Australia
The Last Supper
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 14 min
Directed by: Angus Sampson
Plays In: Comedy Shorts
Interests: Comedy
Da Vinci's canonical painting gets a comic reworking in Angus Sampson's short film, which recasts the disciples as foul-mouthed hooligans all trying to pass the buck. Jesus Christ! Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 14 min
Directed by: Angus Sampson
Plays In: Comedy Shorts
Interests: Comedy
Da Vinci's canonical painting gets a comic reworking in Angus Sampson's short film, which recasts the disciples as foul-mouthed hooligans all trying to pass the buck. Jesus Christ! Read More
Van Diemen's Land
World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2009, 104 min
Interests: Mystery-Suspense-Thriller
When Alexander Pearce and a group of fellow convicts stage a escape from their penal colony and take flight across the forbidding landscape, they are unprepared for the lengths they'll have to go to in order to survive. This harrowing re-telling of an infamous true story is a chilling depiction of the growth of evil. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2009, 104 min
Interests: Mystery-Suspense-Thriller
When Alexander Pearce and a group of fellow convicts stage a escape from their penal colony and take flight across the forbidding landscape, they are unprepared for the lengths they'll have to go to in order to survive. This harrowing re-telling of an infamous true story is a chilling depiction of the growth of evil. Read More
Belgium
The Misfortunates
Golden Starfish Award Narrative Competition
Feature Narrative, 2009, 108 min
Directed by: Felix van Groeningen
Interests: Comedy, Drama
This Flemish seriocomedy ruminates over Gunther Strobbe's ribald, troubled adolescence amongst three bawdy uncles, an ever-boozing dad, one put-upon grandmother, and more dysfunction than you can shake a keg at. Adapted from an acclaimed novel by Dimitri Verhulst and directed with deftness, verve and pathos by Felix Van Groeningen. Read More
Golden Starfish Award Narrative Competition
Feature Narrative, 2009, 108 min
Directed by: Felix van Groeningen
Interests: Comedy, Drama
This Flemish seriocomedy ruminates over Gunther Strobbe's ribald, troubled adolescence amongst three bawdy uncles, an ever-boozing dad, one put-upon grandmother, and more dysfunction than you can shake a keg at. Adapted from an acclaimed novel by Dimitri Verhulst and directed with deftness, verve and pathos by Felix Van Groeningen. Read More
Canada
Captain Coulier (space explorer)
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 13 min
Directed by: Lyndon Casey
Plays In: Comedy Shorts
Interests: Action-Adventure, Comedy
Intergalactic exploration isn't all it's cracked up to be. Captain Coulier attempts to bring some levity to the long, dull space voyage among a crew of aliens and robots who don't always share his sense of humor. Winner of the LA Comedy Shorts' Best of Fest Award. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 13 min
Directed by: Lyndon Casey
Plays In: Comedy Shorts
Interests: Action-Adventure, Comedy
Intergalactic exploration isn't all it's cracked up to be. Captain Coulier attempts to bring some levity to the long, dull space voyage among a crew of aliens and robots who don't always share his sense of humor. Winner of the LA Comedy Shorts' Best of Fest Award. Read More
Victoria Day
World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2009, 87 min
Directed by: David Bezmozgis
Ben Spektor, son of Russian immigrants, sixteen years old, lends a rival, Jordan, money for drugs at a rock concert. When Jordan disappears, Mark’s guilt and anguish increasingly threaten to overwhelm him as he tries to live up to his parents’ ideals, figure out what friendship means and deal with his feelings for Jordan’s sister. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2009, 87 min
Directed by: David Bezmozgis
Ben Spektor, son of Russian immigrants, sixteen years old, lends a rival, Jordan, money for drugs at a rock concert. When Jordan disappears, Mark’s guilt and anguish increasingly threaten to overwhelm him as he tries to live up to his parents’ ideals, figure out what friendship means and deal with his feelings for Jordan’s sister. Read More
China
City of Life and Death
Conflict & Resolution Competition
Feature Narrative, 2009, 132 min
Directed by: Lu Chuan
Interests: Asian Interest, Drama, History
Acclaimed director Lu Chuan’s much-anticipated Nanjing drama resists the swelling music and overwrought melodrama of so many depictions of war, shifting the focus from a top-down, authoritative history lesson to an unprecedented personal epic. Read More
Conflict & Resolution Competition
Feature Narrative, 2009, 132 min
