Addie Morfoot ContributorFor the past 27 years the Hamptons Intl. Film Festival meant fancy cocktail hours, plenty of celebrity sightings and the unspooling of award season’s buzziest films.
The 28th annual edition, like everything in 2020, will feel different.The Long Island-based fest, which runs Oct. 8-14, will be virtual and offer a select number of drive-in screenings.
In addition to scaling down the lineup from 120-plus to 51 films, only a quarter of the fest’s typical staff will be in attendance.But what won’t feel different this year is the fest’s core — its content.
HIFF will still offer the most eagerly awaited titles of the year so far, including Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” featuring Steven Yeun; Regina King’s directorial debut.
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