for our festival awards, including an Audience Award that will be voted on live by attendees.
Date | Friday, April 21st
Time | 6:00-8:30pm – doors open at 5:45pm
Location | Village East by Angelika
About Laurie Hernandez: Since bringing home the Gold and Silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Laurie went on to win the coveted Mirror ball trophy on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” Season 23, and published her first New York Times Best Sellers book titled, “I Got This: To Gold and Beyond” in 2017. In 2018, she released a children’s picture book NYT Best Seller, “She’s Got This” with Harper Collins Children's Books, while serving as KPMG’s Literacy Champion to promote readership as a path to leadership. Additionally, Mattel created a Laurie Hernandez “Shero” Barbie to honor her.
She is a second generation American, as her grandparents are from Puerto Rico, making her the first U.S. born Latina to make the U.S. team since 1984. Laurie was a Gymnastics analyst for NBC’s Peacock and the Olympic Channel for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the National Dog Show. In the Fall of 2022, she began her freshman year studying drama at NYU Tisch in NYC, while continuing as a Gymnastics analyst for NBC.
Acting is one of her biggest passions and since 2016, she has done numerous cameos, voiceovers, and co-hosted American Ninja Warrior Junior. Currently, Laurie is pursuing a drama degree at Tisch School of the Arts. During her free time, she travels the country speaking to the next generation about following one’s passion; and as a fierce advocate for prioritizing Mental Health, Laurie has partnered with multiple campaigns and initiatives to encourage support and awareness.
About the Awards: Our festival jury is made up of professional representatives from the NYU Production Lab, NYU SPS, NYU Athletics, SNY, Point Road Productions, and Cinetic Media. They will select the winners of the following awards:
- the Jury Grand Prize for the film that best embodies the spirit of the festival!
- the SNY Final Four, which will be broadcast on the 3rd annual NYUSFF SNY television special!
- Best NYU Documentary
- Best NYU Narrative
- Best Open (non-NYU) Documentary
- Best Open (non-NYU) Narrative
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Audience Notice: By entering the venue and live proceedings, you agree to be video and/or audio recorded by the producers of the event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Village East by Angelika, 181-189 2nd Avenue, New York, United States
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