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Docs Equinox at Southampton Arts Center
April 24 @ 5:30 pm – April 26 @ 1:00 pm
Hamptons Doc Fest and the Southampton Arts Center welcome spring and kick off a celebration of Earth Day with their annual Docs Equinox program that this year revolves around the theme of “Wildlife 360∞: Celebrating All Creatures Great and Small.”
Pictured Above: A Norwegian Pasvik Folk High School student and his beloved Siberian husky can be seen in the film “Folktales,” one of the three films in this April’s Hamptons Doc Fest’s Docs Equinox program, April 24-26, at the Southampton Arts Center.
The weekend includes three days of films at Southampton Arts Center on April 24-26, that begin with wine receptions on Friday and Saturday at 5:30 p.m., and a Sunday coffee/scone reception at 10:30 a.m.
The Friday, April 24 , 7 p.m. film “Folktales” (2025, 106 min.), directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, is set at Pasvik Folk High School in Norway, where students learn the challenges of Arctic life by caring for a pack of loyal Siberian huskies.
Before the film, professor and naturalist Carl Safina will present a keynote address and sign copies of his many books on nature.
The Saturday, April 25, 7 p.m. documentary is “Buck” (2011, 88 min.), about Buck Brannaman, the “horse whisperer,” which was the Sundance Audience Award-winning film in 2011 and honors the spirit of Robert Redford, who directed, produced and starred in “The Horse Whisperer” film. After the screening, director Cindy Meehl will Zoom in for a Q&A.
The Sunday, April 26, film presentation at 11 a.m. is “Every Little Thing” (2024, 93 min.) about hummingbird rehabilitator Terry Masear, whose goal is to save every tiny, injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. She will also Zoom in for a Q&A after the film.
An additional feature of Docs Equinox is informational tables and live animal visits during the Friday and Saturday receptions, by the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center, the South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center, and Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons. Canio’s Books will also be on hand to sell books related to the Docs Equinox theme.
Tickets and information for the Docs Equinox screenings are available at www.hamptonsdocfest.com and www.southamptonartscenter.org
Tickets each day are $20, $15 for SAC members, and $10 for students and children. Also available is a 3-day pass for $50, $40 for SAC members. The Southampton Arts Center is located at 25 Jobs Lane.
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