New York Women in Film & Television is delighted to partner again with the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) (October 3 – 13, 2025) for our Annual Brunch and co-present the Filmmakers Calling the Shots short film showcase – all in celebration of the outstanding achievements by women and nonbinary filmmakers at the festival.
NYWIFT’s FILMMAKERS BRUNCH
DATE: Sunday, October 12, 2025
LOCATION: Mulford Farm (10 James Lane, East Hampton, NY)
TIME: 12 PM – 2:30 PM ET
(Registration for the brunch is separate from the showcase. Screening tickets will need to be purchased below.)
FILMMAKERS CALLING THE SHOTS SHOWCASE
DATE: Sunday, October 12, 2025
LOCATION: Regal UA East Hampton, UA4 (30 Main Street, East Hampton, NY)
TIME: 4:30 PM ET
Purchase screening tickets through HIFF
About the Films:
I WOULD NEVER FUCK YOU
Director: Alanna Murray and Mika Lungolov-Klotz
Narrative Short | USA | 2024 | English | 17 minutes
Close friends Ira and Morgan ready themselves for a big night out, preparing to look amazing before an impending confrontation with their crushes at the bar.
MY MOTHER IS A COW
Director: Moara Passoni
Narrative Short | Brazil | 2024 | Portuguese | 15 minutes
Left in her aunt’s care at the edge of the Brazilian wetland, 12-year-old Mia is desperate for her mother’s love.
CHASING THE PARTY
Director: Jessie Komitor
Narrative Short | USA | 2024 | English | 14 minutes
Melissa and Stephanie dream of becoming the ‘It’ girls they worship, but their fantasy shatters when the photographer they idolize lifts the veil.
NUN’S BEACH
Director: Kate DiRienzi
Narrative Short | USA | 2024 | English | 13 minutes
When introduced to her fellow nun’s family, Sister Flora questions her
romantic relationship with Sister Muriel and her devotion to God.
SUPER HIGH: A PERIOD PIECE
Director: Bianca Lambert
Narrative Short | USA | 2024 | English | 9 minutes
In the semi-autobiographical short film Super High: A Period Piece, Amanda battles excruciating period pain caused by fibroids. Desperate for relief, she experiments with a celebrity cannabis brand’s edibles. A dosage mishap catapults her into a surreal, anxiety-filled journey until she awakens.
THE INCREDIBLE SENSATIONAL FIANCÉE OF SÈYÍ ÀJÀYÍ
Director: Abbesi Akhamie
Narrative Short | USA | 2024 | English, Guinea Creole | 16 minutes
In the stylized African nation of Alkebulan, a brilliant scholar discovers her fiancé’s secret engagement and takes spectacular revenge, earning the recognition she always deserved in an unexpected way.
The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate Independent film—long, short, fiction and documentary—and to introduce a unique and varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to our audiences. The festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all.
“Filmmakers Calling the Shots Showcase” was curated by
Rashiek Smart (NYWIFT), Easmanie Michel (NYWIFT) & Anna Lawrence (HIFF)
Thanks to our Brunch Sponsors:
Media Sponsor:
(Film stills courtesy of Hamptons Int. Film Festival)
East Hampton, NY
Brunch at: Mulford Farm (10 James Lane)
Shorts Showcase at: East Hampton UA4
programs@nywift.org
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NYWIFT programs, screenings and events are supported, in part, by grants from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
