Hamptons Doc Fest and Southampton Arts Center will present a special sneak preview of “Attica,” from SHOWTIME Documentary Films on Sunday, October 17, at 5 PM. The powerful new documentary film directed and produced by Emmy Award winner Stanley Nelson, co-directed and produced by Traci Curry, and written by Nelson, recounts the tragic Attica prison uprising of September 9 to 13, 1971. Read More
By Annette Hinkle
Marking the rebellion’s 50th anniversary, the film highlights, how on September 9, 1971, more than 1,200 inmates in the upstate New York State maximum security prison, protesting living conditions, took control of the prison yard and held 39 prison guards hostage over four days, summoning public figures to serve as mediators. Read More
https://sagharborexpress.com/hamptons-doc-fest-screens-new-film-on-attica-prison-uprising/
People either loved or hated the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets, there was no in between.
It’s the polarizing nature of that Mets team that will be featured in ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 docuseries, “Once Upon A Time In Queens,” which the Hamptons Doc Fest will co-present with the Southampton Arts Center this Friday, September 10, in a special, free outdoor screening Read More
Hamptons Doc Fest and the Southampton Arts Center are presenting a special screening of Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz (1978) - which Rolling Stone Magazine lauded as "the single greatest concert movie of all time" - on Sunday, June 27. The screening will be preceded by a live performance of the band JL Rolls the Dice. Read more
Hamptons Doc Fest is celebrating Mother's Day by launching a virtual screening of Her Name Is Chef, a new documentary that explores changing gender roles in restaurant kitchens and the struggle women face rising to the title of Chef. The film will be available to view via the Doc Fest website from Sunday, May 9 through Sunday, May 23. Read More
Celebrate Earth Day with Hamptons Doc Fest’s Doc Equinox.
Playing with Sharks captures the life of Valerie Taylor, a fearless diver, cinematographer and pioneering conservationist whose work would forever change the world’s understanding of the ocean’s most magnificent apex predators. Read More
https://www.danspapers.com/2021/04/earth-day-hamptons-doc-fest-doc-equinox/
Jacqui Lofaro Talks Hamptons Doc Fest’s Docs Equinox
"It's our annual spring film series, which we label Docs Equinox. Our first one was about five years ago. It was our way of celebrating Earth Day with some environmental films. It is something that is near and dear to us.” Read More
Hamptons Doc Fest Presents Earth Day Docs Equinox April 22-25
The festival is celebrating Earth Day in a big way this year with three highly illuminating environmental films that shed a clear light on the human connection to our planet. Read more
https://www.27east.com/arts/hamptons-doc-fest-presents-earth-day-docs-equinox-april-22-25-1769080/
Hamptons Art Network’s 2021 THAW Fest To Feature Virtual Screenings, Workshops, Concerts and much more.
While the majority of the 4th Annual THAW Fest will take place digitally, the month-long Hamptons Art Network festival is still offering a wide array of engaging, entertaining events. Read More
Frederick Wiseman’s documentary films offer an unparalleled, panoramic vision of society. He was the recipient of The Hamptons Doc Fest Career Achievement Award this year and his 45th feature, “City Hall,” screened at our all virtual festival. Read article
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/magazine/frederick-wiseman-documentaries.html
Islanders who’ve grown accustomed to hunkering down during the pandemic and now the onset of cold weather have the opportunity to enjoy one of the South Fork’s favorite film festivals without even venturing onto the ferry. The 13th annual Hamptons Doc Fest has announced that this year’s festival will all be online, expanded from five to 10 days, with a full slate of 35 documentaries running Dec. 4-13. Read More
This year’s Hamptons Doc Fest, launching Friday, Dec. 4, had planned an expanded program at multiple cinemas, but it will instead present a slate of 28 features and seven shorts virtually, over a 10-day period. Now in its 13th year, the festival will, as always, present a diverse lineup of documentaries covering politics, history, science, biography, social justice, the environment, and the arts. Read More
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/arts/20201125/hamptons-doc-fest-goes-virtual-10-days-streaming
The Hamptons Doc Fest is pleased to announce the full film slate for its 13th year, expanded from 5 days to 10 days and running online December 4-13. The festival will kick off its virtual run on Friday, December 4th at 7pm EST with Sam Pollard’s MLK/FBI. Just because movie theaters and other venues aren’t open to their full capacity, or at all, doesn’t mean that we can’t still enjoy what we love. Read more
https://geekvibesnation.com/the-hamptons-doc-fest-2020-film-lineup
The festival’s 13th edition will run Dec. 4-13 online and will include a tribute to Frederick Wiseman, this year’s recipient of the D.A. Pennebaker Award for excellence over a career in documentary filmmaking. Wiseman’s latest documentary, "City Hall," will screen as part of the festival. Read More
https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/hamptons-doc-fest-frederick-wiseman-1.50049355
Documentary Recalls Two Legendary Newspaper Columnists
“Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists” (2018, 106 min.) follows the lives, triumphs and tragedies, and five-decade careers of two brilliant, gritty and controversial New York City newspaper columnists — Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill — in the great era of print journalism, writing for the New York Herald Tribune, Daily News, New York Post and Newsday. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/documentary-recalls-two-legendary-newspaper-columnists-1721829/
