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Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 75 min
Directed by: Marc Levin
Interests: Documentary, History
Produced by HBO Films, filmmaker Mark Levin chronicles the century-long story of the American garment industry, from its Lower East Side sweatshop beginnings to its booming post-WWII rise as an emblematic American/New York City institution and its devastating fall at the hands of a post-Reagan global economy. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 75 min
Directed by: Marc Levin
Interests: Documentary, History
Produced by HBO Films, filmmaker Mark Levin chronicles the century-long story of the American garment industry, from its Lower East Side sweatshop beginnings to its booming post-WWII rise as an emblematic American/New York City institution and its devastating fall at the hands of a post-Reagan global economy. Read More
Serious Moonlight
World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2009, 84 min
Interests: Comedy
After she arrives at her country home for a romantic weekend getaway, things don't go exactly as planned for high-powered Manhattan lawyer Louise (Meg Ryan). First, her husband of 13 years, Ian (Timothy Hutton), tells her that he's leaving her for a younger woman (Kristen Bell). Then, one thing leads to another, and pretty soon Ian finds himself held captive by an oddly cool Louise who explains that she won't release him until he professes his love for her and commits to working on their marriage. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2009, 84 min
Interests: Comedy
After she arrives at her country home for a romantic weekend getaway, things don't go exactly as planned for high-powered Manhattan lawyer Louise (Meg Ryan). First, her husband of 13 years, Ian (Timothy Hutton), tells her that he's leaving her for a younger woman (Kristen Bell). Then, one thing leads to another, and pretty soon Ian finds himself held captive by an oddly cool Louise who explains that she won't release him until he professes his love for her and commits to working on their marriage. Read More
Seven Minutes in Heaven
Israeli Focus , World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2008, 94 min
Directed by: Omri Givon
Interests: Drama, Jewish Interest, Romance
An ethereal mystery story about tragedy and love, SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN tackles the weighty notion of fate with rare artistry. Grieving and injured by a suicide bomber, young Galia tries to piece her life back together with the help of Boaz, a kind stranger who enters her life when she most needs him. Read More
Israeli Focus , World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2008, 94 min
Directed by: Omri Givon
Interests: Drama, Jewish Interest, Romance
An ethereal mystery story about tragedy and love, SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN tackles the weighty notion of fate with rare artistry. Grieving and injured by a suicide bomber, young Galia tries to piece her life back together with the help of Boaz, a kind stranger who enters her life when she most needs him. Read More
Shadow Billionaire
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Alexis Manya Spraic
Interests: Biography, Documentary, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller
After DHL founder Larry Hillblom failed to return from a flight in his vintage Seabee over the Pacific, bar girls throughout Southeast Asia came forward claiming to have had children by him. SHADOW BILLIONAIRE unravels the scandalous life of this reclusive tycoon as the battle over his estate takes on epic proportions, pitting impoverished, teenage prostitutes against Larry's former business associates and several of the largest law firms in the world. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Alexis Manya Spraic
Interests: Biography, Documentary, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller
After DHL founder Larry Hillblom failed to return from a flight in his vintage Seabee over the Pacific, bar girls throughout Southeast Asia came forward claiming to have had children by him. SHADOW BILLIONAIRE unravels the scandalous life of this reclusive tycoon as the battle over his estate takes on epic proportions, pitting impoverished, teenage prostitutes against Larry's former business associates and several of the largest law firms in the world. Read More
Sinkhole
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 13 min
Directed by: Eric Scherbarth
Plays In: Student Awards Showcase & Making Your First Short Panel
Interests: Drama
A salesman approaches a mysterious landowner with an offer to buy the man’s smoldering abandoned coal mines but finds that there is more at stake than the land. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 13 min
Directed by: Eric Scherbarth
Plays In: Student Awards Showcase & Making Your First Short Panel
Interests: Drama
