Greenwich International Film Festival

Film

Greenwich International Film Festival’s 2018 Program Lineup Announced

By David Gurliacci | May 2, 2018

The lineup of events for the 2018 Greenwich International Film Festival Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF) was recently announced at a party for the 2018 program, which runs from May 31 through June 3 in Greenwich. The announcement party, held Tuesday at the Richards store in Greenwich, is for GIFF’s fourth year of film and philanthropy. GIFF is a social impact festival run by women, and nearly half of the films in the program are either written or directed by women. — This article, with many more pictures, originally was published by Greenwich Free Press. The Opening Night Film on May 31 will feature The Price of Everything, a documentary by Academy Award Nominated filmmaker, Nathaniel Kahn (My Architect). The film examines the role of art and artistic passion in today’s money-driven, consumer-based society.

Film

What’s Being Shown Thursday at the Greenwich International Film Festival

By David Gurliacci | June 9, 2016

The Greenwich International Film Festival, now in its second year, is presenting more than 30 films from Thursday through Sunday, June 9 to 12 at various venues in Greenwich and Stamford. The “GIFF” was founded, according to its website, “to bridge the worlds of film, finance, and philanthropy,” and also includes parties, panels and premiers. Here’s what’s playing on Thursday:

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You is a recount of Mr. Lear’s compelling achievements in Television through his influential dialogue and political activism. Directors Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady fashion this evocative documentary to prove that Norman continues to live as a vital pioneer among the idiosyncratic history of television. This portrait weaves together the past and present, and exposes Norman Lear’s thriving insight into faith, feminism, class, & culture.