Knoedler's Art Forgery Scandal on Film by Mark Segal
Since the start of the shutdown, the Fest Fave series of HDF has been making memorable documentaries and interviews with filmmakers available for online viewing. New this week is “Driven to Abstraction,” Daria Price’s documentary about the $80 million forgery scandal that stunned the art world and led to the collapse of Knoedler & Co., which had operated in Manhattan since 1846. Read More
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/index.php/arts/202093/knoedlers-art-forgery-scandal-film
Driven To Abstraction: Documentary Explores The Opaque World Of The High End Art Market by Annette Hinkle
The murky realm of shady art deals is the subject of “Driven to Abstraction,” Daria Price’s documentary was screened last December as part of the Hamptons Doc Fest, and beginning Sept. 2, will also be available on the festival’s website, along with a video of the Q&A with Price that followed the screening. Read more
Mid-week Cinema Treat by Annette Hinkle
The newest film to join the lineup on May 6, is Stanley Nelson’s “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.” The film covers the rise and fall of the black nationalist organization and was screened as part of the 2015 festival where Nelson received the festival’s Career Achievement Award. Read more
https://sagharborexpress.com/mid-week-cinema-treat/?wallit_nosession=1
Hamptons Doc Fest Debuts Weekly "Fest Favorite" Series
Hamptons Doc Fest's new series will offer a virtual mid-week treat for all. "We plan to stay connected to our documentary fans no matter what," Jacqui Lofaro, Hamptons Doc Fest Executive Director, shared. Read more
Hamptons Doc Fest offering free online viewing of past selections. The Hamptons Doc Fest has arranged for free online viewing of one of its past selections, “Penny and Red: The Life of Secretariat’s Owner.” We want to stay connected to our fans, Lofaro said. Read more
https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/hamptons-doc-fest-penny-and-red-1.43436925
Filmmaker Susan Lacy Takes On Fashion Icon Ralph Lauren In Documentary ‘Very Ralph’
Throughout her 30-plus year career in biographical filmmaking, one type of personality Susan Lacy had never before tackled was someone who worked in the fashion industry — until now. “Fashion is not the world I live in,” Lacy said, “particularly with someone like Ralph, who is not a designer who works the same way other designers work. Read More
Jacqui Lofaro On The 2019 Hamptons Doc Fest, The Many Local Ties Of This Year’s Festival, And More
The next big one that's really terrific is Gay Chorus Deep South and that's receiving the Sloan Shelton Human Rights Award. I've seen it now three or four times and I cry each time. It's about the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and they go on a tour to the American Deep South, because they decide what is the point of staying in San Francisco? Read More
Doc Fest Film Explores USA Gymnastics Scandal
In 2016, USA Gymnastics was rocked by the shocking revelation that national team doctor Larry Nassar had been abusing young athletes for decades. “At The Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal” is a documentary that reveals a dangerous system that prioritized winning over everything else, including protecting young female athletes. Read More
Gearing Up For The Doc Fest
“Selecting the very best docs for our 2019 program was both challenging and rewarding,” said festival founder and executive director Jacqui Lofaro. “With screen space for about 30 films, it’s always a mountain to climb to chose. We believe our festival picks are among the best and most compelling stories, many unique and untold, but each the spark for new thinking. Read More
Love Explored In Documentary Short
According to a press release, “‘What is Love?’ is a documentary about love and its many meanings. Love is a word we all use, but rarely stop and try to define. ‘What Is Love?’ asks this question of people from all walks of life, ages, sexualities, and cultures. They speak from the depths of years of experience, from the freshness of youth, from the battlegrounds and successes of love. Read More
‘Citizen K:’ The Richest Man In Russia
“Whether it’s Putin’s Russia, Enron, the war in Afghanistan, Julian Assange, Scientology, or the perils of Silicon Valley, Alex Gibney has tackled some of the most complex and most defining issues of our time with a unique blend of courage, depth, and limpidity,” D’Agnolo Vallan said. “His contribution to our understanding of the world around us is invaluable.” Read More
A Tribute To Penny
Hamptons Doc Fest honors Sag Harbor’s acclaimed cinéma vérité pioneer. DA Pennebaker, known by just about everyone local as Penny, lived his life through cinematography, and he and his wife created films that are still talked about today. The International Movie Database lists 63 director credits. Read More
Audrey Flack, Finally Seen
“Queen of Hearts” opens with Flack mounting a stepladder in faded cutoff shorts and bare feet, reaching up to apply paint to an oversize canvas filled with literal Ruben-esque figures and Superman and Supergirl flying above in a Baroque flourish. Read More
Hamptons DOC FEST 2019 Explores Truth in Cinema
Founder Jacqui Lofaro discusses this year's highlights and her passion for documentaries. Who doesn’t love a well-told story? nd nothing is more fascinating than a story that is true, based on facts, interviews and first-hand accounts. Truth is always stranger than fiction! Read More
What to see at this year's Hamptons Doc Fest.
