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Film & Talkback Highlights at HIFF: SPARK Picks for Oct. 3-5
Hot Tickets At The Hamptons International Film Festival: Oct. 3-5
The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF), presented by the Artemis Rising Foundation, is celebrating its 33rd year with 85 features, 57 shorts, and major premieres, along with lively talkbacks. Runs October 3-13, 2025. For information and tickets: hamptonsfilmfest.org
Friday, Oct. 3
6:30 p.m. — Opening Night
“Eternity” — world premiere screening
East Hampton Middle School, 76 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, N.Y.
Elizabeth Olsen and cast are expected to attend
Saturday, Oct. 4
12 p.m. — “Blue Moon”
East Hampton Middle School, 76 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, N.Y.
Ethan Hawke and Bobby Cannavale are expected to attend
12 p.m. — A Conversation with Elizabeth Olsen, star of “Eternity”
Sag Harbor Cinema, 90 Main St., Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Elizabeth Olsen with Kate Erbland (moderator)
2:15 & 5 p.m. — “Ask E. Jean”
East Hampton Regal UA, 130–38 Main St., East Hampton, N.Y.
Q&A with E. Jean Carroll and director Ivy Meeropol is expected to follow both screenings
3 p.m. — A Conversation with Ethan Hawke, star of “Blue Moon”
East Hampton Middle School, 76 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, N.Y.
Ethan Hawke with Alison Stewart (moderator)
5:45 p.m. — “Fantasy Life”
East Hampton Regal UA, 130–38 Main St., East Hampton, N.Y.
Q&A with writer/director/star Matthew Shear and actors Amanda Peet, Bob Balaban and Alessandro Nivola is expected to follow the screening
— Encore screening: Sunday, Oct. 5, 11:45 a.m. with Shear and Balaban attending Q&A
8:30 p.m. — “Christy” (Centerpiece Film, world premiere)
East Hampton Middle School, 76 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, N.Y.
After the film, Sydney Sweeney will receive the 2025 Achievement in Acting Award for her performance
8:30 p.m. — “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Sag Harbor Cinema, 90 Main St., Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Writer/director Mary Bronstein expected to attend
— Encore screening: Sunday, Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m., East Hampton Regal UA
Sunday, Oct. 5
11 a.m. — “The Librarians” (Documentary Feature)
East Hampton Regal UA, 130–38 Main St., East Hampton, N.Y.
Expected to attend: Kim Snyder, Maria Cuomo Cole and Martha Hickson
11 a.m. — “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
Sag Harbor Cinema, 90 Main St., Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Expected to attend: Tom Kirdahy (widower of Terrence McNally)
4:30 p.m. — “Nuremberg”
East Hampton Middle School, 76 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, N.Y.
Expected to attend: director James Vanderbilt and actor John Slattery