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A scene from "Skywalkers: A Love Story,” a documentary directed by Jeff Zimbalist and Maria Bukhonina, which screens July 5 at Guild Hall as part of the SummerDocs series. COURTESY HAMPTONSFILM
A still from Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber’s documentary “War Game,” which screens July 20 at Regal UA East Hampton Cinema as part of the SummerDocs series. COURTESY HAMPTONSFILM
HamptonsFilm has announced that its annual SummerDocs series will return for its 16th annual edition. This summer’s presentations will feature a selection of the year’s most anticipated documentary features from leading industry storytellers.
The series will kick off with a screening of Netflix’s “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” directed by Jeff Zimbalist and co-directed by Maria Bukhonina, on Friday, July 5, at 7 p.m. at East Hampton’s Guild Hall; followed by Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber’s “War Game” on Saturday, July 20, at 7 p.m. at Regal UA East Hampton Cinema; and concluding with Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” on Wednesday, August 14, at 7 p.m. at Guild Hall.
HamptonsFilm Artistic Director David Nugent and Chairman Emeritus Alec Baldwin will lead conversations with attending filmmakers and guests, including co-director Maria Bukhonina for “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” directors Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss for “War Game” and Reeve’s son Will Reeve for “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.”
“Each year we strive to program our popular SummerDocs Series with some of the season’s most talked-about documentaries, and our 2024 edition is no exception,” said Nugent. “The three titles we have curated this summer have each been met with incredible audience reception thus far, and it is a privilege to now preview them for our communities out east.”
“Skywalkers: A Love Story” follows a daredevil couple as they take their relationship to terrifying new heights in a wild scheme to climb the world’s last great skyscraper and perform a death-defying stunt on its spire. “War Game” imagines a nation-wide insurrection, set on January 6, 2025, in which members of the U.S. military defect to support the losing presidential candidate, while the winning candidate and his advisors war game the crisis in the White House situation room. “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” tells the story of Reeve’s astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, including his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down, but catalyzed his activism for disability rights.
“The SummerDocs documentary showcase, a highlight of the Hamptons summer season, offers three uniquely powerful stories to stimulate conversation about the important challenges of our times: social media and internet stardom, America’s political divide, and the relentless spirit of humanity when faced with a seemingly insurmountable challenge,” added HamptonsFilm Executive Director Anne Chaisson.
Tickets for the 2024 SummerDocs Series screenings are available to HamptonsFilm members at the HamptonsFilm website, with public sales beginning May 28 at hamptonsfilmfest.org. As previously announced, the annual Hamptons International Film Festival will take place from October 4 to 14.
Staff Writer on May 21, 2024