For the third year, the Hamptons International Film Festival will offer free talks at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton, exploring the past, present and future of filmmaking. Note: (free) tickets required.
Friday, October 11
10:00 am
Rowdy Hall
Join two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple as she discusses her ground-breaking career as a documentary director. Her latest film, the hopeful and heartbreaking Running From Crazy, will screen at HIFF 2013 on October 10 and 11. In the film, actress Mariel Hemingway explores the legacy of depression, substance abuse and suicide within the legendary family. Julie Anderson, Executive Producer of Documentaries & Development for Thirteen, will interview Ms. Kopple.
Saturday, October 12
10:00 am
Rowdy Hall
Three of HIFF 2013’s Golden Starfish Competition contenders—Christine Molloy (Mister John), Dan Shadur (Before the Revolution), and Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson (Whale Valley)—will discuss the highs and lows of their burgeoning filmmaking careers.
Sunday, October 13
10:00 am
Rowdy Hall
Join director Whitney Ransick (Misfire: The Rise and Fall of The Shooting Gallery, a HIFF 2013 World Premiere), producer John Sloss, Joana Vicente of Independent Filmmaker Project, producer Anish Savjani (Blue Ruin), and Nancy Gerstman of Zeitgeist Films as they discuss the past, present and future of independent cinema in New York. Variety Executive Editor Steven Gaydos will moderate the conversation, entitled “New York Independent Film: Rewind & Fast Forward.”
All three programs are free, but tickets are required.
