NORTH FORK & HAMPTONS EVENT CALENDAR

On Friday, December 20^th at 7 PM, The Premier of THE BONACKERS 60-minute documentary will take place at LTV Studios, 75 Industrial Road in Wainscott, New York.

Produced and directed by Joanne Friedland Roberts, THE BONACKERS documentary is the evolving story of the women and men whose families have fished and farmed the East End of Long Island for almost 400 years. Struggling to survive in the midst of the mansion filled Hamptons, they may well be the last of their kind.

Filmed out east over the past year and a half, this 60-minute documentary introduces us to these descendants of East Hampton’s first European settlers, who shared their history, traditions, wisdom and hopes for the future on their boats and bays and in their pick-up trucks, fields, farms, and homes.

Roberts, who created THE BONACKERS to draw attention to the Bonac community and  inspire us to think more deeply about what we all stand to lose if centuries old cultures like this one disappear, will introduce the film. LTV Archivist Genie Henderson who helped source much of the historic footage layered throughout the film, will talk about the LTV’s “hidden archive,” filled with many decades of local stories.

After the screening some of the long-time locals in the film will share their perspectives, struggles and point of view. There will be a special musical performance by Dan Koontz who’ll perform his original song, Fireplace Road, featured in THE BONACKERS documentary’s opening sequence.

THE BONACKERS production crew all have strong ties to the area. Cinematographer Julian T. Alvarez and Editor Sam Hamilton met at East Hampton’s Ross School, Story Editor, Amelia Garner is a frequent visitor, and Producer/Director Joanne Friedland Roberts has lived in East Hampton and Amagansett part-time for almost 40 years.

$10 dollar tickets for THE BONACKERS December 20^th Screening at LTV Studios, 75 Industrial Road can be purchased on LTV’s website: https://www.ltveh.org/thebonackersdocumentary