SELECTED FILMS

R. Couri Hay, President of the Jury of the First Annual East Hampton TV Festival

As Founder of R. Couri Hay Creative Public Relations and supporter of the NYCIFF Foundation, it is an honor to announce the appointment of R. Couri Hay to recognize his dedication to Philanthropy, Art and Film

July 22 Opening Gala, July 23 Award Night Opening Gala and Award Night take place at the GUILD HALL of East Hampton,  158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937 - Cocktail Reception starts  6.00pm to 8pm Events ends at 11.00pm

SHORT FILM TITLE: Cavity
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Drama
PREMIERE STATUS:  Cavity will premiere at EHTVF
RUNTIME: 11 mins 52 seconds
COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR: IAN ADELSON
CAST:
Rebecca Knox- Cleo
Sea Shimooka- Edie
Sideara St. Claire- Kate
Ian Weglarz- Jasper

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: John P. Fitzgerald

PRODUCER/S:
Tru Hawkins
Brittany Peterson
Rebecca Knox

SYNOPSIS:
On a night out with friends in NYC, Cleo, a troubled and uncertain young actress is seduced by a mysterious figure at the bar.  A film about a young woman finding one's strength in the darkest of times. A film starring, written and produced by Rebecca Knox.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES

TV SHOW TITLE: Foreign Nationals
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
GENRE: Scripted Drama
RUNNING TIME: 20 mins
DIRECTOR’S NAME: Louis J Guerra
MAIN CAST: Alex Jones, Iliana Guibert, Alain Calderon, Johann Mikaiel, A.J. Hierro, Jim Thalman

CREATOR: Joel Quiñones
WRITTEN BY: Pedro Alcala
DEVELOPED BY: Michele De Maria

CINEMATOGRAPH BY: Guillermo Cameo

PRODUCERS: Executive Producer Michele De Maria, Joel Quiñones, Producer Robert J Tierney, Christopher Clemente.

SYNOPSIS:
Tasked to enforce the nation's immigration laws, a divorced ICE Officer and father of two is struggling with the new regulatory agenda of the DHS and the Foreign Nationals living in NYC, leading him to approach a resilient woman who's an immigration attorney.

TV SHOW TITLE: My Dinner with Schwartzey
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
GENRE Short Film - Dramedy
PREMIERE STATUS:  Hamptons Premiere
RUNTIME: 14:51
COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR: Melissa Skirboll
CAST:
Zoe Wilson, James Pravasilis, Jeanine Bartel, Demetrius Blocker, Denis Ooi, Jenn Plotzke

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:Alexa Wolf

PRODUCER/S: Exec Producer: Thomas Campbell Jackson,
Producers: Penny Jackson and Melissa Skirboll

SYNOPSIS:
When a starry-eyed 16-year-old is introduced to the outrageous downtown NYC art/rock scene by a powerful music producer with a penchant for teens, she is tempted by the glitzy lifestyle until a mystery woman provides a glimpse into her possible future.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES

TV SHOW TITLE: A THORN
 PRODUCTION YEAR: 2019
 GENRE: SHORT
PREMIERE STATUS:  East Hampton Premiere
RUNTIME: 8:20
COUNTRY: USA

 SYNOPSIS: Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES

TV SHOW TITLE: The Bitch In 4B
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Crime drama
PREMIERE STATUS:  USA
RUNTIME: 22 min
COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR: Michelle Anglin

CAST:
Bobbi Owens, Vanessa Mendez, Maria Loraine, Tiffany Taylor, Omar Palaez, Stacey Monique, Purnell Holloway, Kristopher Malave, Jose Espinal, Dean Scotti, June Walker, Lavon Collins, Niema Greene, Tyree Singletary, Carlos Aviles, Roberto Maria

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:Quacy Rose
PRODUCER/S: Michelle Anglin, Andrea Womack

SYNOPSIS:
Out on the streets there are drugs, guns and violence, but who knew danger had prettiest faces. Three ruthless girls, under their mother's wings, rule the Bronx. Beauty meets violence, when a stranger comes in town and tries to take over their territory. The female gangsters must keep their reputation by taking the streets back by any means necessary.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES

TV SHOW TITLE: KILL AL (Pilot of The Femtel Series)
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS:  East Hampton Premiere
RUNTIME: 21:51
COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR: Walter Brandes/Renée Stork
CAST: Anthony Robert Grasso, Christine Verleny, Amanda Brooke Lerner Renée Stork

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Toru Nishikubo

PRODUCER/S: Walter Brandes/Christine Verleny

SYNOPSIS:
In an environment where androids are met with hostility and outrage by human beings, "Kill Al" tells the story of Femtel 216 and Femtel 303, two female synthetic beings confined to work in a sub-basement of an auditing firm. Each discovers their own emotional life – one through art, the other through being abused and the aggressive emotions that follow thereafter. Their thirst for revenge, however, is restricted by internal directives that forbid them from harming or going against the will of humans.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES

