The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will host its first-ever LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival, August 8th-10th. The festival will be held at LIMEHOF’s Stony Brook location (97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY) and will begin at 11 a.m. and runs into the evening each day. Check this web page for the full schedule and ticket details.
The festival will feature twenty-four feature length and short music documentary films from around the world. The roster, curated by the festival’s Executive Director Tom Needham and Artistic Director Wendy Feinberg, includes a blend of films. The lineup includes a wide range of music genres, including classical, hip-hop, rock, jazz, ska, blues and folk, among others. Also scheduled are films about the music industry, a pirate radio station, and even break dancing.
There will be filmmaker Q&A panels, opening and closing night parties, and expected LIVE musical performances by Billy J Kramer, Guggenheim Grotto’s Mick Lynch, Public Enemy’s DJ Johnny Juice, Naked Blue , Brady Rymer, Jennifer Silecchia-Hackett, Sandra Taylor, and Mega Infinity to name a few.
Day 3 will screen:
D.I.Y.L.I. -Short | United States
From Good Homes: Charlie Loves Our Band- Feature | United States
Songs Of Black Folk- Short | United States
Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine- Feature | Canada
Ron Delsener Presents- Feature | United States
Hung Up On a Dream: The Zombies Documentary- Feature | United States
Day 3 highlights include:
The closing night spotlight film is on Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary, expected to feature a Q&A with director/actor/musician Robert Schwartzman (The Princess Diaries).
D.I.Y.L.I. director Brian Stieglitz and members of Mega Infinity are expected to attend.
Charlie Loves Our Band: The Story of From Good Homes director Victor Guadagno and singer/songwriter Brady Rymer are expected to attend.
Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine director Alfonso Maiorana and Sandra Taylor are expected to attend.
