Saturday at HIFF27 was an embarrassment of riches! We welcomed our Lifetime Achievement Award winner Brian De Palma for an epic Conversation With Alec Baldwin at Guild Hall, which was followed by A Conversation with Alfre Woodard at Bay Street in Sag Harbor. In addition, we had two world premieres: ON BROADWAY and IN MEMORIAM, […]
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 […]
SummerDocs Slideshow: ‘MAIDEN’
July 3, 2019 by
Our 11th summer of SummerDocs, presented in partnership with Guild Hall of East Hampton, kicked off Saturday, June 29, with MAIDEN, directed by Alex Holmes and featuring the inspiring story of an all-women’s sailing team led by our guest Tracy Edwards. The screening was preceded by a reception at The Baker House, and followed by an in-depth […]
2019 Screenwriters Lab a Success
April 9, 2019 by
The 19th Annual HIFF Screenwriters Lab began last Friday, with screenwriters and mentors arriving in Sag Harbor for a weekend of supportive guidance and collaboration. On Friday night, the group attended a community classic film screening of TERMS OF ENDEARMENT at the Bay Street Theater, hosted by Alec Baldwin and David Nugent, followed by a kickoff dinner at Tutto il […]
HIFF Screenwriters Lab: 2019 Selections & Mentors
March 14, 2019 by
HIFF is proud to announce the mentors and screenwriters for the 19th Annual Screenwriters Lab, which takes place April 5-7, 2019. The Lab pairs rising screenwriters with established and knowledgeable screenwriters, directors, and producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions. The three selected screenplays for 2019 are Barbara Cigarroa’s EL OTRO LADO (THE OTHER SIDE), […]
