Every year at HIFF, we are honored to welcome many of the directors, cast and crew who have created the terrific films in the lineup. Q&As are scheduled for the following HIFF30 screenings; we hope you will join us to hear the stories behind the storytelling.
Note: This list is a work in progress. All guests’ attendance are subject to change.
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Attending: Director Martin McDonagh, Composer Carter Burwell
• Sunday, October 9, 3:45 PM, East Hampton Middle School
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT
Attending: Director Moses Bwayo
• Saturday, October 8, 2:30 PM, EH Regal UA3
• Sunday, October 9, 11:00 AM, EH Regal UA3
CALL JANE
Attending: Actors Cory Michael Smith, Director of Photography Greta Zozula
• Sunday, October 9, 5:00 PM, EH Regal UA1
THE CAVE OF ADULLAM
Attending: Director Laura Checkoway
• Friday, October 7, 1:15 PM, EH Regal UA4
• Saturday, October 8, 5:00 PM, Southampton Arts Center
CHRISSY JUDY
Attending: Director/Actor Todd Flaherty, Actor Wyatt Fenner
• Sunday, October 9, 8:00 PM, EH Regal UA5
• Monday, October 10, 5:15 PM, EH Regal UA3
DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY AND THE LEGEND OF MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Attending: Director Nancy Buirski, Film Subject Bob Balaban
• Sunday, October 9, 8:45 PM, EH Regal UA3
• Monday, October 10, 2:15 PM, Sag Harbor Cinema 2
DEVOTION
DEVOTION
Attending: director JD Dillard, lead actress Christina Jackson, and producer Rachel Smith
• Sunday, October 9, 12:15 PM, East Hampton Middle School
• (Note: this is the second screening)
THE EXILES
Attending: Directors Ben Klein + Violet Columbus, Subject Christine Choy, Executive Producer Chris Columbus
• Sunday, October 9. 5:30 PM, EH Regal UA3
• Monday, October 10. 1:30 PM, EH Regal UA5
THE FIRE THAT TOOK HER
Attending: Director Patricia E. Gillespie, film subject Bonnie Bowes
• Friday, October 7, 3:30 PM, EH Regal UA3
• Saturday, October 8, 2:15 PM, Southampton Arts Center
THE FOREST MAKER
Attending: Director Volker Schlöndorff
• Friday, October 7, 4:00 PM, EH Regal UA4
• Saturday, October 8, 5:45 PM, Sag Harbor Cinema
FREEDOM ON FIRE
FREEDOM ON FIRE: UKRAINE’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Attending: Director Evgeny Afineevsky
• Saturday, October 8, 5:00 PM, EH Regal UA4
• Sunday, October 9, 2:00 PM, Sag Harbor Cinema 2
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Attending: Director Ryan White, Producer Darryl Frank
• Sunday, October 9, 1:45 PM, EH Regal UA1
• Monday, October 10, 11:30 AM, EH Regal UA3
THE GOOD NURSE
Attending: Film Subject Amy Loughren, Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns
• Sunday, October 16, 5:15 PM, EH Regal UA2
GROUCHO & CAVETT
Attending: Subject Dick Cavett, Director Robert S. Bader, Moderator Alec Baldwin
• Saturday, October 8, 2:00 PM, EH Regal UA4
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Attending: Director Daniel Goldhaber, Screenwriter Jordan Sjol
• Saturday, October 8, 5:45 PM. EH Regal UA3
• Sunday, October 9, 11:30 AM. EH Regal UA3
JANUARY 6TH
JANUARY 6TH
Attending: Directors Jules Naudet + Gédéon Naudet
• Saturday, October 8, 2:45 PM, Sag Harbor Cinema 1
