Doc Equinox 2026 featured 3 award-winning Sundance films championed by the late Robert Redford plus our Earth Central Hub with participants: Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center, SOFO South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center, Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons.
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Hamptons Doc Fest presents DOCS EQUINOX Wildlife 360°, celebrating all creatures great and small with Keynote speaker Carl Safina, co-presented with the Southampton Arts Center.
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Roger Sherman in conversation with filmmaker Heidi Ewing after the screening of her film FOLKTALES at Hamptons Doc Fest's 2026 Docs Equinox
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Roger Sherman in conversation with director Cindy Meehl after the screening of her documentary BUCK at Hamptons Doc Fest 2026 Docs Equinox
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Roger Sherman in conversation with director Sally Aitken after the screening of her documentary EVERY LITTLE THINK at the Hampton Doc Fest 2026 Docs Equinox
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Singer/Activist Archbishop Carl Bean's niece Corey Robinson talks with Jacqui Lofaro after the screening of I WAS BORN THIS WAY at the Hamptons Doc Fest
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Hamptons Doc Fest is pleased to present a special live gospel performance by Jeff Roberson & The Nulife Singers in conjunction with the screening of "I WAS BORN THIS WAY" a documentary by Sam Pollard & Daniel Junge
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Eric Kohn in conversation with Director Thomas Winston after the screening of LOST WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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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.
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Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Jeremy Chilnick and Producers Tony Castle after screening THE ARK at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Andrew Botsford in conversation with Producer Guy Mossman after the screening of SPEAK. at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Roger Sherman in conversation with Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni after the screening of CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Brandon Kramer and Producer Lance Kramer after the screening of HOLDING LIAT at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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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.
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Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Jereme Watt after the screening of EVEREST DARK at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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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.
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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.
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Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Robert Stone after the screening of his film STARMAN at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Amy Hobby in conversation with Director Ivy Meeropol after screening ASK E. JEAN at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan in conversation with Director Gianfranco Rosi after screening BELOW THE CLOUDS at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Cynthia Lopez in conversation with Director Mark Obenhaus after the screening COVER-UP at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Roger Sherman in conversation with Directors Kathleen Huges and Liz Donnelly after the screening of WOMEN LAUGHING at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Hamptons Doc Fest honors Alan Berliner with the 2025 Pennebaker Career Achievement Award followed by a conversation with Amy Hobby and Alan Berliner.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Susan Lacy in conversation with Director Jota Mun after the screening BETWEEN GOODBYES at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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Carl Safina in conversation with Dr. Edie Widder after the screening A LIFE ILLUMINATED at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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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.
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Roger Sherman in conversation with Producer Lisa Binns after the screening of SHE RUNS THE WORLD at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest.
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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.
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.
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
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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.
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Diana Beresford-Kroeger speaks after the screening of her film CALL OF THE FOREST: THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF TREES at DOCS EQUINOX 2025
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Director Lisa Landers discusses her documentary GIANTS RISING at DOCS EQUINOX 2025
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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.
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For DOCS EQUINOX 2025 we created the "Earth Central Hub" where local environmental groups presented information to our patrons before each documentary screening.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Andrew Botsford in conversation with Jeremy Xido
Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Daphne Matziaraki
Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Taylor Taglianetti and Producer Austin Tucker
Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director JoeBill Muñoz and subject Michael Saavedr
Julie Anderson in conversation with Director Raoul Peck
Andrew Botsfordin conversation with Director Abbie Perrault
Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Ziya Tong
Roger Sherman in conversation with director Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Xinyan Yu
Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Sinéad O’Shea
Cynthia Lopez in conversation with Directors Natalie Rae & Angela Patton
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)
Carl Safina in conversation with Director Jean-Albert Lièvre
Ron Simon in conversation with Director Bill Mack
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
Brian Newman in conversation with Director Stephen Maing
Andrew Botsford in conversation with Director Jill Campbell & Cinematographer Gregory Gerhard. Also joining the conversation is Model Christie Brinkley
Director Ryan Smith in conversation with Andrew Botsford
Director Steve Soucy, James Ivory, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman in conversation
Andrew Botsford in conversation with Directors Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman
Roger Sherman in conversation with Director Lisa Shampaine
Susan Lacy in conversation with Director James Lapine and Editor Miky Wolf
Roger Sherman Q/A with Director Edward McGurn
Roger Sherman Q/A with Director Sarah Norenberg
Co-Directors Sabine Krayenbuhl and Zeva Oelbaum
Roger Sherman Q/A with Director John Hoffman
Julie Anderson Q/A with Matthew Heineman
Wendy Keys Q/A with Director James Ivory
Stan Herman Q/A with Directors Bethann Hardison and Frederic Tcheng
Roger Sherman Q/A with Director David Dibble, “Rocks 4 Sale”;
Director Vanessa Martino, “Daughter of Mine”
Bruce Weber Q/A with Director Sam Shahid
Andrew Botsford Q/A with Director Christine Yoo and marathoner Markelle Taylor. Audience Award winning film.
Andrew Botsford Q/A with Director Nicole Newnham
Andrew Botsford Q/A with Directors Itamar Alcalay and Meital Zvieli
Andrew Botsford Q/A with Director Hila Medalia and Producer Sheila Nevins
Andrew Botsford Q/A with Director Jesse Rudoy
Roger Sherman Q/A with Director Heather Dune Macadam and Editor Beatriz M Calleja. Human Rights Award film.
Andrew Botsford Q/A with Director Lisa D’Apolito
Andrew Botsford Q/A with Matthew Rather
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