Marielle Heller’s NIGHTBITCH, Andrew Garfield, and More at the 32nd Annual Hamptons International Film Festival

The 32nd annual Hamptons International Film Festival will run October 4-14, 2024, with in-person screenings and events taking place across the Hamptons. The festival will screen Marielle Heller’s NIGHTBITCH as its Closing Night film on Sunday, October 13th, with festival programming continuing through Monday, October 14th. From writer/director Marielle Heller and starring Academy Award nominee Amy Adams and Scoot McNairy, the film follows a woman (Adams) who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom when her new domesticity takes a surreal turn.  Heller is scheduled to attend the festival and participate in a post-screening Q&A.

The festival will also host Jesse Eisenberg’s A REAL PAIN and the US Premiere of John Crowley’s WE LIVE IN TIME as Spotlight presentations, sponsored by Audi, with WE LIVE IN TIME lead Andrew Garfield attending the festival and participating in an “A Conversation With…” event as well.  HIFF also announced the lineup of features for this year’s Views from Long Island Signature Program lineup.  The 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival will run as an expanded, eleven-day event from October 4 through October 14.

The 32nd edition of HIFF will present the East Coast Premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ NIGHTBITCH as the Closing Night Film on October 13, sponsored by UBS.  From writer/director Marielle Heller and starring Academy Award nominee Amy Adams and Scoot McNairy, the film follows a woman (Adams) who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom when her new domesticity takes a surreal turn.  Heller is scheduled to attend the festival and participate in a post-screening Q&A.

“We feel incredibly fortunate to bring not only some of the most talked-about films of the season to this year’s edition of the festival, but also many of the talented voices at the helm of these projects as well,” said HamptonsFilm Artistic Director David Nugent.  “It is always a treat when we are able to enrich the moviegoing experience for our audiences with these uniquely intimate conversations with artists and filmmakers.”

Andrew Garfield will also sit for an “A Conversation With…” event on Sunday, October 6th.  Garfield is a Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy and Academy Award-nominated actor, best known for his roles in THE SOCIAL NETWORK, HACKSAW RIDGE, TICK, TICK… BOOM!, UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, and THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and its sequel. 

On the stage, Garfield is also noted for his work in revival productions of Death of a Salesman and Angels in America.  Garfield will next star alongside Julia Roberts in Luca Guadagnino’s thriller AFTER THE HUNT, as well as in Ben Gregor’s THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE, based on the British children’s book series of the same name.

In addition, HIFF announced the lineup of features for this year’s Views From Long Island Signature Program, focused on local filmmakers, the area’s unique landscapes, and the important social and political issues facing Long Island communities. 

Presented with support from the Suffolk County Film Commission, the program will screen the World Premieres of Evan Ari Kelman’s BARRON’S COVE, in which a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible for his son’s tragic death,  igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician— the father of the kidnapped boy; and Sam Pezzullo and Christopher Bouckoms’ THE PREMIERE, a largely improvised comedy following Sam, a painfully narcissistic and delusional theater producer who attempts to make a musical version of his favorite movie, SCREAM, at a local Sag Harbor theater.  The previously announced CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT will also screen as part of the section.