A salesman approaches a mysterious landowner with an offer to buy the man’s smoldering abandoned coal mines but finds that there is more at stake than the land. Read More
Sister Wife
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 10 min
Directed by: Jill Orschel
Plays In: New York Women in Film and Television Short Film Program
Interests: Women's Interest
A Special Jury Prize winner at SXSW, Jill Orschelâ's short documentary is a fascinating and revealing meditation on fidelity and devotion through the eyes of DoriAnn, a Mormon who shares a husband with her younger sister. Read More
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 10 min
Directed by: Jill Orschel
Plays In: New York Women in Film and Television Short Film Program
Interests: Women's Interest
A Special Jury Prize winner at SXSW, Jill Orschelâ's short documentary is a fascinating and revealing meditation on fidelity and devotion through the eyes of DoriAnn, a Mormon who shares a husband with her younger sister. Read More
Slaves
Scandinavian Focus , Short Films , World Cinema
Short Narrative, 2008, 15 min
Directed by: David Aronowitsch and Hanna Heilborn
Plays In: Golden Starfish Awards Short Films in Competition
Interests: African Interest, Animation, Documentary
Abuk and Machiek, Sudanese children abducted from their homes and forced into slavery, calmly relate the enormity of their experiences with a maturity and eloquence that belies their young ages in this multiple award-winning animated documentary. Read More
Scandinavian Focus , Short Films , World Cinema
Short Narrative, 2008, 15 min
Directed by: David Aronowitsch and Hanna Heilborn
Plays In: Golden Starfish Awards Short Films in Competition
Interests: African Interest, Animation, Documentary
Abuk and Machiek, Sudanese children abducted from their homes and forced into slavery, calmly relate the enormity of their experiences with a maturity and eloquence that belies their young ages in this multiple award-winning animated documentary. Read More
The Sloan Science In Film Tribute: Celebrating Ten Years Of Innovative Films at The Hamptons International Film Festival
The Sloan Science In Film Tribute
Program, 75 min
To celebrate its ten-year partnership with Sloan and the tenth edition of this award, on Friday, October 9th, the Festival will hold the Sloan Science In Film Tribute, taking place at Guild Hall and hosted by Bob Balaban. This special evening will be a celebration of the feature films that have received Sloan recognition at the Hamptons Film Festival over the past 10 years. Our onstage event will include a number of special speaking guests, including Alan Alda, Amy Redford, and past Sloan Prize Winners Marc Abraham (FLASH OF GENIUS), Su Rynard (KARDIA) and Maggie Greenwald (SONGCATCHER), among others. Tickets and more information will be available at the festival box office. Read More
The Sloan Science In Film Tribute
Program, 75 min
To celebrate its ten-year partnership with Sloan and the tenth edition of this award, on Friday, October 9th, the Festival will hold the Sloan Science In Film Tribute, taking place at Guild Hall and hosted by Bob Balaban. This special evening will be a celebration of the feature films that have received Sloan recognition at the Hamptons Film Festival over the past 10 years. Our onstage event will include a number of special speaking guests, including Alan Alda, Amy Redford, and past Sloan Prize Winners Marc Abraham (FLASH OF GENIUS), Su Rynard (KARDIA) and Maggie Greenwald (SONGCATCHER), among others. Tickets and more information will be available at the festival box office. Read More
Smiles: A Story of Roy Scheider
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 7 min
Directed by: Brenda Siemer Scheider
Precedes: In My Hands: A Story of Marfan Syndrome
Interests: Biography, Documentary, View From Long Island
SMILES riffs on morality (and movie immortality) by way of tribute to the legendary, Academy Award®-nominated Roy Scheider (JAWS, ALL THAT JAZZ), his terminal struggle with multiple melanoma and his screen acting debut. Read More
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 7 min
Directed by: Brenda Siemer Scheider
Precedes: In My Hands: A Story of Marfan Syndrome
Interests: Biography, Documentary, View From Long Island
SMILES riffs on morality (and movie immortality) by way of tribute to the legendary, Academy Award®-nominated Roy Scheider (JAWS, ALL THAT JAZZ), his terminal struggle with multiple melanoma and his screen acting debut. Read More
Solitary Man
Centerpiece Film
Feature Narrative, 2009, 90 min
Directed by: Brian Koppelman
Interests: Comedy, Drama
Michael Douglas's masterly ability to delve into complex characters shines in SOLITARY MAN, a tale of a New York businessman experiencing a mid-life slump so severe that it is more catastrophe than crisis. Read More
Centerpiece Film
Feature Narrative, 2009, 90 min
Directed by: Brian Koppelman
