HIFF27 is proud to present Festival Founder Toni Ross with the Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award. The presentation will take place before the Opening Night screening of JUST MERCY on Thursday, October 10. The Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award was created in 2017 and first given to its namesake, Dick Cavett, to honor those in […]
SummerDocs Slideshow: CIRCUS OF BOOKS
August 26, 2019 by
On Saturday, August 24, HIFF wound down our 11th summer of SummerDocs, presented in partnership with Guild Hall, with the intimate and eccentric family portrait CIRCUS OF BOOKS, directed by Rachel Mason. After the screening, HIFF Co-Chair Alec Baldwin and Artistic Director David Nugent engaged in a deep-dive Q&A with Rachel Mason and film subject […]
HIFF27: ‘JUST MERCY’ and ‘FORD V FERRARI’
August 22, 2019 by
Today HIFF announced the first key films in the HIFF 2019 lineup: the Opening Night Film on Thursday, October 10 will be JUST MERCY, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, and the Saturday Centerpiece is James Mangold’s FORD V FERRARI. “Each of these films tell a unique, thrilling story, and we are excited to share them […]
HIFF27 to Welcome Alfre Woodard
August 22, 2019 by
HIFF will welcome Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Alfre Woodard to the festival in October. In celebration of one of this year’s most talked about performances for her role in Chinonye Chukwu‘s CLEMENCY, the festival will honor Alfre Woodard with a special A Conversation With… featuring the Emmy Award winner, Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning […]
HIFF27: Four World Premieres Announced
August 22, 2019 by
The first films in the HIFF 2019 lineup were announced today, including four world premieres: Treva Wurmfeld’s CONSCIENCE POINT, a ground level documentation of the Shinnecock Nation and their ongoing fight for recognition of their ancestral rights in Southampton (Views from Long Island) Anthony Baxter’s FLINT, a riveting documentary about the water crisis in Flint, […]
