SHORTS & BREAKFAST BITES: PROGRAM 1

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SHORTS & BREAKFAST BITES: PROGRAM 1

SAT, 12/6, 09:30AM, 116 min
BAY STREET THEATER

Join us for a delicious breakfast to begin your day
then take in a great program of documentary short films.
9:30am Breakfast, 10:00am Films

Sponsored by Leslie Siben & Tracy DeMatteis

ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS

33min

Director: Joshua Seftel
Producers: Joshua Seftel, Conall Jones, James Costa, Trevor Burgess

The film follows correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark on a cross-country journey to memorialize victims of school violence. 

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SAVING OUR ANCESTORS: REFLECTIONS BY DR. BIRUTÉ GALDIKAS

27min

Director: Charles Annenberg Weingarten
Producer: Charles Annenberg Weingarten

Director Charles Annenberg Weingarten in attendance for Q&A

For more than half a century, scientist, conservationist, educator Dr. Biruté Galdikas has studied and worked closely with the orangutans of Indonesian Borneo in their natural habitat, and is today the world’s foremost authority on the great apes.

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DOC ALBANY

19min

Directors: Ben Proudfoot
Producers: Rachel Greenwald, Ben Proudfoot

OB/GYN Dr. Sheena Favors must choose between life in the city or staying in rural Georgia to provide vital maternal care, following the real-life inspiration of Doc Hollywood, Dr. James Hotz.

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WOMEN LAUGHING

37min

Directors: Kathleen Hughes, Liza Donnelly
Producers: Judith Mizrachy, Liza Donnelly, Nathalie Seaver

Directors Kathleen Hughes and Liza Donnelly and Producer Judith Mizrachy in attendance for Q&A

Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly explores her lifelong passion for humor and cartooning by speaking, laughing, and drawing with a diverse group of remarkable women who create cartoons for the iconic magazine. Inspired by her acclaimed book Very Funny Ladies and Liza's own biography, the film also looks back at the fascinating history of single-panel cartoons.  

SHORTS & BREAKFAST BITES: PROGRAM 2

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SHORTS & BREAKFAST BITES: PROGRAM 2

SUN, 12/7, 09:30AM, 98 min
BAY STREET THEATER

Join us for a delicious breakfast to begin your day
then take in a great program of documentary short films.
9:30am Breakfast, 10:00am Films

Sponsored by Leslie Siben & Tracy DeMatteis

HOMETOWN HEROES STUDENT FILM

20min

Hamptons Doc Fest is proud to support the next generation of young filmmakers by inviting East End middle and high school students to create an original short documentary that showcases a hometown hero who has inspired them. HDF is thrilled to premiere the winning film and present the director and two runnerups with an award and monetary scholarship.

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IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS

38min

Director: Billie JD Porter
Producer: Billie JD Porter

Director Billie JD Porter in attendance for Q&A

In the post-Roe v. Wade United States, scientists are on the cusp of a watershed moment in birth control, the introduction of new, viable, male contraceptives, but FDA approval is needed. Along the way, the film uncovers the troubling history of the birth control industry and asks whether the holdup for improved birth control is due to a scientific roadblock or gender bias.

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LA LIGA

25min

Directors: Paul Rosenfeld and Mac Christopher
Producer: Tik Root

Q&A

In rural Vermont, immigrant dairy farmworkers endure hardship and persecution while forging community through soccer.

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WEST LANDING

15min

Director: Doug Gallo
Producer: Honora Campbell

Director Doug Gallo in attendance for Q&A

A story about a group of open-water swimmers on Long Island who gather every summer morning in Hampton Bays. Born out of the post-pendemic era, their daily swims provide a sense of calm and newfound community.