“We wanted to give dignity to the dead. The story of the Holocaust is not the story of the exceptions who survived. It’s the story of the dead.” “You can feel the society being haunted by these traumatic experiences and by never having to face what happened.” — László Nemes in an interview with The New York Times […]
Family Films for Movie Lovers of All Ages
October 6, 2015 by
HIFF is proud to present short and feature films for the whole family to enjoy. Here are a few films to inspire movie lovers of all ages and create a new generation of cinephiles. AHOY! SHORTS FOR ALL AGES Sunday, Oct 11, 11:00am, East Hampton Library Monday, Oct 12, 11:30am, Regal East Hampton UA (Image: Sanjay’s […]
Q&A: Trey Edward Shults on the Familial Bonds of ‘Krisha’
October 5, 2015 by
Krisha is doing fine. Krisha is doing much better. She will face her family for Thanksgiving because she is sober and she is ready. After years of absence from her family, she returns to reconnect with her son, cook dinner, and prove to her family that she has changed for the better. Completely panicked and […]
Q&A: Marc Levin on Finding Common Ground in ‘Class Divide’
October 5, 2015 by
Director Marc Levin (SCHMATTA: RAGS TO RICHES TO RAGS, HIFF ’09, and HARD TIMES: LOST ON LONG ISLAND, Audience Award, HIFF ’11) presents CLASS DIVIDE, a look into the modern effects of gentrification in West Chelsea, New York, as seen through the eyes of students from both sides of the street—one avenue and worlds apart. […]
Q&A: Adam Benzine on the Making of ‘Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah’
October 5, 2015 by
Claude Lanzmann’s 1985 documentary SHOAH is considered by many to be the most important film ever made about the Holocaust. A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this masterpiece, director Adam Benzine captures Lanzmann’s tireless efforts to preserve the survivors’ stories in CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH. CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH […]
