Julie Simone Is Part of the New York Television Film Festival

NEW YORK, NY — Julie Simone has received many a nomination during her professional life. Now, the 2004 Best Rigger in the Industry, has another to add to her collection: star of the Dominatrix Diaries, a New York Television Film Festival inaugural A&E Unscripted Development Pipeline semi-finalist and Official Selection. Created by Chelsea Downs, Dominatrix Diaries, explores the lives of professional dominatrixes and unveils the intriguing underground world of fetish. Other dommes in the pilot for the potential TV docu-series include Alexia Jordon, Andriana Santos, Mistress Collette, Sienna Aldridge and Sadie Hawkins. NYTVF runs Monday, September 19 through Saturday, September 24 and the pilot will be screened during that time for a private audience of judges to determine who goes to the finals. "I'm very excited about the possibility of this project possibly ending up on A&E television,” says Simone.  “It would be great to see some strong, powerful women on TV to balance out all the drunken reality TV sluts. Chelseais great! Working with a woman makes me feel better about putting it all out there; we're not being presented as a band of freaks."  View a short trailer and an extended trailer of Dominatrix Diaries.