Sag Harbor - On Sunday, November 22 at 1 p.m. at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, top East End filmmakers take a bow at an exciting showcase created exclusively for their films. Come and meet the filmmakers up close for a lively Q/A with NPR's
Bonnie Grice, host of Peconic Public Broadcasting's popular show, "In the Morning."
The impetus for this back-by-popular-demand film festival is to create a high-visibility venue for talented local filmmakers whose works deserve screen time, a second cut or "take two" as they say in the movie making business.
Like the "slow food" movement that supports locally grown produce, the community is encouraged to also support and experience some of the best locally cultivated filmmaking talent from the East End. The documentary films selected are both shorts and features.
Films
• A 64-minute Documentary-in-progress by
Jacqui Lofaro and
Victor Teich, "The Last Fix: an Addict's Passage from Hell to Hope" is a compelling journey with convicted drug offenders who opt for a tough and pioneering drug court on the East End of Long Island rather than prison. Three stories tell of drug-ravaged addicts thrown a lifeline out of crime and jail into treatment and recovery. The film reveals an intimate look at addiction, the failing war on drugs, addicts fighting to stay clean and an alternative court that offers treatment over punishment. Does this seismic shift in the justice system work? See it play out in real-life struggles from hell to hope.
• "Souvenirs - The Many Worlds of Micky Wolfson" by
Vera Graaf and
Max Scott. Wolfson, Miami heir and passionate collector, is the subject of 'Souvenirs.' Tirelessly circling the globe, Wolfson, who started to collect decorative arts and propaganda at the age of 12, ended up filling two museums on two continents with his provocative objects - and he still hasn't stopped. Some call him a mad shopper, others a dreamer - but what emerges from the film is Wolfson, the visionary.
• "Jerry Cooke, the Photographer" is a 25-minute short documentary by
Lily Henderson which highlights the significant moments that capture the personality and style of this brilliant photographer's career that spanned more than half a century. Cooke covered major news events, 20 Olympics, 43 consecutive derbies creating iconic images that audiences will instantly recognize.
A short five-minute treat takes the audience for a brief but memorable journey with "The Big Duck" by
Bruce Nalepinski.
For more information contact Jacqui Lofaro at jacqlo@mac.com, 631-537-3361. Contributions at door. No reservations or tickets.
Guest (susie burley) from east hampton says:
Bravo ! Wonderful, informative and very moving films - We need a steady diet of this on the East End.. how bout a year-yound "East End Film Forum" We have the talent here for sure.