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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
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
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
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
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
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
Breakthough Performers Panel
Panels
Panel, 60 min
Now in its eighth year at the Hamptons International Film Festival, the unique Breakthrough Performers Program introduces festival audiences and the film industry to up-and-coming actors whose stellar performances have contributed critically to the films selected for the Festival. This year, the Festival is proud to partner again with European Film Promotion to present three European Shooting Stars alongside the three North American Rising Stars. Please join the international group of Breakthrough Performers in an informal and intimate discussion about the craft of acting, how their process compares in different countries, and what their experiences were making the films that will screen at the 2009 Hamptons Film Festival. Participants include North American Rising Stars: Zach Gilford and Emmy Rossum, both featured in DARE; Emma Stone, featured in PAPER MAN; Rooney Mara, featured in TANNER HALL, and European Shooting Stars: Cyron Melville (Denmark), featured in LOVE AND RAGE, and Alba Rohrwacher (Italy). Moderated by Rajendra Roy, Chief Curator of the Film Department at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, former Artistic Director of HIFF. Read More
Panels
Panel, 60 min
Now in its eighth year at the Hamptons International Film Festival, the unique Breakthrough Performers Program introduces festival audiences and the film industry to up-and-coming actors whose stellar performances have contributed critically to the films selected for the Festival. This year, the Festival is proud to partner again with European Film Promotion to present three European Shooting Stars alongside the three North American Rising Stars. Please join the international group of Breakthrough Performers in an informal and intimate discussion about the craft of acting, how their process compares in different countries, and what their experiences were making the films that will screen at the 2009 Hamptons Film Festival. Participants include North American Rising Stars: Zach Gilford and Emmy Rossum, both featured in DARE; Emma Stone, featured in PAPER MAN; Rooney Mara, featured in TANNER HALL, and European Shooting Stars: Cyron Melville (Denmark), featured in LOVE AND RAGE, and Alba Rohrwacher (Italy). Moderated by Rajendra Roy, Chief Curator of the Film Department at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, former Artistic Director of HIFF. Read More