The 33rd annual Hamptons International Film Festival may well be one of the most looked forward to arts events of the fall in the Hamptons. The access to cutting edge films, and the creatives behind and in front of them, is unparalleled, the wholesale embrace of movies, movies, movies for an entire week (!), the discussions and forums and educational opportunities. It’s kind of nothing less than spectacular for all you film fiends out there. And the 2025 line-up? It’s pretty spectacular.
The festival will kick off on its opening night, Friday, Oct. 3, with the U.S. premier of “Eternity” starring Elizabeth Olsen, who will also be featured in the event’s hour-long “A Conversation With” the following evening. The other featured actor for this live interview series is Ethan Hawk, also on Oct. 4, following the screening of his film “Blue Moon.”
Actors Ethan Hawke and Elizabeth Olsen will have new films featured at this year’s HIFF and will both also be the source of this year’s “In Conversation With…” panel. (Photos courtesy of HIFF)
Closing night will feature the world premiere of “Merrily We Roll Along,” starring Jonathan Gross, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez.
New this year: the Southampton Playhouse (43 Hill St., Southampton, 631-339-9068) has come on board as an official venue for the festival’s multitude of movies, screening both the 1922 classic black and white silent film, “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” on Thursday, Oct. 9, which will be accompanied by a live score by The Invisible Czars, as well as the documentary on Southampton resident and renowned photographer “Arthur Elgort: Models and Muses” on Saturday, Oct. 11. Other official venues include Sag Harbor Cinema (90 Main St., Sag Harbor, 631-725-0010), Regal UA East Hampton Cinema (30 Main St., East Hampton, 844-462-7342), East Hampton Middle School (76 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, 631-329-4112), Guild Hall (158 Main St., East Hampton, 631-324-0806) and Village Bistro (10 Main St., East Hampton, 631-907-2772).
The 33rd annual Hamptons International Film Festival is sponsored by the Artemis Rising Foundation will show over 150 feature-length and short fiction and documentary films and will run from Oct. 3 to Oct. 13. Individual ticket prices are $20 per regular film; $45 for Spotlight films and opening night; $40 for Centerpiece films and closing night and $40 to attend the “In Conversation With…” panels. See the film line up and purchase tickets here.
