This past Friday, director Jesse Moss screened his latest film as the final entry in the 2014 SummerDocs season at Guild Hall of East Hampton. The Overnighters, which won the U. S. Documentary Special Jury award for Intuitive Filmmaking at Sundance this year, will be released theatrically by Drafthouse Films in Fall 2014. Following the screening, SummerDocs host Alec Baldwin moderated a conversation with Moss and HIFF Artistic Director David Nugent. […]
Hilary Swank to Attend HIFF 2014 with Centerpiece Film ‘The Homesman,’ Directed by Tommy Lee Jones
August 26, 2014 by
Yes, we’ve been watching (a lot of) movies in preparation for the 22nd Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, set once again for Columbus Day weekend: October 9-13. And (drum roll, please), we’re proud to unveil our first round of selections! Anchoring HIFF 2014 as this year’s Centerpiece film will be The Homesman, directed by esteemed filmmaker and […]
HIFF 2014 Views From Long Island Announced; Bob Balaban Named Honorary Chairman
August 26, 2014 by
The end of summer is always bittersweet. While we’re sad to see those long, lazy beach days disappear, the silver lining is that HIFF is suddenly right around the corner: October 9-13. Today we are pleased to announce our selections for the Views from Long Island section, which focuses on local films and filmmakers with geographic […]
Final SummerDocs Screening: ‘The Overnighters’ on August 29
August 23, 2014 by
This 2014 SummerDocs season has been one to remember. It’s hard to believe it’s August already, and we only have one screening left: on Friday, August 29, join us at Guild Hall of East Hampton for The Overnighters, directed by Jesse Moss, who will join series host Alec Baldwin after the screening. “After another year in which a SummerDocs selection […]
VIDEO: ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Q&A with Rory Kennedy, Alec Baldwin & More
August 22, 2014 by
This past Saturday, the 2014 HIFF SummerDocs season continued with Last Days in Vietnam, Rory Kennedy‘s riveting and personal account of the desperate evacuation of Saigon in 1975: During the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance crumbles. The United States has only a […]
