Film Fest in The Hamptons

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Published on Wednesday, 05 October 2011 05:00

Written by L E Shannon

The 19th Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) 2011 runs October 13 - 17, 2011 at the United Artist Theater and Regal East Hampton Cinema 6 in the village of East Hampton, the Bay Street Theatre and Sag Harbor Cinema in Sag Harbor, the Montauk Movie in Montauk, Regal Bay Cinemas in Southampton, and the Hampton Arts Cinema in West Hampton Beach, in New York.

"The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate the Independent film -- long, short, fiction and documentary -- and to introduce a unique, varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to the public.

The Festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all."

The Opening Night Film is Jeff, Who Lives at Home, directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass and starring Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer, Rae Dawn Chong. Jeff, 34, is perfectly content to spend his life in his mother‛s basement. "A call from his exasperated mom begging him to complete a simple errand shakes a begrudging Jeff off the couch. Suddenly, the universe begins to deliver important signs that could unlock his destiny."

The Centerpiece Film is Like Crazy, directed by Drake Doremus and starring Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley, Alex Kingston, Oliver Muirhead. This story of star-crossed love between two students has been a festival favorite ever since Sundance last January.

The Closing Night Film is The Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle. This comedic tribute to silent films is set in 1927, when a new development struck terror into the hearts of actors everywhere: "talking pictures".

Other special screenings are:

Small, Beautifully Moving Parts
dir. Annie Howell, Lisa Robinson
starring Anna Margaret Hollyman, Richard Hoag, André Holland, Mary Beth Peil
This comedy focuses on a woman's relationship to technology as she deals with pregnancy. 

Oranges and Sunshine
dir. Jim Loach
starring Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Richard Dillane, Tara Morice, Tammy Wakefield
A social worker in 1980s England "stumbles upon one of the largest scandals in the United Kingdom in recent memory. [Margaret] Humphreys uncovered the heartbreaking "home children" program, which deported 130,000 youths from the country without the knowledge or consent of their families." Based on a true story. 

The Rum Diary
dir. Bruce Robinson
starring Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins
Depp reboots his Hunter Thompson turn as a 1950s freelance journalist who travels to Puerto Rico for a story.

My Reincarnation
dir. Jennifer Fox
This documentary is the story of exiled Buddhist Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Italian-born son, Yeshe. Yeshe, acknowledged to be the reincarnation of a great Buddhist monk, struggles to reconcile the expectations placed on him with his desire for a normal life, finally making a revelatory decision. The film took 20 years to bring to the screen.

Films of Conflict & Resolution

This year, HIFF recognizes seven stellar films under the esteemed banner of Conflict and Resolution. The films in this program include:

• The 77 Steps, dir. Ibtisam Mara’ana
• Blood in the Mobile, dir. Frank Piasechi Poulson
• The Bully Project, dir. Lee Hirsch
• The Forgiveness of Blood, dir. Josh Marston
• Happy New Year, dir. K Lorrel Manning
• In Heaven, Underground, dir. Britta Wauer
• The Price of Sex, dir. Mimi Chakarova

Per Piacere:  Italian Cinema
HIFF celebrates Italian cinema with six excellent new films, which introduce some of Italy’s most talented artists to the Hamptons audience:

• Corpo Celeste, dir. Alice Rohrwacher
• A Quiet Life, dir. Claudio Cupellini
• Sul Mare, dir. Alessando D’Alatri
• Return to the Aeolian Islands, dir. Giovanna Taviani
• We Have a Pope, dir. Nanni Moretti
• The Wholly Family, dir. Terry Gilliam

A Conversation With
This year HIFF welcomes the following guests to their In Conversation Series:

• David Bailey with Bruce Weber
• Harry Belafonte, moderated by Dick Cavett
• Matthew Broderick, moderated by Alec Baldwin
• Susan Sarandon, moderated by Bob Balaban
• Rufus Wainwright
• Music & Film: A Conversation with Film Composer Carter Burwell

Panels include:

• Art, Love & Mechanics – touches on the film's representation of technology as a mediator for relationships as well as a creative outlet. Panelists are Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson, actor Anna Margaret Hollyman, journalist/author Heather Chaplin and music/sound technologist and composer David B. Smith
• Amnesty International 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion: The Legacy of the American Civil Rights Movement
• Kodak Cinematography Master Class with Edward Lachman
• Rowdy Talks:
  • Creative Sustainability: The Year’s Best Independent Films, & What They Mean For the Business of Low Budget Filmmaking
  • Documentary, Reincarnate

For more information, go to hamptonsfilmfest.org.

Hamptons International Film Festival
October 13 - 17, 2011

United Artist Theater
Regal East Hampton Cinema 6
30 Main Street
East Hampton, NY

Bay Street Theatre
Bay Street at Long Wharf
Sag Harbor, NY

Sag Harbor Cinema
90 Main Street
Sag Harbor, NY

Montauk Movie
3 Edgemere Road
Montauk, NY

Southampton Regal Bay Cinemas
43 Hill Street
Southampton, NY

Hampton Arts Cinema
2 Brook Road
West Hampton Beach, NY

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