Behind the Scenes: SummerDocs Screening of Detropia (PHOTO)

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This past Saturday, the Hamptons International Film Festival (#HIFF12) hosted Detropia at Guild Hall as the second film in our annual SummerDocs series hosted by Alec Baldwin.

HIFF Interview: Detropia Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

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Post sponsored by This Saturday, July 21 at 8 PM the Hamptons International Film Festival (#HIFF12) hosts Detropia as part of its SummerDoc series. The film explores the depths and depressions Detroit suffered after the Automotive and manufacturing crash and examines its current state. An elegiac portrait of a former "boom-town," once the fastest-growing and now the fastest-shrinking. The...

Enjoy Documentaries? Find Out Our Summer Picks!

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To kick off our popular SummerDocs series, we're featuring Malik Bendjelloul’s “Searching for Sugar Man". According to Alec Baldwin, this film "introduces you to people you will never forget." On Friday, July 6^th at 7pm, this Sony Pictures Classics release will screen at Guild Hall with a post-film discussion hosted by Alec Baldwin. The second film in the...