Director, PHIL DONAHUE
Body Of War, winner of the festival's audience award for best documentary, was co-directed by Phil Donahue - yes, that Phil Donahue. The story of a soldier in Iraq who becomes paralyzed from the chest down is passionately represented in the film, and Donahue was on hand to talk about the ways in which the media has depicted the war in Iraq, how the U.S. wound up in Iraq, and the current political climate.
Check out FilmCatcher's interview with Body of War co-director Ellen Spiro.
The Hamptons International Film Festival is a highly respected Northeastern film festival, which boasts a high number of premieres (17 features this year). The Festival has been going on for 15 years and has been growing exponentially for some time now. Over the course of the festival, FilmCatcher was able to catch up with some of the noted filmmakers and subjects who graced the events. Check out our other interviews with
Famke Janssen, star of
Chris Eigeman's directorial debut film
Turn The River and
I Am An Animal director
Matthew Galkin, and the subject of his fiim
Ingrid Newkirk, the head of the contoversial animal-rights group PETA
. Also join us as we speak with
Helen Hood Scheer and team as they speak about the experience of making the competitive jump-roping documentary JUMP!, and
Andrew Rossi, director of
A Table in Heaven, a documentary which profiles the life and work of one of New York's most famous restaurateurs, Sirio Maccioni.
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