Documentary - LOST WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Eric Kohn in conversation with Director Thomas Winston after the screening of LOST WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/04gLvs0xuKw

Documentary - RAOUL'S, A NEW YORK STORY Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Directors Greg Olliver and Karim Raoul after screening RAOUL’S, A NEW YORK STORY at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/LQsmsinukp0

Documentary - THE ARK Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Jeremy Chilnick and Producers Tony Castle after screening THE ARK at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/ypkPF4f1Z98

Documentary - SPEAK. Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Producer Guy Mossman after the screening of SPEAK. at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/pB37-Io86Vc

Documentary - CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni after the screening of CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/n7Gsu6kLnhw

Documentary - HOLDING LIAT Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Brandon Kramer and Producer Lance Kramer after the screening of HOLDING LIAT at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/HTM2VsOnUeU

Documentary - REBEL WITH A CLAUSE Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Brandt Johnson and Ellen Jovin after the screening of REBEL WITH A CLAUSE at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/HoB2-ICM_rs

Documentary - EVEREST DARK Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Jereme Watt after the screening of EVEREST DARK at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/pS7RTMJDu2I

Documentary - EVERYWHERE MAN: THE LIVES AND TIMES OF PETER ASHER Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Executive Producers Mike Drews and Robin Sagon after the screening of EVERYWHERE MAN: THE LIVES AND TIMES OF PETER ASHER at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/4i8KhWz-pFQ

Documentary - THE TALE OF SILYAN conversation at Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Tamara Kotevska and Cinematographer Jean Dakar after the screening of THE TALE OF SILYAN at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/YpkVzRpDcO0

Documentary - STARMAN Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Robert Stone after the screening of his film STARMAN at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/qixJ23Vfv7Q

Documentary - ASK E. JEAN Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Amy Hobby in conversation with Director Ivy Meeropol after screening ASK E. JEAN at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/3Z6f6Tbfo3U

Documentary - BELOW THE CLOUDS Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan in conversation with Director Gianfranco Rosi after screening BELOW THE CLOUDS at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/LL0EnvcuE7o

Veritas Award Winner - COVER-UP Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Cynthia Lopez in conversation with Director Mark Obenhaus after the screening COVER-UP at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/woVCUCD_HAE

Documentary - WOMEN LAUGHING Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Directors Kathleen Huges and Liz Donnelly after the screening of WOMEN LAUGHING at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/6Wvw-sUkOkI

Pennebaker Career Achievement Award - Hamptons Doc Fest Honors Alan Berliner

Hamptons Doc Fest honors Alan Berliner with the 2025 Pennebaker Career Achievement Award followed by a conversation with Amy Hobby and Alan Berliner.

Source – https://youtu.be/g39rUXo4g5I

Legacy Award Winner - MONK IN PIECES Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Susan Margolin in conversation with Director Lorena Luciano after the screening MONK IN PIECES at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest. LEGACY AWARD to Zeitgeist Films co-founders, Emily Russo and Nancy Gerstman.

Source – https://youtu.be/CO5BdMJM18Y

Human Rights Award Winner - NUNS VS. THE VATICAN Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Susan Margolin in conversation with Director Lorena Luciano and Producer Filippo Piscopo after the screening NUNS VS. THE VATICAN at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/neG5ixTg6pk

Hamptons Doc Fest Short Films Program #2 Q&A

Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Doug Gallo (WEST LANDING), Director Paul Rosenfeld (LA LIGA) and Director Billie JD Porter (IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS) after the screening of their short films at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/uipeiCvn9w0

Impact Award Winner - BETWEEN GOODBYES Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Susan Lacy in conversation with Director Jota Mun after the screening BETWEEN GOODBYES at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/Wko4ncWqlm4

Nancy Nagle Kelley Environmental Award Winner - A LIFE ILLUMINATED Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Carl Safina in conversation with Dr. Edie Widder after the screening A LIFE ILLUMINATED at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/_sU44im6Id8

Documentary - MY UNDERGROUND MOTHER Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Cynthia Lopez in conversation with Director Marisa Fox and Producer Deborah Shaffer after the screening of MY UNDERGROUND MOTHER at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/s3eHwmtsW-U

Documentary - SHE RUNS THE WORLD Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Producer Lisa Binns after the screening of SHE RUNS THE WORLD at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/7IdYjEplRTk

Documentary - STEAL THIS STORY PLEASE! Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal and journalist Amy Goodman after the screening of STEAL THIS STORY PLEASE! at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/DyJn6tyO8Y0?si=ToROxis6yOds9Zl8

Art & Inspiration Award Winner - JIMMY & THE DEMONS Q&A at Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Cindy Meehl and Jimmy's wife Guzzy after the screening of their film JIMMY & THE DEMONS at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/_xD7ueNgsAM?si=fggUQw_0b0A0ZobS

ADA - MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT, Q&A with Director Yael Melamede

Q&A with Director Yael Melamede after the screening of her documentary ADA – MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT at the Southampton Arts Center in celebration of Mother’s Day

Source – https://youtu.be/VWyx_frqDPE

Folly Tree Arboretum with Tucker Marder

Join Tucker Marder on a visual journey through his unique East Hampton Folly Tree Arboretum, a natural museum curated by himself with a historian’s eye. Every tree has its own environmental story, good yarns Tucker delights in sharing.