Interests: Comedy, Drama
Michael Douglas's masterly ability to delve into complex characters shines in SOLITARY MAN, a tale of a New York businessman experiencing a mid-life slump so severe that it is more catastrophe than crisis. Read More
Something Left to Sea
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009,
Directed by: Harry Schleiff
Plays In: Local to Global - Shorts
Interests: Drama
On a windswept shore, a brief interaction between a woman and a local fisherman culminates in a surreal series of events. Using the recognizable facade of a folk-tale or myth, this short film explores the themes of commercialization of small-towns and the disappearance of authenticity within American society. The film was shot locally, in East Hampton. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009,
Directed by: Harry Schleiff
Plays In: Local to Global - Shorts
Interests: Drama
On a windswept shore, a brief interaction between a woman and a local fisherman culminates in a surreal series of events. Using the recognizable facade of a folk-tale or myth, this short film explores the themes of commercialization of small-towns and the disappearance of authenticity within American society. The film was shot locally, in East Hampton. Read More
Sparks
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 24 min
Directed by: Jospeh Gordon-Levitt
Plays In: Golden Starfish Awards Short Films in Competition
Interests: Mystery-Suspense-Thriller
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut is based on a short story by novelist Elmore Leonard. With large sums of money on the line, a vixen-ish declining rock star is being investigated for arson. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 24 min
Directed by: Jospeh Gordon-Levitt
Plays In: Golden Starfish Awards Short Films in Competition
Interests: Mystery-Suspense-Thriller
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut is based on a short story by novelist Elmore Leonard. With large sums of money on the line, a vixen-ish declining rock star is being investigated for arson. Read More
Speed Grieving
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 12 min
Directed by: Jessica Daniels
Plays In: New York Women in Film and Television Short Film Program
Interests: Women's Interest
Malia, a driven corporate climber, is trying to balance her hectic work schedule with dealing with her father's terminal illness, but she learns that some things in life simply can't be done efficiently. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 12 min
Directed by: Jessica Daniels
Plays In: New York Women in Film and Television Short Film Program
Interests: Women's Interest
Malia, a driven corporate climber, is trying to balance her hectic work schedule with dealing with her father's terminal illness, but she learns that some things in life simply can't be done efficiently. Read More
Stolen Lives
Spotlight
Feature Narrative, 2009, 92 min
Directed by: Anders Anderson
Interests: Drama, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller
Cutting back and forth from present day to the 1950's, STOLEN LIVES weaves together the stories of two missing boys. Detective Tom Adkins (Jon Hamm) is obsessed by the disappearance of his son eight years ago. When the remains of a child buried alive fifty years ago are discovered they seem to shed new light on the mystery of his own son's vanishing. Read More
Spotlight
Feature Narrative, 2009, 92 min
Directed by: Anders Anderson
Interests: Drama, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller
Cutting back and forth from present day to the 1950's, STOLEN LIVES weaves together the stories of two missing boys. Detective Tom Adkins (Jon Hamm) is obsessed by the disappearance of his son eight years ago. When the remains of a child buried alive fifty years ago are discovered they seem to shed new light on the mystery of his own son's vanishing. Read More
Surrogate
Israeli Focus , World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2008, 56 min
Directed by: Tali Shalom Ezer
Preceded by: Ten: Thirtyone
Interests: Drama, Jewish Interest
Suffering from deep-seated sexual trauma, Eily chooses to undergo a highly unusual form of therapy to help him overcome wounds that prevent him from experiencing any kind of intimacy. A sensitive portrait of a damaged soul, SURROGATE delicately explores the profoundly personal course of psychological recovery. Read More
Israeli Focus , World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2008, 56 min
Directed by: Tali Shalom Ezer
Preceded by: Ten: Thirtyone
Interests: Drama, Jewish Interest
Suffering from deep-seated sexual trauma, Eily chooses to undergo a highly unusual form of therapy to help him overcome wounds that prevent him from experiencing any kind of intimacy. A sensitive portrait of a damaged soul, SURROGATE delicately explores the profoundly personal course of psychological recovery. Read More