Remember when documentaries were the last thing moviegoers wanted to see? Not anymore. Non-fiction films are booming in popularity, thanks to an increasing appetite for content about politics, current affairs, history and famous figures. Riding that wave locally is the Hamptons Doc Fest, now in its 12th year. Read More
DA Pennebaker, Trailblazing Filmmaker, Honored At Hamptons Doc Fest.
“For me, it’s honoring Penny’s groundbreaking contribution to moviemaking,” Hegedus said of the award. “He was part of a group of filmmakers that engineered the first sync-sound portable camera system that enabled you to follow the drama that was happening in real life, as it happens. Read More
Interview with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, the director of Toni Morrison The Pieces That I Am.
“I think that Toni trusted me, and I think she understood the power of film,” he said. “She understood that drama and film and something like a documentary had a certain impact that other forms don’t.” Read More
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am" To Open Hamptons Doc Fest’s Fall Season.
The film provides an intimate look at the life and works of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner. Interviews with long-time editor Robert Gottlieb, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Hilton Als, Walter Mosley and Oprah Winfrey. Read more
Jacqui Lofaro, the executive director of Hamptons Doc Fest, said, “Penny pushed limits to capture human nature, never judging or manipulating. His cinéma vérité style placed viewers in the moment, watching life unfold. Losing Penny leaves us without our North Star.”
https://easthamptonstar.com/201988/da-pennebaker-filmmaking-giant
Reliving The Great Era Of Journalism With Jimmy Breslin And Pete Hamill
In the great era of print journalism two brilliant, gritty and controversial New York City newspapermen—Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill. Read More
The Hamptons Doc Fest is celebrating spring with documentaries about farming, jazz, and journalists.
Each film will be followed by a discussion. The Spring Docs series will kick off with two screenings on Sunday April 28 at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor . Read more
https://easthamptonstar.com/arts/2019-05-16/hamptons-doc-fests-new-spring-series
Spring Documentaries Explore Farming, Jazz And Newspaper Legends read more
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Life Celebrated at Parrish Art Museum read more
https://indyeastend.com/arts/arts-arts/film-reflects-on-artist-who-helped-define-an-era/
Title: Parrish Art Museum And Hamptons Doc Fest Partnering For "The Artist’s Lens" Series read more
Title: An Ode to Guitar Heroes' Hero at Hamptons Doc Fest read more
https://easthamptonstar.com/Arts/20181204/Ode-Guitar-Heroe-Hero
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest: New Name, Same Goals read more
https://indyeastend.com/arts/entertainment/hamptons-doc-fest-new-name-same-goals/
Title: National Geographic Documentary "Free Solo" Wins Long And Mattone Audience Award At Hamptons Doc Fest read more
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest To Highlight "Jane Fonda In Five Acts," "Carmine Street Guitars," "To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor," "Free Solo" And More read more
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Hosts 11th Film Festival with a New Name read more
https://hamptonsarthub.com/2018/11/26/events-top-east-end-things-to-do-through-december-2-2018/
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest: New Name, Same Entertaining Mission read more
https://www.danspapers.com/2018/11/hamptons-doc-fest-new-name/
Title: Hamptons Documentary Film Festival Returns with New Name & Five Days of Films read more
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest: A New Name and A New Decade of “All Docs, All Year” read more
https://www.eastendbeacon.com/hamptons-doc-fest-a-new-name-and-a-new-decade-of-all-docs-all-year/
Title: Longstanding Film Festival Unveils New Identity: Hamptons Doc Fest read more