• Monday, October 10, 4:15 PM, EH Regal UA5
KENTUCKY PRIDE
Attending: Accompanying pianist Donald Sosin
• Wednesday, October 12, 5:30 PM, EH Regal UA1
LIFT
Attending: Director David Petersen, Special Advisor Misty Copeland, Subject Steven Melendez, Producer Mary Recine, Executive Producer Jannat Gargi
• Saturday, October 8, 12:00 PM, EH Regal UA2
• Sunday, October 9, 10:30 AM, EH Regal UA4
LIVING: Opening Night Film
Attending: Director Oliver Hermanus
• Friday, October 7, 7:00 PM, East Hampton Middle School
LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BLACK & BLUES
Attending: Director Sacha Jenkins
• Saturday, October 8, 6:30 PM, Sag Harbor Cinema 1
NAKED GARDENS
Attending: Directors Patrick Bresnan + Ivete Lucas
• Saturday, October 8, 8:00 PM, EH Regal UA5
• Sunday, October 9, 8:00 PM, Sag Harbor Cinema 2
NANNY
Attending: Director Nikyatu Jusu, Actor Anna Diop
• Monday, October 10, 2:00 PM, EH Regal UA2
• (Note: this is the second screening)
ONE FINE MORNING
ONE FINE MORNING
Attending: Director Mia Hansen-Løve
• Monday, October 10, 5:30 PM, EH Regal UA1
OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL
Attending: Director Ellie Foumbi, Actor Souleymane Sy Savane
• Saturday, October 8, 8:30 PM. EH Regal UA4
• Monday, October 10, 4:30 PM, EH Regal UA4
PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME
Attending: Directors Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg, Actors Crystal Reed, Mike Doyle, Kenneth Tigar and Damian Young, Film Subject Roger Sharpe, producers Rob Pfaltzgraff, Lana Link, Stacey Parks, Summer Crockett Moore, and Tony Glazer
• Saturday, October 8, 11:15 AM, East Hampton Middle School
• Sunday, October 9, 2:30 PM, Sag Harbor Cinema 1
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY
Attending: Director Markie Hancock, Producer Kathryn Gregorio
• Thursday, October 13, 7:30 PM, EH Regal UA1
PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS
Attending: Director Sinead O’Shea
• Saturday, October 15, 5:00 PM, EH Regal UA2
• Sunday, October 16, 2:30 PM, EH Regal UA2
THE QUIET EPIDEMIC
Attending: Directors Lindsay Keys + Winslow Crane-Murdoch, Producer Chris Hegedus
• Sunday, October 16, 11:00 AM, EH Regal UA1
R.M.N.
R.M.N.
Attending: Director Cristian Mungiu
• Tuesday, October 11, 5:15 PM, EH Regal UA2
A RADICAL LIFE
Attending: Director Ricki Stern
• Sunday, October 9, 1:15 PM, EH Regal UA4
• Monday, October 10, 11:00 AM, EH Regal UA4
RAYMOND & RAY
Attending: Director Rodrigo García
• Saturday, October 8, 11:00 AM, EH Regal UA4
RETROGRADE
Attending: Director Matthew Heineman, Producer Caitlin McNally
• Monday, October 10, 2:00 PM. EH Regal UA4
RETURN TO SEOUL
Attending: Director Davy Chou, Actor Park Ji-min
• Friday, October 14, 2:15 PM, EH Regal UA2
RODEO
Attending: Director Lola Quivoron, Writer/Actor Antonia Buresi
• Saturday, October 15, 2:00 PM, EH Regal UA2
ROSALINE
ROSALINE
Attending: Director Karen Maine, Actor Kaitlyn Dever, Screenwriter Michael H. Weber, Producer Shawn Levy
• Sunday, October 9, 8:15 PM, EH Regal UA1
Attending: Screenwriter Michael H. Weber
• Monday, October 10, 11:15 AM, EH Regal UA2
THE SAME STORM
Attending: Director Peter Hedges, Actors Cory Michael Smith + Raúl Castillo
