Hamptons Doc Fest Unveils 40-Film Lineup for 19th Edition
The festival runs Dec. 3-11, opening with Barry Avrich's Darlene Love documentary and closing with Barnaby Thompson's film on David Lean.
The 19th annual Hamptons Doc Fest has announced a lineup of 40 films, including Union Town, Wild Inside and Nuisance Bear. The festival runs Dec. 3 to Dec. 11, according to Variety.
The event opens with Barry Avrich's Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been, which will also receive the festival's Art and Inspiration Award. Barnaby Thompson's Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean closes the festival.
Abigail E. Disney will receive the Pennebaker Career Achievement Award, and HBO Documentary Films will take home the 2026 Impact Award. Wild Inside will be given the Nancy Neagle Kelley Environmental Award, Union Town the Human Rights Award and 14th the Veritas Award.
Other festival news
SFFILM will present its SF Honors Award to Luca Guadagnino's Artificial. Guadagnino and stars Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov and Monica Barbaro will accept the award Nov. 17 at the Bay Area Premiere and take part in a post-screening conversation at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. The film opens in select theaters Christmas Day and everywhere Jan. 8.
Omi, featuring Bunny Levine in her final film appearance, premieres at the Austin Film Festival on Oct. 30. Andscape also announced that production has begun on Fair Play: The Jordan Chiles Story, directed by Trishtan Williams, for release on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in fall 2027.
AFI Fest, meanwhile, announced its Grand Jury Prize winners and Special Mentions for its 40th edition, which ran Oct. 21-25 in Los Angeles. Alexandra Matheou's Free Eliza (Notes On An Anatomical Imperfection) won best live action short, Stephen P. Neary's Living With a Visionary won Best Animated Short Film and Fanny Texier's A Woman's Place is Everywhere took the documentary short prize.
Quick answers
When does Hamptons Doc Fest take place?
The 19th annual Hamptons Doc Fest runs Dec. 3 to Dec. 11.
Which films open and close Hamptons Doc Fest?
Barry Avrich's Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been opens the festival, and Barnaby Thompson's Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean closes it.
When does Luca Guadagnino's Artificial open in theaters?
It opens in select theaters on Christmas Day and everywhere Jan. 8.