Narrative Feature
Views from Long Island
116 min
World Premiere
Garrett Hedlund (MUDBOUND, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) stars as a grieving father with a violent past who is shattered by the tragic death of his young son. Consumed with the need for answers, he kidnaps the child (Christian Convery) he believes is responsible for his son's death, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by the kidnapped…
Directed By Evan Ari Kelman
Narrative Feature
Views from Long Island
106 min
North American Premiere
On Christmas Eve, the Balsano family gathers for what could be their last holiday in their ancestral home on Long Island. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, teenager Emily (Matilda Fleming) and her cousin Michelle (Francesca Scorsese) sneak out with their friends to claim the wintry suburb for their own. In…
Directed By Tyler Taormina
Short Film Program
Short Film Programs, Views from Long Island
88 min
In 2002, HIFF and longtime partner the Suffolk County Film Commission inaugurated the Views From Long Island program, focusing on local filmmakers, the area’s unique landscapes, and the important social and political issues facing Long Island communities…
Narrative Feature
Views from Long Island
108 min
World Premiere
The feature debut from Sam Pezzullo and Christopher Bouckoms finds a fresh twist on the mockumentary format. Sam (Pezzullo himself) is a painfully narcissistic theater producer attempting to realize a delusional creative vision: a musical version of his favorite movie, SCREAM, staged at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, with an…
Directed By Sam Pezzullo, Christopher Bouckoms