Source – https://youtu.be/ry9G_q3nhw0

Diana Beresford Kroeger Q&A at DOCS EQUINOX 2025

Diana Beresford-Kroeger speaks after the screening of her film CALL OF THE FOREST: THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF TREES at DOCS EQUINOX 2025

Source – https://youtu.be/a12YP8SsL5A

Lisa Landers Q&A at DOCS EQUINOX 2025

Director Lisa Landers discusses her documentary GIANTS RISING at DOCS EQUINOX 2025

Source – https://youtu.be/d3UUdtQY_pc

Keynote speaker William Bryant Logan

William Bryant Logan joins Hamptons Doc Fest at our 2025 DOCS EQUINOX to talk about trees. William is the author of SPROUT LANDS, OAK, AI, and DIRT, the last of which was made into an award-winning documentary. He is a certified arborist, on the faculty of the New York Botanical Garden, and founder and president of Urban Arborists, Inc.

Source – https://youtu.be/MveA5Pchtk8

DOCS EQUINOX 2025 Earth Central Hub

For DOCS EQUINOX 2025 we created the "Earth Central Hub" where local environmental groups presented information to our patrons before each documentary screening.

Source – https://youtu.be/PBvMHZqLn0Y

Communities of Resilience

In celebration of Black History Month, Hamptons Doc Fest presents “Communities of Resilience” at Southampton Arts Center. Keynote speakers: Dr. Georgette Grier-Key and Renee V.H. Simons, two extraordinary women who helped establish and preserve a Sag Harbor neighborhood of 3 enclaves known as SANS: Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah. Their stories remind us of shared community and resilience in the face of change.

Source – https://youtu.be/gRkQFZZbMRo

San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood Q&A with Stanley Nelson

Q&A with director Stanley Nelson following the screening of his documentary "San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood at Hamptons Doc Fest's "Communities of Resilience" screening & discussion, in celebration of Black History Month

Source – https://youtu.be/D1fxw6Tl7JY

Young Voices Hometown Heroes Short Doc Competition

Hamptons Doc Fest would like to recognize the winners of the 1st Young Voices Hometown Heroes Short Doc Competition. Students we asked the submit a short documentary on their Hometown Hero and were awarded scholarships at a presentation at the 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest.

Source – https://youtu.be/8KoGJ7qkp-E

YOUNG VOICES: Media Education Workshop for Middle & High School Students

Hamptons Doc Fest teamed up with Take Two Film Academy for the 2024 YOUNG VOICES: Media Education Workshop for Middle & High School Students. This workshop sponsored by The Yaffa Foundation was held at LTV in Wainscott NY.

Source – https://youtu.be/WYPiTDhSWRc

A conversation with Michael Moore - 2024 Pennebaker Career Achievement Award winner

Hamptons Doc Fest is proud to present the 2024 Pennebaker Career Achievement Award to filmmaker Michael Moore. The Pennebaker Career Achievement Award is given to documentary filmmakers who have made important and lasting contributions to the world of nonfiction film and on whose shoulders we stand.

THE BONES Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Jeremy Xido

THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Daphne Matziaraki

WHAT'S NEXT? Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Taylor Taglianetti and Producer Austin Tucker

THE STRIKE Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director JoeBill Muñoz and subject Michael Saavedr

ERNIST COLE: LOST AND FOUND Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Julie Anderson in conversation with Director Raoul Peck

Human Rights Award - ZURAWSKI v TEXAS Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsfordin conversation with Director Abbie Perrault

PLASTIC PEOPLE: THE HIDDEN CRISIS OF MICROPLASTICS Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Ziya Tong

A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with director Silje Evensmo Jacobsen

MADE IN ETHIOPIA Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Xinyan Yu

BLUE ROAD: THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Sinéad O’Shea

Breakthrough Director Award - DAUGHTERS Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Cynthia Lopez in conversation with Directors Natalie Rae & Angela Patton

Shorts & Breakfast Bites Program 2 Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Roger Sherman in conversation with producer, Charles Pinck (Filming Under Fire) and Hometown Heroes winner Zachary Browngardt (The Crow’s Nest: A Sag Harbor Story)

WHALE NATION Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Carl Safina in conversation with Director Jean-Albert Lièvre

BLACK TABLE Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Ron Simon in conversation with Director Bill Mack

Shorts & Breakfast Bites Program 1 Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Director Jennifer Lin, TEN TIMES BETTER; Director Max Karpman, DID YOU FORGET MR. FOGEL; Director Kate Taverna, Producer Alan Adelson, Artist Donna Dennis, THE ART OF METAPHOR; in conversation with Andrew Botsford

Impact Award Winner - UNION Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Brian Newman in conversation with Director Stephen Maing

BEYOND THE GAZE: JULE CAMPBELL'S SWIMSUIT ISSUE Q&A - 2024 Hamptons Doc Fest

Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Jill Campbell & Cinematographer Gregory Gerhard. Also joining the conversation is Model Christie Brinkley