8- A Special Benefit Evening with Mira Nair
Benefit Screening of 8
Feature Narrative, 2008, 103 min
Directed by: Abderrahmane Sissako, Mira Nair, Wim Wenders, Jane Campion, Gaspar Noe, Jan Kounen, Gus Van Sant and Gael Garcia Bernal
Interests: Drama, Politics
The Hamptons International Film Festival is proud to present a special benefit screening and US premiere of the film '8', an unprecedented collection of short films by 8 world-renowned directors (including Mira Nair, Wim Wenders, Jane Campion and Gus Van Sant) each taking on one of the 8 “Millennium Development Goals” for 2015, adopted by 191 countries. Director Mira Nair will be with us to present the film and share the work of MAISHA, her non-profit African Film Lab established to empower emerging artists in the region. Please join us for this premiere screening with Mira Nair present for a post-screening Q&A; moderated by Rajendra Roy, Chief Curator of Film at MoMA, at our regular Spotlight price. Or support the Maisha Foundation with a $75 package which includes the film screening and an exclusive cocktail reception from 4-6pm at a private residence in East Hampton with Mira Nair and special guests. (Details to follow) We hope you can join us! 100% of the proceeds for this evening will be donated to Maisha Film Lab. Maisha (which means ‘life’ in Kiswahili) is a groundbreaking filmmakers’ training program founded by acclaimed director Mira Nair and based in Kampala, Uganda. Maisha’s mission is to nurture and support emerging film professionals from East Africa by offering intensives in screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound, and acting. Our motto is: “if we don’t tell our own stories, no one else will.” Read More
Benefit Screening of 8
Feature Narrative, 2008, 103 min
Directed by: Abderrahmane Sissako, Mira Nair, Wim Wenders, Jane Campion, Gaspar Noe, Jan Kounen, Gus Van Sant and Gael Garcia Bernal
Interests: Drama, Politics
The Hamptons International Film Festival is proud to present a special benefit screening and US premiere of the film '8', an unprecedented collection of short films by 8 world-renowned directors (including Mira Nair, Wim Wenders, Jane Campion and Gus Van Sant) each taking on one of the 8 “Millennium Development Goals” for 2015, adopted by 191 countries. Director Mira Nair will be with us to present the film and share the work of MAISHA, her non-profit African Film Lab established to empower emerging artists in the region. Please join us for this premiere screening with Mira Nair present for a post-screening Q&A; moderated by Rajendra Roy, Chief Curator of Film at MoMA, at our regular Spotlight price. Or support the Maisha Foundation with a $75 package which includes the film screening and an exclusive cocktail reception from 4-6pm at a private residence in East Hampton with Mira Nair and special guests. (Details to follow) We hope you can join us! 100% of the proceeds for this evening will be donated to Maisha Film Lab. Maisha (which means ‘life’ in Kiswahili) is a groundbreaking filmmakers’ training program founded by acclaimed director Mira Nair and based in Kampala, Uganda. Maisha’s mission is to nurture and support emerging film professionals from East Africa by offering intensives in screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound, and acting. Our motto is: “if we don’t tell our own stories, no one else will.” Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 8:30PM | Guild Hall |
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Abbie Cancelled
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 16 min
Directed by: Jessica Burstein and Robbie Norris
Plays In: New York Women in Film and Television Short Film Program
When their mutual friend cancels at the last minute, two very different couples are forced to endure a cringingly awkward dinner party involving broken chairs, media job-hunting and recreational huffing. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 16 min
Directed by: Jessica Burstein and Robbie Norris
Plays In: New York Women in Film and Television Short Film Program
When their mutual friend cancels at the last minute, two very different couples are forced to endure a cringingly awkward dinner party involving broken chairs, media job-hunting and recreational huffing. Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 11:00AM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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| Sun, Oct 11, 1:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2008, 102 min
Directed by: Vikram Jayanti
Interests: Art & Artists, Biography, Documentary, Experimental, Music Films
Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer. Director Vikram Jayanti overlays unprecedented personal interviews with harrowing court footage and original music recordings to create a dizzying portrait of genius and insanity, and a profound insight into a notorious subject. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2008, 102 min
Directed by: Vikram Jayanti
Interests: Art & Artists, Biography, Documentary, Experimental, Music Films
Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer. Director Vikram Jayanti overlays unprecedented personal interviews with harrowing court footage and original music recordings to create a dizzying portrait of genius and insanity, and a profound insight into a notorious subject. Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 9:15PM | UA East Hampton Theater 5 |
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| Sat, Oct 10, 8:15PM | UA East Hampton Theater 5 |
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Ajami
Golden Starfish Award Narrative Competition
Feature Narrative, 2009, 120 min
