2019 Screenwriters Lab a Success

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 […]

NOW SHOWING: ‘IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT’ on March 1 at Bay Street

HIFF is are pleased to continue the hit screening series NOW SHOWING. The series, curated by HIFF, features acclaimed first-run art house, independent, and world cinema. NOTE: This screening will take place at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor! IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (Classic Screening) Friday, March 1 | 6pm | Tickets Bay Street Theater Director: Norman Jewison […]

Mathison Fund Screenplay Reading: Aemilia Scott’s ‘BIRTHDAY SUIT’

On the eve of her 55th birthday, Elaine realizes that she is becoming invisible to her husband, her family, and her town. So she decides to take a radical step to be seen: she takes her clothes off, and she does not put them back on. Monday night in New York City, HIFF celebrated the […]

HIFF 2018: Sunday Slideshow

Sunday felt like our busiest day at #HIFF2018, with movies, conversations and celebrations happening throughout the East End! We welcomed Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan for A PRIVATE WAR at Guild Hall, Rupert Everett for THE HAPPY PRINCE in East Hampton, Dolly Wells for the Sunday Centerpiece CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, and Damien Chazelle for A […]

HIFF2018: Friday Slideshow

Friday was a pleasure at #HIFF2018 from start to finish! We kicked things off with a raw, intimate conversation at Winick Talks at Rowdy Hall called Our Bodies, Our Stories, followed by A Conversation With Maggie Gyllenhaal, moderated by Alec Baldwin at Bay Street Theater. There was not an empty seat in the house for […]