The Montauk Film Festival is gearing up again this Summer to host its two weekend-long festival, July 22 to 24, July 29 and 30.
The festival kick-off party hosted by Surf Lodge, will be on Thursday, July 21, from 5 to 7 PM. There will be specialty Montauk Film Festival cocktails served to all guests.
The opening night party will be at Sole East Resort in Montauk, beginning at 6 PM, on July 22, with special guest DJ Bailey spinning vinyls. Director Peter Hamblin and pro-surfer Albee Layer will be in house to introduce his latest film, “Sweet Adventure” with a Q & A to follow. There will be cocktails offered by Dos Hombres and Montauk Distilling Co. The opening night screening begins at 8:30 PM. Pre-purchased dinner and movie tickets will be available.
An awards and closing party will be held July 31 at George’s Lighthouse Café, at 7 PM.
Montauk Film Festival will screen at three locations in Montauk including Sole East, Hero Beach Club, and on the grounds of the historic Second House Museum. Panel discussions and Q&As will take place throughout the festival.
Official selections in the festival include “Sweet Adventure,” directed by Peter Hamblin, and starring Matt Meola and Albie Layer; “Finding Sandler” by David Seth Cohen; “Fresh Water,” directed by Ian Planchon and Lynn Melling; “Silent Partner,” directed by Aristotle Torres; “One All The Way,” directed by David Barram; and “Na Kama Kai,” directed by Ju Martins.
Sunday, July 24, will be a night dedicated to Women In Film, with panel moderated by a NYWIFT member.
MFF has selected a number of films by Long Island Filmmakers including “Monkey Bars” by Jacqueline Xerri, “We Are Bleach” by Zoë Greenbaum, and “The Girl In The Straw Hat” by David James Schultz.
Movie-goers should bring picnic blankets and chairs to enjoy movies under the stars.
A clam bake and beach cleanup hosted by MFF will be held in partnership with South Fork Sea Farmers, A Walk On Water, and Surfrider Foundation on Saturday, June 25. The cleanup will be held at 5 PM at Umbrella Beach followed by a clam bake with live music from 6 to 9 PM at Hero Beach Club. The cost is $175 per person and includes food, beer, and wine.
For more information, visit montaukfilmfestival.org.