Film Fest Announces Southampton Opening Film and More

The Hamptons International Film Festival keeps building the suspense by offering further glimpses of its program for Columbus Day weekend. In addition to its previously announced opening night and competition films, today it said it would screen “Youth” as the Southampton opening night film on Oct. 9. It has also released the slates of its Views from Long Island section and Conflict and Resolution section. 

“Youth,” a film by Pablo Sorrentino, looks at a long friendship between two older men played by Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel and how they each confront thoughts of retirement. The supporting cast includes Jane Fonda, Paul Dano, and Rachel Weisz.

The Views from Long Island films highlight work either filmed on Long Island, created by those from Long Island, or featuring Long Island subjects. Those films which have a majority of their principal photography shot in Suffolk County will be eligible for a $3,000 Suffolk County Next Exposure grant.  

This year’s films are Marc Levin’s “The Class Divide,” Ron Davis’s “Harry & Snowman,” Alexandra Shiva’s “How to Dance in Ohio,” Robert Edwards’ “When I Live My Life Over Again,” and Pippa Bianco’s short film "Picturing Barbara Kruger.”

The festival’s Conflict and Resolution program is a selection of films addressing the human drama of war and violence. This year’s films are Nick Louvel and Michele Mitchell’s “The Uncondemned,” Dalibor Matanic’s "The High Sun,” Davis Guggenheim’s “He Named Me Malala,” Camilla Nielsson’s “Democrats,” Abigail Disney’s “The Armor of Light,” Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman’s short film “Last Day of Freedom,” Yasir Kareem’s short film “Kingdom of Garbage,” Dress Code’s short film “Plamen,” and Enric Ribes and Oriol Martínez's short film “Take Me to the Moon.”

The Brizzolara Family Foundation will award $5,000 to one of the films, which will be followed with a panel discussion after its screening. This year’s selection will be presented by the Tribeca Shortlist, a new video-on-demand service, set to launch in October, that is a partnership between Lionsgate and Tribeca Enterprises.

Festival box offices will open on Sept. 26 in New York City, East Hampton, and Southampton.