MEDIA
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
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.
Diana Beresford-Kroeger speaks after the screening of her film CALL OF THE FOREST: THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF TREES at DOCS EQUINOX 2025
Director Lisa Landers discusses her documentary GIANTS RISING at DOCS EQUINOX 2025
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.
For DOCS EQUINOX 2025 we created the "Earth Central Hub" where local environmental groups presented information to our patrons before each documentary screening.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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