Title: Documentary On Terrence McNally Opens Hamptons Doc Fest read more
Title: To A More Perfect Union: U.S. V. Windsor' Details Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Decision read more
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Sets Opening Films, Sheila Nevins Tribute read more
Title: 10th Annual Hamptons Doc Fest Features Lana Jokel's Nathan Slate Joseph Documentary Among Five Days Of Films
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Offers All Docs All Day read more
https://indyeastend.com/arts/entertainment/ht2ff-offers-all-docs-all-day/
Title: First Amendment Among Equals at Doc Fest
https://easthamptonstar.com/Arts/20171205/First-Amendment-Among-Equals-Doc-Fest
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Honors Liz Garbus
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Founder Jacqui Lofaro On the festival’s 10th Anniversary, The New Community Day, And More
Title: 'The Opera House' Wins Top Award At Hamptons Doc Fest
Title: Douglas Elliman Sponsoring Hamptons Doc Fest Community Day
Title: Documentary Film Festival Expands and Adds Awards to Mark 10th Anniversary
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Presents Five Days of Documentaries at Bay Street Theater
http://www.danspapers.com/2017/11/ht2ff-documentaries-bay-street-theater/
Title: Passion for Docs Keeps Growing in Hamptons Doc Fest’s 10th Year
http://www.eastendbeacon.com/passion-for-docs-keeps-growing-in-hamptons-take-2-film-fests-10th-year/
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Will Take Viewers on a Trip Back in Time with “Letters From Baghdad”
Title: Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival To Celebrate Filmmaker Alex Gibney
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Honors Alex Gibney
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Hits Bay Street December 1
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Announces Winner
http://sagharboronline.com/hamptons-take-2-documentary-film-festival-announces-winner/
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Celebrates Those Who Celebrate The American Masters
Title: Lana Jokel on her documentary "A Moment In Time"
http://www.fairweathermag.com/fairweatherfilm/2016/11/1/lana-jokel-a-moment-in-time
Title: Q&A w/ Jacqui LoFaro, executive director of Hamptons Doc Fest
http://www.fairweathermag.com/fairweatherfilm/2016/11/1/jacqui-lofaro
Title: Stanley Nelson on His Mission as a Filmmaker & Receiving the Hamptons Take 2 Career Achievement Award
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest: No common themes"
Title: 'Black Panthers': A Cautionary, Revelatory Tale, As Told By Stanley Nelson Jr.
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest To Honor Stanley Nelson
Title: 8th Hamptons Doc Fest Promises All Docs All Day
Title: Showcase Vitality of the Documentary
http://easthamptonstar.com/Lead-c/2/Showcase-Vitality-Documentary
Academy-award winning documentary filmmaker received our Career Achievement Award at 2014 Hamptons Doc Fest
Title: 5 Must-See Movies at Hamptons Doc Fest
http://lipulse.com/2015/11/27/5-must-see-movies-at-hamptons-take-2-documentary-film-festival/
Featured festival article by Michelle Trauring in the Southampton Press
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest to Honor Stanley Nelson
http://sagharboronline.com/hamptons-take-2-documentary-film-festival-to-honor-stanley-nelson/
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Captures History
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Sag-Harbor/131754/HT2FF-Captures-History
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Back for Eighth Year
http://hamptonsarthub.com/2015/12/02/hamptons-take-2-documentary-festival-back-for-eighth-year/
Feature article in Dan's Papers by Judy Klinghoffer
http://www.danspapers.com/2014/11/hamptons-take-2-documentary-film-festival-opens-with-a-big-beat/
Feature article by Michelle Trauring in Southampton Press
Title: Alexander Calder’s Mobiles Come To Life in Film by Roger Sherman.
