Hamptons International Film Festival SummerDocs

[caption id="attachment_53024" align="alignnone" width="800"] Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital, from the film Betting On Zero. Ackman photo courtesy Bloomberg. Composite by Ryan Loeffler.[/caption]

Looking for a clever way to cool off? For the eighth year in a row, the SummerDocs series of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) will return to present some of the newest, most innovative documentary films. SummerDocs will open on Saturday, July 9 at 7 p.m. with “Author: The JT Leroy Story,” followed by “Betting on Zero,” on Saturday, August 6 at 7:30 p.m. and conclude with a screening of “A Perfect Candidate on Saturday, August 27 at 7 p.m. All showings will take place at Guild Hall in East Hampton.

[caption id="attachment_53025" align="alignright" width="300"] A still from “The JT Leroy Story.”[/caption]

“Now in its eighth year, the SummerDocs series has become one of the most anticipated and respected film events in the New York and Hamptons summer calendar,” said Hamptons International Film Festival Co-Chairman and SummerDocs series presenter Alec Baldwin. “We are proud to once again screen some of the best in documentary filmmaking to our audiences and provide an insightful look into the process in conversations with leading filmmakers.”

Moviegoers will be captivated by the films that take them into the high-speed, cutthroat world of Wall Street trading, the fascinating world of a mysterious magazine sensation and an entertaining look into American politics.

Tickets for the screenings can be purchased at www.guildhallorg or at the Guild Hall Box Office. Guild Hall is located at 158 Main Street in East Hampton, NY. For more information, call (631) 324-0806, or email info@guildhall.org.