New York Women in Film & Television is happy to announce that 19 of our members are involved in films that have been selected for the 33rd annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF).
The 33rd annual Hamptons Film Festival takes place Friday, October 3 through Monday, October 13, 2025. HIFF screenings and events happen throughout the East End. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased here.
Click to see the full program of films and events at the festival!
We are also delighted to partner again with HIFF 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 on Sunday, October 12th. Please join us and RSVP here.
Ask E. Jean
Ruth Ann Harnisch – Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins – Executive Producer
ASK E JEAN provides a portrait of an indomitable and fearless woman with a sharp wit who proves it’s never too late to reclaim your voice, rewrite your story, and change the world.
The Librarians
Ruth Ann Harnisch – Executive Producer
Cynthia Kane – Co-Producer
Janique L. Robillard – Producer/Second Camera
With an unprecedented wave of book banning largely targeting topics of race and LGBTQ issues sweeping Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians have suddenly found themselves front-line defenders of intellectual freedom.
Love+War
Deborah Wallach – Supervising Sound Editor
Lynsey Addario is not afraid to face bombs and gunfire to capture a photograph—it’s in her job description as a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist. LOVE+WAR intimately explores the challenge of balancing work life and home life through a poignant, unique lens.
Natchez
Ruth Ann Harnisch – Executive Producer
For generations, the town of Natchez, Mississippi, has showcased its antebellum history with elaborate home and garden tours complete with authentically costumed, hoop-skirted docents. As new homeowners and tour guides begin to offer perspectives that challenge this romanticized vision of the past, the town must reckon with its role in America’s larger history and the debt it owes to the descendants of slavery.
Born 2 Lose
Sophia de Baun – Co-Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Editor
In 2005, sixteen-year-old Latino punk rocker Andrew navigates the hierarchical world of high school in the Hamptons.
Seeds
Leslie Fields-Cruz – Executive Producer
This winner of the Sundance US Documentary Grand Jury Prize interweaves the stories of three Black generational farmers to create a collective portrait of farming in America today.
The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí
Abbesi Akhamie – Director, Writer, Producer
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.
Nun’s Beach
Kate DiRienzi – Director, Writer, Editor
When introduced to a fellow nun”s family, Sister Flora questions her romantic relationship with Sister Muriel and her devotion to God.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Katarina Dedicova – Assistant Location Manager
Golden Globe® Award and Emmy® Award nominee Rose Byrne (Damages) gives a wrenching, career-defining performance as Montauk therapist Linda, an overwhelmed mother whose life is crashing down around her. As she attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her own therapist (Conan O’Brien), she becomes desperate for some kind of relief from her difficult reality.
All the Empty Rooms
Lizbett Perez – Production Accountant
Reporter Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp embark on a cross-country journey to memorialize the bedrooms of children lost to school shootings.
Magic Hour
Jacqueline Christy – Director, Writer, Producer
Harriet Peterson (Miriam Shor, AMERICAN FICTION, ‘Younger’) is a cinephile stuck in the suburbs who longs to be a filmmaker. After Harriet’s husband leaves her unexpectedly, she decides to chase her dreams by enrolling in film school.
Fantasy Life
Stephanie Holbrook – Casting Director
Winner of the SXSW Audience Choice Award, Matthew Shear’s directorial debut follows overly anxious and out of work Sam (Shear), who agrees to join his psychiatrist’s (Judd Hirsch) family as a nanny for the summer on Martha’s Vineyard. When Sam meets his charges’ mother (Amanda Peet), a middle-aged actress in a rocky marriage, the pair form an intimate and unexpected bond.
The President’s Cake
Trevite Willis – Executive Producer
In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia is selected to prepare a cake for her class to celebrate President Saddam Hussein’s birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity of basic ingredients, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour, and sugar, accompanied by her grandmother, her loyal friend Saeed, and her pet rooster Hindi.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Gilana Lobel – Unit Production Manager
Peggy Eisenhauer – Theatrical Lighting Designer
Rehema Imani Trimiew – Video Assist Operator
In 1970s Argentina, political prisoner Valentín (Diego Luna) shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a larger-than-life window dresser persecuted for his sexuality. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), challenging each of them to expand their world views.
Christy
Monica Anderson – RMS Producer
Christy Martin (Emmy Award® nominee Sydney Sweeney) never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for knocking people out. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim (Ben Foster).
The New Yorker Theater: A Talbot Legacy
Cara Yeates – Producer
In a new documentary by Academy Award®-winning director Marshall Curry (THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW) and narrated by Academy Award® winner Julianne Moore, THE NEW YORKER AT 100 gives viewers a rare glimpse inside the century-old machine, showing how the words and images printed on its pages have shaped politics and culture.
Film stills courtesy of HIFF