Title: Over 30 Films Screening As Part Of Hamptons Doc Fest
Title: Ever Since Pam Am 103: Sag Harbor Premiere’s Reminder of Lessons Unlearned
Title: Small Film Festivals Showcase America’s Cultural Landscape
http://www.eastendbeacon.com/2015/09/23/small-film-festivals-showcase-americas-cultural-landscape/
Featured article by Elise D'Haene in Dan's Paper
http://www.danspapers.com/2011/11/hamptons-take-two-documentary-film-festival/
Title: Hamptons Doc Fest Opens December 3
http://www.danspapers.com/2015/11/hamptons-take-2-documentary-film-festival-opens-december-3/
Jacqui Lofaro, founder and executive director of Hamptons Doc Fest, which just celebrated its 15th year, December 1 to 6, with 25 screenings at the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. Read More
East Enders have become accustomed to seeing Lyme disease as a distinctly local issue, due to the area’s high concentration of Lyme patients and its proximity to the place the disease was first documented in the mid-1970s. Read More
https://www.eastendbeacon.com/at-the-hamptons-doc-fest-unsilencing-the-quiet-epidemic/
Hamptons Doc Fest celebrates its 15th year with a live, six-day festival of 25 engaging, impactful documentary films, screening December 1 to 6 in Sag Harbor, at both the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. Read More
The Hamptons Doc Fest celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend with a lineup of 25 films and mostly in-person appearances by some of the best-known filmmakers in the documentary field. The festival runs from Dec. 1 through Dec. 6 at the Sag Harbor Cinema and the Bay Street Theater, also in Sag Harbor. Read More
https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/hamptons-doc-fest-sam-pollard-kuz38x8z
Hamptons Doc Fest will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a six-day program of 25 documentaries, starting Thursday at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor and the Sag Harbor Cinema. A highlight will be the presentation of the Pennebaker Career Achievement Award to Sam Pollard on Saturday evening, by the filmmaker Lana Jokel, the award's sponsor, and Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker's partner and co-director. Read More
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/arts/2022121/doc-fest-turns-15
The Hamptons Doc Fest returns to the Hamptons for its 15th annual event December 1–6, with a staggering lineup of documentary screenings at Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Cinema. We spoke with the festival’s founder and executive director, Jacqui Lofaro, about the 2022 celebration of documentary filmmaking and the road that brought her and the Hamptons Doc Fest to this milestone year. Read More
https://www.danspapers.com/2022/11/hamptons-doc-fest-jacqui-lofaro/
The stories sound totally invented, like something out of a comedic novel or a farcical movie. A secretary is asked to sew up a rip in her supervisor’s trousers, even though he’s still wearing them. Another is fired by her boss for daring to bring in a corned beef sandwich on white for lunch, instead of putting it on rye. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/still-working-9-to-5-shows-women-still-striving-for-equality-2056372/
Hamptons Doc Fest has announced that four of the 25 films screened during the 15th annual festival, which ran December 1 to 6 at Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street... Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/four-of-hamptons-doc-fest-films-named-to-oscar-shortlists-2065890/
This year’s festival poster and program cover art features a photo from the film “Call Me Dancer.” The film, directed by professional ballet dancer Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour was also selected for this year’s Hamptons Doc Fest Art & Inspiration Award. It is a joyful film about the power of dance, told through the story of a young street dancer Manish Chauhan in Mumbai, India. The film also features music by Indian singers and composers. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/hamptons-doc-fest-returns-2212118/
“Our 2023 documentary program promises you the power and experience of quality storytelling that surprises us, makes us think and feel, and connects us with wider ideas and concepts,” Hamptons Doc Fest founder and executive director Jacqui Lofaro says. “Plus the festival provides us as always with a festive, celebratory opening to the holiday season.” Read More
https://www.danspapers.com/2023/11/hamptons-doc-fest-2023-program-guests/
A new Hamptons Doc Fest program — “Shorts & Breakfast Bites” — adds to the festival experience this year by pairing a well-curated program of short films with coffee or tea, bagels and other breakfast treats, all for the regular price of a $15 film ticket.
During the week-long festival, “Shorts & Breakfast Bites” takes place on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, December 2 and 3, at 10 a.m. at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater, with tickets available at hamptonsdocfest.com. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/short-films-and-a-bite-of-breakfast-2213723/
Hamptons Doc Fest celebrates its 16th year with an enlarged seven-day festival of 30 enlightening documentary films, screening November 30 to December 6 in Sag Harbor, at both the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater.
“Our 2023 documentary program promises you the power and experience of quality storytelling that surprises us, makes us think and feel, and connects us with wider ideas and concepts,” says Jacqui Lofaro, founder and executive director of Hamptons Doc Fest. “Plus the festival provides us as always with a festive, celebratory opening to the holiday season.” Read More
“Our 2023 documentary program promises you the power and experience of quality storytelling that surprises us, makes us think and feel, and connects us with wider ideas and concepts,” says Jacqui Lofaro, founder and executive director of Hamptons Doc Fest. “Plus the festival provides us as always with a festive, celebratory opening to the holiday season.”
