HamptonsFilm has dropped a few more nuggets about the 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival, which will open its 11-day run on Oct. 4.
The closing night will see the East Coast premiere of “Nightbitch.” Directed by Marielle Heller and starring Amy Adams, a six-time Oscar nominee, and Scoot McNairy, the film follows a woman who has paused her career to be a stay-at-home mother when her new life takes a surreal turn. Ms. Heller will participate in a post-screening question-and-answer session.
Also announced is the U.S. premiere of John Crowley’s “We Live in Time,” a Spotlight presentation that stars Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh in a romance spanning 10 years in the lives of two people brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives.
Mr. Garfield will not only take part in a discussion after the screening, he will also sit for “A Conversation With . . . “ — the festival’s series of intimate, insightful conversations, on Oct. 6. A Golden Globe Award winner and an Emmy and Academy Award nominee, Mr. Garfield’s film credits include “The Social Network,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” and “The Amazing Spider-Man.” His stage roles have included Biff Loman in “Death of a Salesman” and Prior Walter in “Angels in America,” which earned him a Tony Award.
Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy drama “A Real Pain,” another Spotlight film, stars Mr. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin, an Emmy Award winner, as mismatched cousins who come together for a tour through Poland to honor their grandmother. The trip takes a turn when old tensions arise.
The Views From Long Island series will feature the world premieres of “Barron’s Cove” and “The Premiere.” Directed and written by Evan Ari Kelman, “Barron’s Cove” follows a father with a violent past, shattered by the death of his young son, who kidnaps the child he thinks is responsible for his son’s death, igniting a manhunt fueled by the kidnapped boy’s powerful politician father.
“The Premiere” is a mostly improvised comedy about a delusional theater producer who tries to make a musical version of “Scream,” his favorite film, at a local theater in Sag Harbor. The film is directed by Christopher Bouckoms and Sam Pezzullo, who also plays the producer. With a cast including some real-life locals, the filmmakers have described the film as “a mockumentary about a documentary about making a musical about a movie.”
The festival will run from Oct. 4 through Oct. 14. Passes and packages will be on sale beginning Sept. 4 at hamptonsfilm.org.
