Acclaimed narrative filmmaker Radu Jude explores Romania’s shifting identity throughout history in his first documentary, THE DEAD NATION. Using archival images found from the collection of a rural photographer, text excerpted from the journal of a Jewish doctor, and songs recorded from the nationalistic anthems of the time, Jude’s cinematic essay provides a harrowing yet […]
Q&A: ‘THE LAST PIG’ director Allison Argo on a Pig Farmer’s Final Season
A moving meditation on a man’s crisis of faith, THE LAST PIG follows Bob Comis as he concludes his last season as a pig farmer. Peppered with reflections on his decade with the pigs, farmer Bob’s introspective voiceover guides us through the changing seasons on the farm, and the images, often filmed at ground-level, merge us […]
Full Slate Announced! Browse the Film Guide
The full slate of the 25th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival has been announced! Browse the entire Film Guide here. HIFF today announced the full slate of Spotlight (sponsored by Audi), World Cinema (presented by Delta and Altour), Shorts, and Signature Programs, including Views from Long Island; Air, Land & Sea; Compassion, Justice & Animal Rights; and Films […]
HIFF25: Centerpieces, Spotlights, Award Winners + More
The 25th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival today announced two more Centerpiece films, three Spotlight features, the feature films in our HIFF Competition, and two key award winners. The Friday Centerpiece film in Southampton on October 6 will be the North American premiere of Simon Curtis’s GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, a look into the life of author A.A. […]