HamptonsFilm is pleased to continue to curate the hit screening series NOW SHOWING, featuring acclaimed first-run, art house, independent, and world cinema, available to screen in the privacy of your own home (across the U.S.).
Past Screenings
ABOUT ENDLESSNESS
Directed by Roy Andersson
(2019, Sweden/Germany/Norway, 76 minutes)
Available May 7-13, 2021 (from anywhere in the U.S.)
“Cumulatively exhilarating.” — The New York Times
Now Showing: Recommendations from the Screenwriters Lab Alumni
For over two decades, the HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab has championed the artistic visions of up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world. In honor of our 21st Lab this weekend, we created a watchlist of films that have roots in the Lab.
ROSE PLAYS JULIE (HIFF28)
Directed by Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor
(2019, Ireland/United Kingdom, 100 minutes)
“It’s visceral and elegiac, a perfect slow-burner awash in the blood of old wounds reopened.” — Film Inquiry
A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX
Directed by Rodney Ascher
(2021, USA, 109 minutes)
Available through March 5, 2021
“Are we living in ‘reality,’ or do we all spend our days in an elaborate computer simulation? From director Rodney Ascher, who presented us with the many ways to interpret Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING in 2013’s ROOM 237, comes his latest film, which also scrambles our minds with the abundant theories about how to interpret the world around us.” — David Nugent, Artistic Director
TWO OF US
Directed by Filippo Meneghetti
Starring Barbara Sukowa & Martine Chevallier
(2020, France, 95 minutes)
Available through March 5, 2021
“An electrifying love story that eschews the sentimental tropes often associated with the genre. Full of complexity and empathy, and anchored by Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier’s powerful performances, Filippo Meneghetti’s striking feature film debut indicates the emergence of a remarkable new talent.” — Megan Costello, Programmer
MY LITTLE SISTER
Directed by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
(2020, Switzerland, 100 minutes)
Available January 29-February 5, 2021
“Featuring another incredible performance by one of Germany’s greatest actors, Nina Hoss, MY LITTLE SISTER tells the story of a brother and sister whose bond is tested by a cancer diagnosis. Observant but not exploitative of its subject matter, this wonderfully crafted film solidifies its filmmakers as major talents in international cinema.” — David Nugent, Artistic Director
MAYOR
Directed by David Osit
(2020, USA/UK, 89 minutes)
“A tonally impressive and deeply affecting take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Deftly balancing absurdist wit with edge-of-your-seat suspense, David Osit has crafted one of the finest documentaries of the year.” — Megan Costello, HamptonsFilm Programmer
HARRY CHAPIN:
WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING
Directed by Rick Korn
(2020, USA, 93 minutes)
Available January 15-22, 2021
“An uplifting tribute to an impressive human being.” — The Los Angeles Times
THE REASON I JUMP
Directed by Jerry Rothwell
(2020, UK/USA, 82 minutes)
“Instead of a literal adaptation, Rothwell’s film is a supplement, an echo, a response that enriches the experience of the original work.” — The Hollywood Reporter
ASSASSINS
Directed by Ryan White
(2020, USA, 104 minutes)
“It’s a Kafka-esque and sometimes darkly comic tale of deception and exploitation that makes for a smartly assembled and eminently topical film that arrives at a crucial juncture in world affairs…” — The Hollywood Reporter
COLLECTIVE
Directed by Alexander Nanau
(2019, Romania/Luxembourg, 109 minutes)
“Every now and then a documentary doesn’t just open your eyes but tears you apart. An explosive observational documentary about unfathomable corruption. This is truly a documentary for our times.” — Variety
AMMONITE
Directed by Frances Lee
(2020, UK/Australia/USA, 120 minutes)
“[AMMONITE] is many things, all of them remarkable: a queer romance that finds passion in austerity; a biopic that strips away most details of Anning’s career while honoring its spirit; and a portrait of genius thwarted by gender.” — Wall Street Journal
THE NEST
Directed by Sean Durkin
(2020, UK/Canada, 107 minutes)
“Excellently engineered domestic drama, with characters walking on just the right number of eggshells around each other until they crack wide open.” — Globe and Mail
CODED BIAS
Directed by Shalini Kantayya
(2020, USA, 90 minutes)
“A chilling plunge into Orwellian reality.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Winner: HIF28 New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
Directed by Kirsten Johnson
(2020, USA, 89 minutes)
“For all its playfulness, it’s the real, stinging, joyful, inconvenient reality of life that DICK JOHNSON gives us. It’s a committed act of preservation: a looping, reeling, repeatable act of love.” — Rolling Stone
TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL
Directed by Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger
(2020, USA, 123 minutes)
“Conveys the dizzying sensation of chronicling history while it’s still unfolding.” — Observer
US KIDS
Directed by Kim A. Snyder
(2020, USA, 123 minutes)
Peabody Award-winning director Kim A. Snyder (NEWTOWN) follows teenage activists as they fight for gun control and compel the political system into action. Insightful and rousing, US KIDS chronicles a new generation of youth leaders and their remarkable dedication to enact change.
“Offers a potent testimony to the impact of citizen protest.” — Variety
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