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Hamptons Doc Fest Presents Earth Day Docs Equinox April 22-25

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A scene from "And We Go Green," directed by Oscar winner Fisher Stevens and Malcolm Venville, and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Valerie Taylor in water wearing a chain mail suit in

Valerie Taylor in water wearing a chain mail suit in "Playing with Sharks," directed by Sally Aitken. RON AND VALERIE TAYLOR

“Watson” is a documentary about Captain Paul Watson, the renegade founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and a co-founder of Greenpeace.

“Watson” is a documentary about Captain Paul Watson, the renegade founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and a co-founder of Greenpeace.

authorStaff Writer on Apr 12, 2021

Hamptons Doc Fest inaugurates spring with its annual Docs Equinox celebration that this year includes an expanded four days of programming of three virtual and live documentary film screenings with filmmakers and special guests and an inspiring East End Green Team “conversation centerpiece”— all happening from Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, through Sunday, April 25.

“Hamptons Doc Fest is celebrating Earth Day in a big way this year with three highly illuminating environmental films that shed a clear light on the human connection to our planet,” said Hamptons Doc Fest founder and executive director Jacqui Lofaro. “Plus we’ve scheduled a ‘conversation centerpiece’ with inspiring, local eco-advocates, the new keepers of our planet.”

The lineup:

“Playing With Sharks” live April 24 and online April 24 and 25

In a Hamptons Doc Fest collaboration with the newly opened Sag Harbor Cinema, National Geographic Documentary Films’ “Playing With Sharks,” which debuted to acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will enjoy a special screening at the newly opened cinema on Saturday, April 24, at 7 p.m. This will be followed by a Q&A with the director/writer Sally Aitken, producer Bettina Dalton and Valerie Taylor, the subject of the film, led by Sag Harbor Cinema Artistic Director Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan.

Valerie Taylor is a pioneering Australian scuba diver who has dedicated her life to exposing the myth surrounding our fear of sharks and has become a powerful advocate for their conservation. The documentary includes stunning cinematography of the underwater universe.

Its worldwide rights were acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films. The documentary and Q&A will also be available online exclusively at Hamptons Doc Fest’s website from Saturday, April 24, 9 p.m. to Sunday, April 25, midnight.

“Watson” online, April 22 to 25

Screening online from April 22 to 25 at Hampton Doc Fest’s website will be “Watson,” about Captain Paul Watson, the renegade founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and a co-founder of Greenpeace, who has spent 40 years sailing the globe, fighting to end the destruction of the ocean’s marine life and its habitat. His ships patrol the seas, preventing the poaching of porpoises, whales, seals and sharks, cleaning up beaches and educating people. The film, directed by Lesley Chilcott, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019, where it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature.

The online Q&A will include both the director Chilcott and Captain Paul Watson, interviewed by documentary filmmaker Roger Sherman, co-founder of Florentine Films.

“And We Go Green” online, April 22 to 25

Also screening online at the Hampton Doc Fest’s website will be the documentary “And We Go Green,” directed by Oscar winner Fisher Stevens (“The Cove,” 2009) and Malcolm Venville, and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. The online interview with Stevens will be hosted by Florentine Films co-founder Roger Sherman.

“And We Go Green” follows the brash professional drivers on the international Formula E circuit — all with eco-friendly electric cars — as they race across 10 cities. The title comes from the slogan shouted with the green light at the start of each race.

In conjunction with Docs Equinox, the Hamptons Doc Fest hosts a “Conversation Centerpiece” with an East End Green Team available online, April 22 to 25. The team of local environmental activists include Scott Bluedorn, a local artist, who sits on the East Hampton Energy and Sustainability Committee; Daniela Kronemeyer, national indigenous rights consultant; John Robertson, landscape manager, Wainscott Farms; Alexandra Talty, award-winning international journalist on agriculture and social justice; and Shane Weeks, Shinnecock Nation artist and educator. They will all share their thoughts and action plans for the planet and our local neighborhoods.

“Don’t miss the insights of our local eco-advocates,” said Lofaro about the “East End Green Team” panel discussion, moderated by WLIW 88.3 FM radio host Gianna Volpe.

Tickets and information for all Docs Equinox screenings and events (including the live screening of “Playing With Sharks” at Sag Harbor Cinema) are available only at hamptonsdocfest.com. The screening at the Sag Harbor Cinema is $20. The three online screenings are each $15. The East End Green Team “Conversation Centerpiece” is free.

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