Directed by: Scandar Copti and Yaron Shan
Interests: Drama
A powerful crime drama set on the mean streets of Jaffa’s Ajami neighborhood — a melting pot of cultures and conflicting views among Jews, Muslims and Christians — and jointly directed by an Israeli, Yaron Shani, and a Palestinian, Scandar Copti. Read More
Golden Starfish Award Narrative Competition
Feature Narrative, 2009, 120 min
Directed by: Scandar Copti and Yaron Shan
Interests: Drama
A powerful crime drama set on the mean streets of Jaffa’s Ajami neighborhood — a melting pot of cultures and conflicting views among Jews, Muslims and Christians — and jointly directed by an Israeli, Yaron Shani, and a Palestinian, Scandar Copti. Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 2:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 3 |
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| Sat, Oct 10, 3:30PM | UA East Hampton Theater 5 |
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Akash
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 12 min
Directed by: Ash Bhalla
Plays In: Student Awards Showcase & Making Your First Short Panel
Akash lives with his mother, father, grandmother and five sisters in rural India. He is approximately 13 years old, and the people of his village believe that he has the ability to invoke the goddess Durga. This documentary follows Akash's transition from boy into deity, a process that has never before been witnessed by an outsider or been committed to film. Read More
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 12 min
Directed by: Ash Bhalla
Plays In: Student Awards Showcase & Making Your First Short Panel
Akash lives with his mother, father, grandmother and five sisters in rural India. He is approximately 13 years old, and the people of his village believe that he has the ability to invoke the goddess Durga. This documentary follows Akash's transition from boy into deity, a process that has never before been witnessed by an outsider or been committed to film. Read More
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| Sat, Oct 10, 1:45PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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All My Dreams on VHS
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 13 min
Directed by: Timothy X Atack
Plays In: Comedy Shorts
Interests: Comedy, Romance
Using the latest cutting edge technology, James is able to record his dreams onto videotapes. He shows off his library to his date Erica, until she stumbles upon another batch of tapes he might be less eager to brag about. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 13 min
Directed by: Timothy X Atack
Plays In: Comedy Shorts
Interests: Comedy, Romance
Using the latest cutting edge technology, James is able to record his dreams onto videotapes. He shows off his library to his date Erica, until she stumbles upon another batch of tapes he might be less eager to brag about. Read More
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| Sat, Oct 10, 9:30PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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| Mon, Oct 12, 5:45PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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Applause
Scandinavian Focus , Golden Starfish Award Narrative Competition
Feature Narrative, 2009, 85 min
Directed by: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
Recently divorced Thea is struggling to give up drinking and regain custody of her two boys. But staying on the wagon isn't easy when every night she receives clamorous applause from audiences for stage performances that all-to-closely resemble the former self that she is trying to leave behind. Read More
Scandinavian Focus , Golden Starfish Award Narrative Competition
Feature Narrative, 2009, 85 min
Directed by: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
Recently divorced Thea is struggling to give up drinking and regain custody of her two boys. But staying on the wagon isn't easy when every night she receives clamorous applause from audiences for stage performances that all-to-closely resemble the former self that she is trying to leave behind. Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 4:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 2 |
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| Sat, Oct 10, 2:45PM | UA East Hampton Theater 2 |
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| Sun, Oct 11, 5:00PM | Montauk Movie Theater |
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Audience Award Winner: Documentary
World Cinema
Feature Documentary,
Audience and Jury Award winners will be announced at our Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 11th and rescreened on Monday. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Documentary,
Audience and Jury Award winners will be announced at our Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 11th and rescreened on Monday. Read More
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| Mon, Oct 12, 7:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 2 |
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Audience Award Winner: Narrative
World Cinema
Feature Narrative,
Audience and Jury Award winners will be announced at our Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 11th and rescreened on Monday. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Narrative,
Audience and Jury Award winners will be announced at our Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 11th and rescreened on Monday. Read More
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| Mon, Oct 12, 5:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 4 |