Directed by: Lu Chuan
Interests: Asian Interest, Drama, History
Acclaimed director Lu Chuan’s much-anticipated Nanjing drama resists the swelling music and overwrought melodrama of so many depictions of war, shifting the focus from a top-down, authoritative history lesson to an unprecedented personal epic. Read More
Committed
Scandinavian Focus , Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 18 min
Directed by: Isold Uggadottir
Plays In: Golden Starfish Awards Short Films in Competition
Interests: Drama
Eva and Vidar have decided to take their relationship to the next level by moving in together. COMMITTED is a subtle portrait of young love on the cusp of maturity from the director of the Icelandic Academy Award-nominated short FAMILY REUNION. Read More
Scandinavian Focus , Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 18 min
Directed by: Isold Uggadottir
Plays In: Golden Starfish Awards Short Films in Competition
Interests: Drama
Eva and Vidar have decided to take their relationship to the next level by moving in together. COMMITTED is a subtle portrait of young love on the cusp of maturity from the director of the Icelandic Academy Award-nominated short FAMILY REUNION. Read More
Denmark
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
The Fizzy Incident
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 2 min
Directed by: Eric Striffler
Plays In: Youth Shorts
Interests: Comedy, View From Long Island
Everybody stand back! Someone has dropped a bottle of soda! A clever genre spoof from local student filmmaker Eric Striffler. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 2 min
Directed by: Eric Striffler
Plays In: Youth Shorts
Interests: Comedy, View From Long Island
Everybody stand back! Someone has dropped a bottle of soda! A clever genre spoof from local student filmmaker Eric Striffler. Read More
Finland
Forbidden Fruit
World Cinema , Scandinavian Focus
Feature Narrative, 2009, 103 min
Interests: Coming of Age, Romance
When Raakel's best friend Maria leaves their cloistered religious community to experience life in the city, she follows, ostensibly to protect Maria from the predations of "The Archfiend" and, hopefully, bring her back to the fold. As the two young women explore their new surroundings both of them change in unexpected ways in this quiet, affecting drama. Read More
World Cinema , Scandinavian Focus
Feature Narrative, 2009, 103 min
Interests: Coming of Age, Romance
When Raakel's best friend Maria leaves their cloistered religious community to experience life in the city, she follows, ostensibly to protect Maria from the predations of "The Archfiend" and, hopefully, bring her back to the fold. As the two young women explore their new surroundings both of them change in unexpected ways in this quiet, affecting drama. Read More
Tears of April
World Cinema , Scandinavian Focus
Feature Narrative, 2008, 115 min
Directed by: Aku Louhimies
Interests: Drama, History
At the end of Finland's civil war in 1918, the government-supported Whites are rounding up the Social Democratic Reds. Private Aaro Harjula cannot tolerate the cruel abuses he has witnessed and insists on taking Miina Malin, a young Red platoon leader, to await trial. Along the way Aaro and Miina develop a connection that will force Aaro to make an agonizing choice. Read More
World Cinema , Scandinavian Focus
Feature Narrative, 2008, 115 min
Directed by: Aku Louhimies
Interests: Drama, History
At the end of Finland's civil war in 1918, the government-supported Whites are rounding up the Social Democratic Reds. Private Aaro Harjula cannot tolerate the cruel abuses he has witnessed and insists on taking Miina Malin, a young Red platoon leader, to await trial. Along the way Aaro and Miina develop a connection that will force Aaro to make an agonizing choice. Read More
France
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
Germany
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
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
Hungary
The History of Aviation
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 15 min
Directed by: Balint Kenyeres
Plays In: Youth Shorts
A bourgeois family is assembled for a photographic portrait in 1905 France, but before the image can be captured they must find a missing a young girl in this marvelous, beautifully photographed short shot on the breathtaking cliffs of Normandy. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 15 min
Directed by: Balint Kenyeres
Plays In: Youth Shorts
A bourgeois family is assembled for a photographic portrait in 1905 France, but before the image can be captured they must find a missing a young girl in this marvelous, beautifully photographed short shot on the breathtaking cliffs of Normandy. Read More