New York Women in Film & Television is delighted to partner again with the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) (October 5 – 12, 2023) for our Annual Sunday Brunch and co-present the Filmmakers Calling the Shots short film showcase – all in celebration of the outstanding achievements by women and nonbinary filmmakers at the festival.
WOMEN FILMMAKERS BRUNCH
DATE: Sunday, October 8th, 2023
LOCATION: Mulford Farm (10 James Lane, East Hampton, NY)
TIME: 12 PM – 2:30 PM ET
FILMMAKERS CALLING THE SHOTS SHOWCASE
DATE: Sunday, October 8th, 2023
LOCATION: Regal UA East Hampton, UA4 (30 Main Street, East Hampton, NY)
TIME: 4:00 PM ET
(Individual tickets for the shorts showcase on sale at link below)
About the Films
BLACK GIRLS PLAY: THE STORY OF HAND GAMES
Directors: Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster
18 minutes | Documentary Short | 2023 | English | USA
Discover the origins of the hand games that young Black girls have played for generations, and their influence on music, dance, and community across the American creative landscape.
GOLDILOCKS
Director: Meryl Jones
20 minutes | Narrative Short | 2023 | English | USA
Two siblings learn a painful lesson when one secretly pursues the other into the woods in search of an elusive mountain lion.
HALMONI’S POT (GRANDMA’S POT)
Director: A. Lauren Lee
10 minutes | Narrative Short | 2023 | English/Korean | USA
A loving grandma (halmoni) reluctantly agrees to buy pot for her grandson. But pay full price? Never!
FLOWER
Director: Lauren Finerman
28 minutes | Narrative Short | 2022 | English| USA
Starring and produced by world-renowned ballerina and African-American icon Misty Copeland, this movement-based piece seeks to highlight intergenerational struggles and the effects of the housing crisis.
HONOLULU
Director: Maya Tanaka
15 minutes | Narrative Short | 2022 | English| USA
Flaming lobsters, menstruation woes, sunburns, and family scuffles plague 12-year-old Yuki’s doomed Hawai’ian beach vacation with her aloof father and her elegant grandmother.
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The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate Independent film—long, short, fiction and documentary—and to introduce a unique and varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to our audiences. The festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all.
“Filmmaker Calling the Shots Showcase” was curated by
Rashiek Smart (NYWIFT), Easmanie Michel (NYWIFT), Anna Lawrence (HIFF) & Natalie Gee (HIFF)
Thanks to our Brunch Sponsors:
Media Sponsor:
East Hampton, NY
Brunch at: Mulford Farm (10 James Lane)
Shorts Showcase at: East Hampton UA4
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NYWIFT programs, screenings and events are supported, in part, by grants from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
