Arts

"The first time I ever met Russell Crowe, he came up to say he admired my work," remembers Nelson Aspen.

"The theme references material used in creation of the work of art," shared Curator Arlene Bujese.

"Home movies are some of the most important historical records when it comes to learning about recent generations," shared Andrea Grover.

You never know what you're going to learn during the insightful lectures.

"It is an honor for us to close our 23rd festival with Steven Spielberg's new film, as he was a part of our very first edition," shared HIFF Artistic Director David Nugent.

"I experienced a new creative energy that I had to capture," said Franklin Engel.

"This production is for both children and adults with a truly unique, original story and showstopping song and dance numbers," shared Kasia Klimiuk.

"The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate independent voices in cinema," noted Anne Chaisson.

Artists created paintings and sculptures that are "external expressions of an intuitive internal process."

Presented by the Southampton African American Museum, this is a seminal year of an event that has brought the richness of diversity to the cultural landscape of the East End.