• Monday, October 10, 2:30 PM, EH Regal UA1
Shorts Program: CONFLICT & RESOLUTION
Attending: Directors Cynthia Wade + Sharon Liese (THE FLAGMAKERS), Josh Seftel (STRANGER AT THE GATE), Sarah McCarthy + film subject Anastasia Schevchenko (ANASTASIA)
• Friday, October 7, 4:30 PM, EH Regal UA5
Shorts Program: DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Attending: Directors Haley Elizabeth Anderson + Kyle Thrash, Film Subject Michael Thompson (THE SENTENCE OF MICHAEL THOMPSON), Director Shuli Huang + Sound Designer Jingxi Guo (WILL YOU LOOK AT ME)
• Sunday, October 9, 2:00 PM, EH Regal UA5
Shorts Program: NARRATIVE COMPETITION
Attending: Director Crystal Kayiza + Producer Brit Fryer (REST STOP), Director Hazel McKibbin (SHE ALWAYS WINS), Producer Rodrigo Díaz (THE MELTING CREATURES)
• Saturday, October 8, 3:00 PM, EH Regal UA5
Shorts Program: Views from Long Island
Attending: Director John Madere + Producer Ruth Mamaril (ROCCO UP), Director Ben Potter (THE ROLLING EAST)
• Thursday, October 13, 5:30 PM, EH Regal UA2
Attending: Director John Madere and Producer Ruth Mamaril (ROCCO UP), Director Ben Potter (THE ROLLING EAST), Director Pepi Ginsberg (THE PASS), Director Emily Sundberg (THE END)
• Saturday, October 15, 1:30 PM, EH Regal UA1
THE SON
THE SON: Centerpiece Film
Attending: TBA
• Sunday, October 9, 7:00 PM, East Hampton Middle School
SR.: Closing Night Film
Attending: Director Chris Smith
• Saturday, October 15, 7:15 PM, EH Regal UA1
SUMMER WITH HOPE
Attending: Director Sadaf Foroughi, Producer Kiarash Anvari
• Saturday, October 8, 11:15 AM, EH Regal UA3
• Sunday, October 9, 2:15 PM, EH Regal UA3
TILL
Attending: Screenwriter/Producer: Keith Beauchamp
• Wednesday, October 12, 7:45 PM, EH Regal UA1
THE VOLCANO: RESCUE FROM WHAKAARI
Attending: Director Rory Kennedy, Producer/Writers Mark Bailey + Dallas Rexer, Editor Jawad Metni
• Saturday, October 8, 5:15 PM, EH Regal UA1
• Sunday, October 9, 5:30 PM, Sag Harbor Cinema
WHO INVITED CHARLIE?
Attending: Director Xavier Manrique, Screenwriter Nicholas Schutt, Producer Jason Dubin, Executive Producer David Frankel, Actors Adam Pally, Jordana Brewster, Reid Scott, Peter Dager, Rhys Coiro
• Saturday, October 8, 2:15 PM, East Hampton Middle School
• Sunday, October 9, 2:00 PM, Southampton Arts Center
Winick Talk: A MORNING WITH CHRIS COLUMBUS
Attending: Chris Columbus
Moderator: Michael H. Weber
• Monday, October 10, 10:00 AM, Rowdy Hall
Winick Talk: DOCUMENTING DEMOCRACY
Attending: Sarah McCarthy + Anastasia Schevchenko (ANASTASIA), Moses Bwayo (BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT), Ben Klein + Violet Columbus (THE EXILES), Evgeny Afineevsky (FREEDOM ON FIRE: UKRAINE’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM), Jules Naudet + Gédéon Naudet (JANUARY 6TH)
Moderator: Addie Morfoot, Variety
• Sunday, October 9, 10:00 AM, Rowdy Hall
Winick Talk: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Attending: Directors Daniel Kwan + Daniel Scheinert, Breakthrough Artist Stephanie Hsu
Moderator: Producer Jonathan Wang
• Saturday, October 8, 10:00 AM, Rowdy Hall
WOMEN TALKING: Centerpiece Film
Attending: Actors Judith Ivey and Sheila McCarthy
• Tuesday, October 11, 8:00 PM, EH Regal UA1
