We are thrilled to announce that the HIFF33 Closing Night Film on Sunday, October 12, will be the World Premiere of Maria Friedman’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, a filmed production of the megahit Broadway sensation starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez.
Dir: Maria Friedman (USA) | 2025
World Premiere
Sunday, October 12, 2025
In a bold new cinematic presentation of the Tony Award®-winning musical filmed across multiple performances during its sold-out run in July 2024, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG invites audiences into the heart of the beloved story—not just watching it unfold, but inhabiting it.
Spanning two decades, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG traces the complex, often heartbreaking unravelling of a once-unbreakable friendship between composer Franklin Shepard (Jonathan Groff) and his two closest friends—playwright-lyricist Charley (Daniel Radcliffe) and writer Mary (Lindsay Mendez). But this is no ordinary story. Told in reverse, the story winds backwards through time, beginning in fractured adulthood and journeying back to the bright-eyed optimism of youth—when everything still seemed possible.
Long considered a cult classic ahead of its time, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most personal and piercing songs. Shot with intimacy and immediacy, this film places viewers on stage and inside the action, offering a deeply immersive experience that reveals the emotional truth of the piece in a way no theatre seat ever could. A Sony Pictures Classics release.
Passes and packages for the HIFF33 are on sale now. A HamptonsFilm Members pre-sale for individual tickets begins September 20, with individual tickets to the general public on sale September 22. Become a HamptonsFilm Member today for early ticket access. More programming will be announced in the coming weeks.
The 33rd annual Hamptons International Film Festival will run October 3-13, 2025, with screenings and events taking place across the Hamptons. HIFF thanks this year’s festival sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Artemis Rising Foundation; Premier Sponsor Audi; Signature Sponsors Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, UBS and IL Buco; official Media Partners WNBC, The Atlantic, Hamptons Magazine, The East Hampton Star and Variety; Premium Contributing Sponsors Netflix, Luminara Napa Valley, Assemble Media, Fox Rothschild, King & Spalding, Twomey Latham, Sotheby’s International realty, Wolffer Estate and Louisville Tourism; and foundation supporters New York State Council on the Arts and Suffolk County Film Commission.