The Opening Night Film at Sag Harbor Cinema on November 30, will feature director James Lapine’s “In the Company of Rose” about the life of Rose Styron, widow of novelist William Styron, while Frank Marshall’s “Rather” about CBS newscaster Dan Rather closes the festival at Bay Street Theater on December 6. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/16th-annual-hamptons-doc-fest-will-screen-30-films-2213711/
Documentary lovers rejoice! The Hamptons Doc Fest returns to Sag Harbor next week. Now marking its 16th incarnation, the festival will present 30 films over seven days in two different theaters — the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater.
Jacqui Lofaro, executive director of the Hamptons Doc Fest, notes that the two-theater format has turned out to be a winner for the event. The festival is also longer this year — running seven days rather than six — giving programmers the opportunity to spread things out a bit. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/the-hamptons-doc-fest-returns-for-a-16th-year-2217010/
The 16th annual Hamptons Doc Fest returns for 2023 next Thursday, November 30 with a new and expanded slate of films showing through Wednesday, December 6 at Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.
Longtime Hamptons Doc Fest Artistic Director Karen Arikian recently chatted with Dan’s Papers about how the festival has grown and changed, the current state of the documentary film industry, and what exciting movies attendees will get to enjoy in Sag Harbor this year. Read More
https://www.danspapers.com/2023/11/hamptons-doc-fest-karen-arikian-2023/
Opening Night Film at the Sag Harbor Cinema on November 30 features “In the Company of Rose” directed by James Lapine, about widow Rose Styron’s life with novelist William Styron, while Frank Marshall’s “Rather” about newscaster Dan Rather closes the festival at Bay Street Theater on December 6.
The line-up includes films about artists, musicians, dancers, fashion and photography, nature and the environment, biography, history and human rights. Read More
The festival's Pennebaker Career Achievement Award, first presented in 2011 to Richard Leacock, will be given to Matthew Heineman on Saturday by Lana Jokel, a filmmaker and the award's sponsor, and Chris Hegedus, Pennebaker's partner and co-filmmaker.
Mr. Heineman is an Academy Award-nominated and nine-time Emmy Award-winning director, whose subjects have included the war in Afghanistan ("Retrograde"), the drug war in Mexico ("Cartel Land"), ISIS in Syria ("City of Ghosts"), and Covid ("The First Wave"). Read More
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/arts/20231129/week-award-winning-docs
California’s San Quentin State Prison isn’t the sort of place where you’d expect to find much in the way of optimism. But, as a new film screening at the Hamptons Doc Fest reveals, thanks to a running club overseen by a group of dedicated volunteers, serving a life sentence in prison doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the line. In fact, in many cases, it’s often just the starting point.
Christine Yoo’s documentary “26.2 to Life” shares the story of a group of San Quentin inmates — all of them serving long sentences — who find camaraderie, solace and hope for the future through a simple, yet thoroughly character-building, activity — running. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/26-2-to-life-shows-how-running-can-be-rehabilitation-2218581/
This year’s Hamptons Doc Fest will once again masterfully capture the breadth of human experience in a series of 30 films shown over the course of seven days at the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater beginning Nov. 30.
The films cover a broad range of topical ground, from the masterful telling of the story of an accomplished composer and his wife as she struggles with cancer to the story of the first group of Jewish girls sent to work at Auschwitz, to investigative reporting on the ravaging of the seabed and a look back at the news throughout the 20th Century with veteran broadcaster Dan Rather. Read More
https://www.eastendbeacon.com/hamptons-doc-fest-films-that-inspire-a-sense-of-belonging/
The Hamptons Doc Fest is turning sweet 16 by expanding to a full week while featuring a lineup that will include the stories of veteran newsman Dan Rather and musician Jon Batiste and an interview with Oscar-winning director James Ivory.
The festival, which begin Thursday and runs through Dec. 6, will take place at two Sag Harbor locations: Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Cinema. Read More
https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/hamptons-doc-fest-owv8fg8y
Hamptons Doc Fest, in partnership with the Southampton Arts Center, inaugurates spring with its annual Docs Equinox celebration that this year spotlights “All in for the Aquifer.”
