The Wolves of Main Street in 'Good Bones'

Comfort Clinton and Theodora Miranne enjoy Modelo Especial while zooming across Gardiner’s Bay in “Good Bones,” Tim Bohn’s film about the world of high-end real estate, which was filmed entirely in and around East Hampton.

“Good Bones,” a new narrative film by Tim Bohn

Mar. 23, 2017

Mark Segal

From “Wall Street” to “Boiler Room” to “The Big Short,” the world of finance, high and low, continues to provide an endless source of material for filmmakers. The realm of real estate seems neglected by comparison, with the exception of a few films, among them “99 Homes,” about greed at the low end of the market.

“Good Bones,” a new narrative film by Tim Bohn, which was just named best feature at the Fort Myers Film Festival in Florida and will be shown at the East Hampton Library on Saturday afternoon, takes aim at the high end of the residential market in a place that not only resembles East Hampton — it is East Hampton.

Danny O’Brien is a 22-year-old who has decided to spend one last summer working at his family’s failing real estate brokerage, which has been rendered obsolete by cutthroat Hamptons agencies and specifically by Superlative Properties, the preferred brokers of the ultra-rich and famous. While Danny shares his father’s values of community and integrity, he complicates his life by falling for Clare, a beautiful intern at Superlative.

While the uber-wealthy summer people amuse themselves at parties, benefits, and in each others’ bedrooms, the sharks are circling the ultimate prey: the open auction, on Labor Day, of Tilden Point, the last great parcel of virgin land on the East Coast.

According to Mr. Bohn, who both wrote and produced the film, “I shot it in East Hampton after spending many summers there renting with my wife and now family. The story started revolving in my head when Gardiner’s Island was briefly in play for development, and the film really is a love letter to the area and to the people who care for it.”

During 2014 and 2015, the crew shot during reggae night at the Stephen Talkhouse, at the Artists and Writers Softball Game, Nova’s Ark in Bridgehampton, Quail Hill Farm, the Beach Hut at Atlantic Beach in Amagansett, and many other locations. Perhaps most remarkable is that both the Corcoran Group and Main Street Properties opened their doors to Mr. Bohn — literally — even after reading the script.

“I had a friend who put me in touch with Sally Van Erk at Corcoran corporate in Bridgehampton. She read the script, and when we met, I nervously said, ‘You know that “Superlative Properties,” the fictional company that will occupy your space during filming, is sort of the bad guy, right?’ And Sally said, ‘Oh, yes, we read it and thought you should call them “Smarmiest Properties” or some thing! So funny!’ ”

Mr. Bohn used a number of local actors, including the East End theater regular Andrew Botsford, Rod Griffis of Shelter Island and his daughter, Melora, an actress and artist; Nick Gregory of Sag Harbor, Chris Kies of Montauk, and Nicholas Morehead, a journalist and a skipper and officer at the South Ferry Company on Shelter Island. There are cameos by Leif Hope at the softball game, Kelly Bensimon, who sends up her own public image, and others.

Mr. Bohn, who himself plays a small role, will attend Saturday’s 3 p.m. screening, which will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The film is free, and reservations can be made by calling the library at 631-324-0222, extension three.