Bullheaded, stoic, and scrappy, 17-year-old Mickey Peck lives a codependent existence with her charming, volatile father Hank. But when she falls for Wyatt, a confident newcomer with plans to move to San Francisco, Mickey realizes she wants to leave too. MICKEY AND THE BEAR tells the heartbreaking story of a teenage girl’s emancipation from her […]
Last Weekend at #HIFF25: Screenwriters Lab & ‘Judy Berlin’
April 11, 2017 by Kristin McCracken

The 2017 HIFF Screenwriters Lab was a great success! The 17th edition of the Lab began Friday evening with screenwriters and mentors arriving in Sag Harbor for a weekend of conversation and collaboration. In between one-on-one mentor sessions, the group traveled to the Ross School on Saturday afternoon for a Master Class in screenwriting […]
Filed Under: 25 Years 25 Films, Education, HIFF Behind-the-Scenes, HIFF Events, HIFF Year-Round, HIFF25, Home Page Feature, Screenwriters Lab, Slideshow Tagged With: edie falco, hiff 25, judy berlin, melissa mathison fund, Screenwriters' Lab