TV SHOW FILM DOCUMENTARY TITLE: Ghoul Catchers

PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018

GENRE: Comedy

PREMIERE STATUS:  EHTVF

RUNTIME: 1:12:44

COUNTRY: United States

DIRECTOR: Thomas Finn & Joseph Voce

CAST: John Rossi, Justin Albinder, Michelle Masiello, Thomas Finn, Joseph Voce, Chris O’Connell, Maris Albinder, Thomas Fruehsamer, Justin Portaro, Thomas Crociata, Rosie Flore

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:Justin Portaro, Kat Gueli

PRODUCER/S: Thomas Finn & Joseph Voce

▪SYNOPSIS: In October of 2018, three student filmmakers followed a group of friends trying to prove the existence of the paranormal. This is their story.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES

FILM TITLE: DEPICTING THE INVISIBLE
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2019
GENRE:   Documentary Short
PREMIERE STATUS: East Hampton
RUNTIME: 14
COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR: Roberto Rizzo
CAST: Artist Susan J. Barron
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Nick Avaloshenko & Mathew Dejesu STUDIO X
PRODUCER: Roberto Rizzo, New World Cinemas, Inc.
SYNOPSIS:
Depicting the Invisible is a portrait series of veterans suffering from PTSD. This film Is seen through the eyes of artist Susan J Barron whose breathtaking and beautiful portraits bring to life the battles our veterans still face when they come home, and the fact that 22 are lost every day to suicide.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES

TV SHOW TITLE: F.A.M.
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Drama
PREMIERE STATUS:  Hamptons Premiere
RUNTIME: 29:17
COUNTRY: US
DIRECTOR:Kyle Romanek
CAST:
Anthony E Williams, Acacia Leigh, Breana Cymone, Moses Jones, Candace West

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Cody Duncum
PRODUCER/S:Anthony E. Williams / Mallory Cunningham/ Sean Morse-Barry

SYNOPSIS:
F.A.M is a 30-minute family drama set in Roswell, GA, a suburb of Atlanta, where we follow an executive named Trey who is fighting to maintain the tangled web of relationships he has woven between 3 women; his wife, his ex, and his daughter.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES

FILM TITLE: The Art of Museums
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Documentary Series, Arts & Culture
PREMIERE STATUS: TV Premiere 2018 on ARTE and ORF, no US premiere
RUNTIME: 8 x 52 min
COUNTRY: Germany, Austria
LANGUAGE:German, English, Italian, Spanish, French, Norwegian
WRITER / DIRECTOR: Tuan Lam, Sylvie Kürsten, Julie Kirchhoff, Ralf Pleger, Kurt Mayer, Barbara Weissenbeck

CAST:
Vivienne Westwood (fashion designer and activist)
Karl Ove Knausgård (bestselling author)
Julie Mehretu (artist)
Joyce DiDonato (opera singer, multiple Grammy award winner)
Wolfgang Joop (fashion designer)
Sasha Waltz (choreographer)
Erwin Olaf (photographer)
Katharina Grosse (artist)

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Jakob Stark, Christoph Valentien
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Christian Beetz

SYNOPSIS:
They are icons in their cities and their collections represent the cultural identities of nations. These world-renowned museums are in constant negotiation with changes in the world. Every year, millions of visitors’ queue to view the treasures that hang on their gallery walls. In this eight-part documentary series, THE ART OF MUSEUMS, we encounter museums as living, breathing, beings: characters who have stories and face challenges. Together with art lovers like Vivienne Westwood, Marina Abramović, Ólafur Elíasson and Wolfgang Joop, our audience encounters some of the most powerful masterpieces in the world—and experiences just how alive these museums are...

THE ART OF MUSEUMS is not a classic documentary series about galleries displaying dusty old paintings. These films trace the turbulent and exciting biographies of each museum, from their survival of wars to their visions for the future. Despite being state symbols, they are nonetheless often in conflict with the politics of their respective countries. The Prado in Madrid, for example, faced bombing by Franco’s troops during the Spanish Civil War.

To this day, a host of conservators maintain and cherish the rescued works of art as a gesture of detachment from Spain’s dictatorial past.

The museums have witnessed fierce battles and great triumphs. Their lives are full of intrigue, hope and celebration—moments inscribed in their histories. We tell these stories through a multitude of perspectives, from exclusive archive material to interviews with museum directors and celebrities. Not to mention the internationally renowned hosts, who come face to face with the masterpieces of European cultural history and tell us their tales:

1. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | New York | United States of America
   Artist Julie Mehretu encounters the masterpieces ‘Composition VIII‘ by Kandinsky, ‘Alchemy‘ by Pollock, ‘Study for Portrait of Chess Players‘ by Duchamp
2. Museo del Prado | Madrid | Spain
   Opera singer and multi-grammy award winner Joyce DiDonato discusses ‘Las Meninas‘ by Velázquez, ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights‘ by Bosch and ‘The Third of May, 1808‘ by Goya...

3. Musée d‘Orsay | Paris | France
   Sasha Waltz, choreographer and the designated co- director of the Berlin State Ballet, encounters the works ‘Olympia‘ by Manet, ‘The Origin of the World‘ by Courbet, ‘Blue Water Lilies‘ by Monet...

