The first films from HIFF33 have been announced, including a starry adaptation of a beloved musical from director Bill Condon starring Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh, as well as a quintessentially New York story starring Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, and Bobby Cannavale, directed by Richard Linklater.
In addition, Ethan Hawke will sit for A Conversation With…, and our 2025 UBS Breakthrough Artists are Tonatiuh (UBS Breakthrough Performer) and Eva Victor, the UBS Breakthrough Director for their directorial debut SORRY, BABY.
Let the Festival (announcements) begin!
Dir: Bill Condon (USA) | 2025
Spotlight
This emotionally charged adaptation of the Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical stars Diego Luna (Andor), Tonatiuh (HIFF 2025 UBS Breakthrough Performer), and global superstar Jennifer Lopez. In 1970s Argentina, political prisoner Valentín (Luna) shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a larger-than-life window dresser persecuted for his sexuality. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez), challenging each of them to expand their world views. Accomplished director Bill Condon (DREAMGIRLS) returns to the movie musical in this story of political resistance punctuated with dazzling Technicolor-hued fantasy. A Roadside Attractions release.
Tonatiuh is an actor and screenwriter currently who stars as Molina in Bill Condon’s KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. Most recently, Tonatiuh starred in the Netflix thriller CARRY-ON (2024), alongside Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. His passion for the stage has led him to collaborate with prominent Los Angeles theatre companies, including IAMA Theatre Company, where he starred in Species Native to California and The House That Jake Built, and ECHO Theatre Company, where he delivered a standout performance in Fixed. On television, Tonatiuh starred as a series regular in ABC’s Promised Land, and appeared in Peacock’s Angelyne. He also lends his voice as a recurring character in Nickelodeon’s The Loud House.
Dir: Richard Linklater (USA) | 2025
Spotlight
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke) confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers (Emmy Award® nominee Andrew Scott, Fleabag) celebrates the opening night of his groundbreaking hit musical Oklahoma! Acclaimed director Richard Linklater evokes the warm nostalgia of a bygone era in New York, aided by a wistful soundtrack and a remarkable, chameleon-like performance from Hawke. Also featuring standout turns from Margaret Qualley and Bobby Cannavale, BLUE MOON is a charming and witty look at one icon’s struggle to cope with the inevitable passage of time. A Sony Pictures Classics release.
Dir: Eva Victor (USA) | 2025
Special Screening // UBS Breakthrough Director
Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on—for everyone around her, at least. When a beloved friend visits on the brink of a major milestone, Agnes starts to realize just how stuck she’s been, and begins to work through how to move forward. HIFF 2025 UBS Breakthrough Director Eva Victor (Billions) writes, directs, and stars in this charming, funny, and deeply touching force of a debut feature that won the Sundance Waldo Scott Screenwriting Award. With Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges in superb supporting roles and produced by Academy Award® winners Barry Jenkins and Adele Romanski (MOONLIGHT), SORRY, BABY announces the arrival of a distinct creative voice. An A24 Films release.
Eva Victor (they/she) is a writer-director and actor whose fearless character-forward comedic sensibility has cemented them as an undeniable triple threat to watch. Victor has boldly established themself as a singular emerging cinematic voice with their feature directorial debut SORRY, BABY, which world premiered to massive acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, which Victor also wrote and stars in alongside Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges, was produced by Barry Jenkins’ PASTEL. Following its premiere, SORRY, BABY quickly became the breakout film of this year’s festival, winning the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, with the jury praising its “stunning honesty [and] moving sense of humor.” A24 acquired the rights to the film shortly after its premiere for a 2025 release.
Passes and packages for the HIFF33 are on sale now. A HamptonsFilm Members pre-sale for individual tickets begins September 20, with individual tickets to the general public on sale September 22. Become a HamptonsFilm Member today for early ticket access. More programming will be announced in the coming weeks.
The 33rd annual Hamptons International Film Festival will run October 3-13, 2025, with in-person screenings and events taking place across the Hamptons. HIFF thanks this year’s festival sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Artemis Rising Foundation; Premier Sponsor Audi; Signature Sponsors UBS and IL Buco; official Media Partners WNBC, The Atlantic, Hamptons Magazine, The East Hampton Star and Variety; Premium Contributing Sponsors Netflix, Luminara Napa Valley, Assemble Media, Fox Rothschild, King & Spalding, Twomey Latham, Sotheby’s International realty, Wolffer Estate; and foundation supporters New York State Council on the Arts and Suffolk County Film Commission.
