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SummerDocs: ‘MY MOM JAYNE’

Directed by Mariska Hargitay Thursday, July 17, 7:00PM Guild Hall in East Hampton Mariska Hargitay was three years old when her mother, Jayne Mansfield, tragically died in a car accident at the age of 34. The film follows Mariska as she seeks to know, understand, and embrace her mother for the first time. Through intimate […]

SummerDocs: ‘MIDDLETOWN’

Directed by Amanda McBaine + Jesse Moss Friday, August, 29, 7:00PM Guild Hall in East Hampton 1991. Upstate New York. A group of teenage misfits, inspired by a renegade English teacher, embark on a student film project and uncover a vast conspiracy that is poisoning the ground beneath their feet. Banding together to confront the […]

25th Annual Screenwriters Lab: A Celebration

Our 25th Annual Screenwriters Lab took place over the weekend, where we were thrilled to welcome our outstanding fellows Aliza Brugger, Pepi Ginsberg and Keaton Ventura, our talented mentors Dan Janvey, Justin Kuritzkes and Rachel Shukert, and all the guests who celebrated these new voices with us. Mentors and fellows arrived at the Maidstone Hotel […]

2025 Screenwriters Lab Mentors + Participants

For the 25th year, the annual HIFF Screenwriters Lab (April 4-6, 2025), will pair rising screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors, and creative-producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions. An intimate gathering taking place each spring in East Hampton, the Lab fosters emerging talent with these film industry veterans advising the participating fellows on their […]

Winter Classic: ‘ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN’

Saturday, March 1 | 7:00pm | Guild Hall HamptonsFilm and Guild Hall’s Winter Classic series returns with HamptonsFilm Co-Chair Alec Baldwin and Artistic Director David Nugent presenting Alan J. Pakula’s 1976 landmark film ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN. Released four years after the Watergate scandal that began Richard Nixon’s downfall, the film won four Academy Awards® […]

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