4. Kunsthistorisches Museum | Vienna | Austria
   Fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood encounters ‘Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress‘ by Velázquez, ‘The Tower of Babel‘ by Bruegel, ‘The Crowning with Thorns‘ by Caravaggio...

5. Uffizi Gallery | Florence | Italy
   Fashion designer Wolfgang Joop explores ‘The Birth of Venus‘ by Botticelli, ‘Tondo Doni‘ by Michelangelo, ‘Judith Slaying Holofernes‘ by Gentileschi...

6. Rijksmuseum | Amsterdam | Netherlands
   Photographer Erwin Olaf encounters Rembrandt ‘s ‘The Night Watch ‘, Vermeer‘s ‘Woman Reading a Letter‘, The Threatened Swan‘ by Asselijn...

7. Alte Nationalgalerie | Berlin | Germany
   Artist Katharina Grosse faces the artworks ‘The Monk by the Sea‘ by Caspar David Friedrich, ‘In the Conservatory‘ by Manet, ‘The Isle of the Dead‘ by Böcklin...

8. Munch Museum | Oslo | Norway
   Bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgård talks about Munch’s ‘The Scream‘, ‘The Sun‘, ‘Death in the Sick Room‘...

The series is accompanied by art historian Dr. Matt Lodder, a lecturer at the University of Essex, who reveals little-known anecdotes behind the paintings and contextualises the lives of the museums. He has set himself a goal: to convey art, as clearly and transparently as possible, always emphasising its proximity to real life.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES – NO (still trying to re-schedule a few appointments)

TV SHOW TITLE: Ranting & Raving
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2018
GENRE Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS:  Premiere
RUNTIME: 22:00
COUNTRY: USA
   DIRECTOR: Jay Zellman
CAST: Patrick Avella, Cali Moore, Jessica Howell, David Perez-
RibadaErik Zellman, Pun Bandhu
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Robert Gregson
PRODUCER/S: Jay Zellman, Jonathan Bernstein, Michael S. Leib,
Ann C. Leib, Esq., Dan Schoenberg. Sela and Steven Zellman, Brent Katz, Paul Wang, Michael Schmidt

SYNOPSIS:
Everything Cliff Matthews touches turns to mush.   His job sucks, his marriage is failing apart and all he wants to do is write the Great American Novel, but he's stuck in a rabbit hole writing How-To books. Now, his life just got worse when he and his wife get stuck with a problem child they didn't bargain for. This new-age slapstick, complete with laugh track, brings a modern and unique approach to situational comedy as never seen before.
Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  `- YES

TV SHOW FILM DOCUMENTARY TITLE:  In Money We Trust?
 PRODUCTION YEAR:  2018
GENRE: Documentary
PREMIERE STATUS: HAMPTONS, NY PREMIERE
RUNTIME:   56:46
COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR:  Paul Sanderson
CAST: not applicable (24 experts interviewed – see website)
PRODUCER/S:  Producer: Paul Sanderson; Co-Producer/Writer: Elizabeth Ames

SYNOPSIS:
In Money We Trust? answers the question, “what is money?” Throughout history, trustworthy money has fueled great human achievement—from the emergence of philosophy to the high-tech revolution. But when inflation or other instability corrupts the value of money, the result can be disaster—such as the crisis of 2008. Featured are more than 20 experts including former Federal Reserve Chairs Alan Greenspan and Paul Volcker; and Adam Fergusson, author of “When Money Dies,” the definitive history of the Weimar hyperinflation.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?    YES

Elizabeth Ames is writer and co-producer of In Money We Trust,as well as producer of the film website, InMoneyWeTrust.org. She played a pivotal role in developing the project as co-author of MONEY,the book which is the basis of the film. Ames is a writer whose work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. In Money We Trust?is her first film.

TV SHOW TITLE: Marcus Jansen: Examine and Report
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2017
GENRE:  TV PILOT Documentary
PREMIERE STATUS:  NY Premiere
RUNTIME: 58:08
COUNTRY: USA
DIRECTOR: John Scoular

CAST:
Marcus Jansen, Hans Jansen, Manfred Schneckenburger,  Steve Lazarides, Brooke Lynn McGowan, West Rubinstein, Noah Becker, Dieter Rampl, Liane Haub, Richard Beavers, Lawrence Voytek, John Loscuito

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY:John Scoular
PRODUCER/S: Madeline Smith Scoular, John Scoular

SYNOPSIS:
“Marcus Jansen: Examine and Report” is a film about an American Painter who went from selling his artwork on the streets of New York to museums around the globe. Marcus Jansen is a combat veteran of "Desert Storm",  that not only lived the horror that is war, but turned his experience into an extraordinary career as an artist which began by selling his work on the corner of Prince St. and Broadway in New York City. That young group of artist were known as “The Prince St. Kings”.  Politically driven, Jansen’s work is a commentary on world affairs and has painted his way into an elitist industry. This film examines the state of the Art industry through artists such as Basquiat,Banksy, J.R., Jansen,  and delves into the politics and propaganda of the art world and what it took for those artists to break into an exclusive club. From Emmy award winning Director John Scoular and Emmy Award winning producer Madeline Smith Scoular.

Are you planning to attend the Film Festival?  YES