Docs Equinox will feature three days of live programming, a keynote speaker, three dramatic documentary films followed by panel discussions, a welcoming cocktail reception, special “Water Central” information hub highlighting local environmental groups and more, April 14 through April 16, at the Southampton Arts Center on Jobs Lane. Read More
Among the more than 25 intriguing documentaries that will be screened this weekend as part of the Hamptons Doc Fest (HDF) will be one that explores the timeless relationship of man and beast — specifically, one man, Patrick Dykstra, and one beast, Dolores. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/a-close-encounter-of-the-cetacean-kind-2056460/
In collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest, Southampton Arts Center will present Docs Equinox, a three-film series, April 14 through April 16, in celebration of Earth Month. Read More
The Hamptons Doc Fest will return to Sag Harbor from December 5 to 11 and also returning is “Shorts & Breakfast Bites,” a festival experience on Saturday and Sunday mornings which debuted at last year’s festival. It pairs a program of short documentary films with coffee, tea and breakfast treats such as bagels, muffins and fruit, all for the regular price of a $17 film ticket. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/hamptons-doc-fests-shorts-breakfast-bites-returns-2309560/
On Saturday, December 7, at 6:30 p.m., Hamptons Doc Fest will present this year’s Pennebaker Career Achievement Award to Michael Moore for his long career, not only directing, but also producing and writing most of his 13 films, as well acting in four films, producing three television series and publishing eight books. Moore’s belief is that “one great movie can change your life, and that powerful films can help change the world.” Read More
In the lead up to Earth Day this year, Hamptons Doc Fest is presenting a special Docs Equinox program focused on the environment, specifically one of our most important resources — water. Along with a trio of documentary films demonstrating our aquifer’s tenuous situation, the three-day weekend, from April 14–16, is bringing together five local environmental nonprofits to discuss, inform and educate event-goers about our tap water and where it originates. Read More
https://www.danspapers.com/2023/04/docs-equinox-maya-van-rossum-earth-day/
Providing a festive opening to the holiday season, Hamptons Doc Fest celebrates its 17th year with a seven-day festival screening 32 documentary films from December 5 to December 11 in Sag Harbor, both at the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. Read More
Maya K. van Rossum, the leading figure nationally behind the Green Amendment, a constitutional amendment declaring “that each person shall have a right to clean air and water and a healthful environment,” came to Southampton to give a keynote address at a three day “Docs Equinox” celebration dedicated to the week of Earth Day. Read More
Hamptons Doc Fest, now in its 17th year, will show 32 films over seven days beginning next Thursday, with screenings at both the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. Read More
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/arts/20241127/dynamic-docs-all-week-long
The 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest, screening 32 films from December 5-11 at the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater, has announced that ticket sales are open on their website at Hamptonsdocfest.com and that a photo of the legendary filmmaking team of producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory from the Opening Night Film “Merchant Ivory” has been selected for its program cover and posters. Read More
Tickets are now on sale for the 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest, which will screen 32 films from Dec. 5 through Dec. 11 at the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. Read More
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/arts/20241114/hamptons-doc-fest-reveal
Sag Harbor Cinema will host a special screening of Elizabeth Lo’s 2024 documentary “Mistress Dispeller” in collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest on Sunday, December 8, at 4:30 p.m. Lo’s award-winning debut feature “Stray,” which followed three dogs as they navigate life on the streets of Istanbul, was part of the cinema’s virtual program in 2020. This year, Lo returns to the cinema with her new documentary “Mistress Dispeller,” which held its world premiere at Venice Film Festival in September. The Hong Kong born filmmaker will join the cinema’s artistic director Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan via Zoom, for a live post screening Q&A. Read More
The 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest, screening 32 films from December 5 to 11 at the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater, has announced that ticket sales opened on November 1 at hamptonsdocfest.com. This year, a photo of the legendary filmmaking team of producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory from the Opening Night Film “Merchant Ivory” has been selected for its program cover and posters. Read More
The war between Ukraine and Russia has been going on for the better part of 10 years. From the attack on Crimea in 2014 to the invasion of Donbas in 2022, the Ukrainian people have been fighting for their independence and struggling to maintain a sense of hope. Through all their struggles, they have found ways to keep their spirits alive and continue pushing back against tyrannical forces: national pride and music. Read More
Hamptons Doc Fest will return for its 17th year with a seven-day festival screening 32 documentary films from December 5–11 at the Sag Harbor Cinema and the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. In addition to all the excellent films to watch, several awards will be given to worthy recipients throughout the week, including Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. Read More
https://www.danspapers.com/2024/11/hamptons-doc-fest-honors-michael-moore/