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Beloved
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 8 min
Directed by: Will Frears
Precedes: The Good Soldier
Acclaimed actress Chloe Sevigny stars in the moving portrait of a recently widowed soldier's wife who visits her husband's grave. HIFF alum director Will Frears deftly captures both the sorrow, and hope of a situation faced by so many young Americans. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 8 min
Directed by: Will Frears
Precedes: The Good Soldier
Acclaimed actress Chloe Sevigny stars in the moving portrait of a recently widowed soldier's wife who visits her husband's grave. HIFF alum director Will Frears deftly captures both the sorrow, and hope of a situation faced by so many young Americans. Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 11:15AM | UA East Hampton Theater 5 |
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| Sat, Oct 10, 4:30PM | UA Southampton |
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The Berlin Wall
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 15 min
Directed by: Paul Cotter
Precedes: Rabbit a la Berlin
Werner Schlomerkemper, 72, has decided to rebuild the Berlin Wall in his backyard. Read More
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 15 min
Directed by: Paul Cotter
Precedes: Rabbit a la Berlin
Werner Schlomerkemper, 72, has decided to rebuild the Berlin Wall in his backyard. Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 1:15PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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| Sat, Oct 10, 5:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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Best Served Cold - Shorts
Short Films
Program, 87 min
The revenge tale has been Hollywood fodder since its earliest days, and produced some of film history’s most lasting works: VIRGIN SPRING, BEN-HUR, MEMENTO, KILL BILL, the list could go on and on. Come indulge in this dark series of neo-noirs and their unique renditions of the classic revenge story. Read More
Short Films
Program, 87 min
The revenge tale has been Hollywood fodder since its earliest days, and produced some of film history’s most lasting works: VIRGIN SPRING, BEN-HUR, MEMENTO, KILL BILL, the list could go on and on. Come indulge in this dark series of neo-noirs and their unique renditions of the classic revenge story. Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 10:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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| Sun, Oct 11, 10:30PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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Big River Man
Golden Starfish Award Documentary Competition
Feature Documentary, 2009, 100 min
Directed by: John Maringouin
Interests: Action-Adventure, Documentary, Environmental Issues & Nature Films
In BIG RIVER MAN, documentarian John Maringouin intrepidly follows unlikely long distance swimming champion Martin Strel on his journey to complete the world's longest ever swim: the Amazon River. The adventure of a lifetime, the film follows the swimmer and his team on their wildly dangerous and life-altering journey. Read More
Golden Starfish Award Documentary Competition
Feature Documentary, 2009, 100 min
Directed by: John Maringouin
Interests: Action-Adventure, Documentary, Environmental Issues & Nature Films
In BIG RIVER MAN, documentarian John Maringouin intrepidly follows unlikely long distance swimming champion Martin Strel on his journey to complete the world's longest ever swim: the Amazon River. The adventure of a lifetime, the film follows the swimmer and his team on their wildly dangerous and life-altering journey. Read More
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| Sat, Oct 10, 9:45PM | UA East Hampton Theater 4 |
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| Sun, Oct 11, 12:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 4 |
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Birth
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 12 min
Directed by: Signe Baumane
Plays In: New York Women in Film and Television Short Film Program
Interests: Animation, Comedy, Women's Interest
Acclaimed animator Signe Baumane takes on the topic of teen pregnancy with her signature animation style and comically frank approach to sexuality. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 12 min
Directed by: Signe Baumane
Plays In: New York Women in Film and Television Short Film Program
Interests: Animation, Comedy, Women's Interest
Acclaimed animator Signe Baumane takes on the topic of teen pregnancy with her signature animation style and comically frank approach to sexuality. Read More
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| Fri, Oct 09, 11:00AM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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| Sun, Oct 11, 1:00PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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Blackwater
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 30 min
Directed by: Konstantinos Frangopoulos
Plays In: Student Awards Showcase & Making Your First Short Panel
A male nightmare. Living under the shadow of your loved one isnít a safe thing. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 30 min
Directed by: Konstantinos Frangopoulos
Plays In: Student Awards Showcase & Making Your First Short Panel
A male nightmare. Living under the shadow of your loved one isnít a safe thing. Read More
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| Sat, Oct 10, 1:45PM | UA East Hampton Theater 6 |
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