In the coming weeks, the East Hampton Library and Hampton Music Festival will present “Music & Arts Concerts,” a six-part series featuring a slew of Academy Award-winning or nominated Short documentary. Music-related films are paired with art-related short films to complement the viewing experience. Tickets to the screening are free. The East Hampton Library is located at 159 East Hampton Street. Please call 631-324-0222 to register or visit eventbrite.com.
Screening schedule:
Saturday, April 20 – 2pm
‘Tight Harmony’ is followed by a Q&A with producer and director Nigel Noble
This documentary chronicles how a choir of fourth- and fifth-grade students from Brooklyn Friends School teamed up with retirees from the Brooklyn Jewish Senior Center to present an annual joint concert. “Tight Harmony” won the 54th Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Film).
Friday, April 26 — 6 p.m.
“The Last Repair Shop”
The Oscar-winning documentary “The Last Repair Shop” tells the story of four humble heroes who ensure that no student is deprived of the joy of music. It is also a reminder of how music can be the best medicine, an antidote to stress and even an escape from poverty.
Wednesday, May 1 – 6pm
“Ms. Six: Music Saved My Life”
The Oscar-winning film features 109-year-old Alyssa Sommer-Hertz, the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, on how music saved her life: both in Tracy Enstadt concentration camp was established in the following years.
Tuesday, May 7 – 6pm
“A Concerto is a Dialogue” and “Christo’s Valle Curtain”
At only 13 minutes long, the Academy Award-nominated film “Concerto is a Conversation” manages to say a lot about race relations in a powerful yet gentle way. The film will be paired with the Academy Award-nominated Maysles Brothers’ film Christo’s Vale Curtain and explores the planning, design and installation of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s incredible spectacle .
Thursday, May 16 — 6 p.m.
“Prudence’s Music”
In this Oscar-winning film, Prudence Mabhena leads a group of young disabled Africans to inspire others with music, proving that disability does not mean incompetence.
Thursday, May 23 — 6 p.m.
“Searching for Cézanne” and “Boleiro”
“Searching for Cézanne” asks the question of how and why we appreciate a work of art while exploring Cézanne’s life. The Oscar-winning film Bolero highlights maestro Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a stunning rendition of Ravel’s classic.