Hamptons Doc Fest, the annual celebration of documentary films on the East End, returns to Sag Harbor for its 17th year this Thursday, December 5 through Wednesday, December 11 at Sag Harbor Cinema (90 Main Street) and Bay Street Theater (1 Long Wharf). Michael Moore is receiving this year’s Pennebaker Achievement Award (named for late Hamptons filmmaker DA Pennebaker), and exciting films will be screening throughout the festival — so how does one choose what to see? Read More
https://www.danspapers.com/2024/12/hamptons-doc-fest-2024-picks/
Hamptons Doc Fest features films with award-season buzz. Read More
https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/hamptons-doc-fest-2024-nfkq2bwi
This year marks the 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest in Sag Harbor and from December 5 to 11, a total of 32 documentaries (feature length and shorts) will be screened at two venues — Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. The festival schedule is designed so that it doesn’t compete against itself — meaning that marathon film goers could theoretically see every single movie on offer during the week. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/hamptons-doc-fest-jacqui-lofaro-gives-a-lineup-run-down-2314584/
Yale University is one of the most prestigious and competitive universities in the country. The Ivy League school is also one of the oldest colleges in America and it has an alumni list featuring everyone from Vincent Price to George Bush (yes, both of them). Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/finding-friendship-and-fraternity-at-the-black-table-2314297/
Hamptons Doc Fest has announced the winners of its inaugural “Hometown Heroes” documentary short film competition. Middle and high school students on the East End were invited to create a documentary short film honoring the local everyday heroes who have made a significant impact in the local community. The films were judged by a panel of jurors who assessed the films on their subject matter, effort and effective storytelling. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/hometown-heroes-2024-doc-short-film-competition-awards-2314596/0/
Jacqui Lofaro has done it again! We just enjoyed the 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest that she founded right here in Sag Harbor. Their program is a wonderful follow-up to the Hamptons International Film Festival. It offers a diverse selection of quality, timely documentary films, curated by a knowledgeable panel of screeners. Read More
Brown Harris Stevens is delighted to celebrate another year of supporting the arts as a sponsor of the 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest. This year’s festival, held from December 5-11 in Sag Harbor, showcased 32 compelling documentary films at the iconic Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. Among the highlights was the announcement of the 2024 Brown Harris Stevens Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, which went to the inspiring and joyous film Musica! Read More
The 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest screened 32 films from December 5-11 at the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. This year’s festival included not only 32 documentary films but also special events such as numerous awards ceremonies, Q&A sessions with many of the film directors, cocktail receptions, breakfasts, a Young Voices program for middle and high school students, and new, this year, a “Hometown Heroes” Student Film Contest. Read More
https://hamptons.com/17th-annual-hamptons-doc-fest-highlights/
Jacqui Lofaro, founder and executive director of Hamptons Doc Fest, which celebrated its 17th year from December 5 to 11 with screenings at Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater, has announced that the winner of the 2024 Brown Harris Stevens Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature is the uplifting film “Música!,” which was the first film to play on opening day, December 5. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/its-a-wrap-on-the-hamptons-doc-fest-2319025/
I immersed myself in the Hamptons Doc Fest this December, both as a volunteer and a filmgoer. I hadn’t attended more than a handful of films over the festival’s history, now in its 17th year; however, my recent involvement electrified me with the intoxicating breadth and vitality of this magnificent event! From founder Jacqui Lofaro and her mainstay of directors, to its staff and boards, to its sponsors and patrons, the Hamptons Doc Fest is a hard-driving jubilee rivaling any international film festival. Read More
It was the last thing Lana Jokel was expecting. On opening night of the Hamptons Doc Fest in early December, she settled into her seat at Bay Street Theater in anticipation of the start of “Merchant Ivory,” Stephen Soucy’s new documentary about filmmakers Ismael Merchant and James Ivory of “Room With a View” fame. Read More
https://www.27east.com/arts/lana-jokels-film-archive-is-heading-to-paris-2321681/
Hamptons Doc Fest executive director Jacqui Lofaro and artistic director Karen Arikian announced that two of the feature films screened at this year’s 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest, December 5-11 at Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater, were named to the Oscars Shortlist of 15 films in the Documentary Feature Film category by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Read More
https://hamptons.com/two-hamptons-doc-fest-award-films-named-to-oscar-documentary-shortlist/
Just about every movie you’ve ever seen has a hero, but when we look around our daily lives, it’s sometimes difficult to see the heroes hiding in plain sight, in our families and our neighborhoods. But several young filmmakers from the Sag Harbor area didn’t have trouble finding their own local heroes this fall. Read More
https://www.eastendbeacon.com/celebrating-hometown-heroes-on-film/
Even Covid could not keep Michael Moore back. Of course, everyone at Hamptons DocFest was disappointed the irascible filmmaker could not make the scene for his Pennebaker Career Achievement Award—named for D. A. Pennebaker and presented by Chris Hegedus--, but show up he did, larger than life on Zoom. “Now everyone can see I really have hair,” he said, with a head shake. Read More
