Cue the popcorn and the puffy coats — Hamptons Doc Fest is back for its 18th year, stretching out to a full eight-day binge of real-life storytelling from December 4–11. Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater once again take the spotlight, but this season there’s a glamorous new satellite in the mix: the Southampton Playhouse. Founder and executive director Jacqui Lofaro promises an “electric” lineup of 33 films that celebrate creators who “edit, not censor” — a refreshing sentiment in a world where facts sometimes feel like they’ve been run through a blender. The festival opens with Steal This Story, Please!, a deep dive into truth-telling journalist Amy Goodman (and what happens when the press decides to play nice instead of fight back), followed by cocktails — because this is the Hamptons, after all.
The week wraps with a wild side, literally, as Lost Wolves of Yellowstone closes out the festival in IMAX at the Southampton Playhouse, spotlighting the woman who helped bring wolves back to the park. Along the way there’s plenty more drama: filmmaker Alan Berliner receives the coveted Pennebaker Career Achievement Award before screening his new film BENITA, and budding auteurs get their moment during the Young Voices Education Program workshop at LTV Studios. Even local teens get a shot at stardom with the Hometown Heroes student film contest — and yes, there’s prize money, so somebody might earn more than a summer scooping ice cream. Want in? Grab passes and tickets at HamptonsDocFest.com before someone else steals your seat.
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