The Hamptons International Film Festival will open on Thursday, October 5, with the East Coast Premiere of Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “NYAD.” The film, which is set to be released by Netflix later this year, marks the narrative feature directorial debut for the Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning filmmaking duo Vasarhelyi and Chin. The 31st annual edition of HIFF will take place October 5 to 12, with in-person screenings and events across the Hamptons.
New York Premiere of Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney’s “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon” will screen as this year’s festival Centerpiece presentation on Friday, October 6. The festival also announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes will attend the festival to screen his latest narrative feature “May December,” and will receive the festival’s Achievement in Directing Award.
For more information, visit hamptonsfilm.org.