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August 5, 2026

Sag Harbor Cinema hosts renowned producer Gale Anne Hurd for a screening of James Cameron's The Abyss: Special Edition, an expanded cut of the director’s landmark 1989 marine science-fiction epic. Following the screening, Hurd will discuss the extraordinary production of The Abyss, including its demanding underwater shoot that has become the stuff of Hollywood legend, as well as its groundbreaking visual effects (Academy Award, 1990) and enduring influence on contemporary science fiction.

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July 13, 2026

Featuring filmmaker Julian Schnabel, producer Gale Anne Hurd, composer Carter Burwell, cinematographer Sean Price Williams, and photographer James Hamilton in person for introductions and Q&As

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June 19, 2026

In celebration of his 99th birthday, Sag Harbor Cinema showcases photographer and filmmaker Jerry Schatzberg’s nearly century-long artistic legacy. In the decade prior to his directorial debut in 1970, Schatzberg captured the icons of twentieth-century film in his photography studio.

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May 26, 2026

Free series on mental health awareness will include screenings of IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU by Mary Bronstein and TALE OF TWO MOTHERS by Sam Vladimirsky, photography by Jamie Diamond, and an expert-led panel discussion. 

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May 5, 2026

Elliott Nugent’s 1949 rarely seen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, starring Alan Ladd screens on 35mm. A co-presentation with Canio’s Books.

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April 28, 2026

Kicking off Memorial Day Weekend with the screening of Robert Aldrich’s masterpiece Kiss Me Deadly and the opening of a new exhibit ‘Trapped in the Shadows: Film Noir Artifacts.’ Continuing throughout the summer with films from Howard Hawks, Ida Lupino, Jacques Tourneur, Edgar J. Ulmer, Orson Welles, Ridley Scott, David Fincher, Joseph H. Lewis, Michael Mann, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Anthony Mann, and Robert Altman, with special guests including author Robert Polito, composer Carter Burwell, cinematographer Sean Price Williams, and filmmaker Walter Hill, with more films and guests announced throughout the summer.

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April 16, 2026

The Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center and its Board of Directors have unanimously approved the appointment of Mark Lubell as its new Executive Director, following a national search conducted by PBR Executive Search.

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March 24, 2026

An eight-film series celebrating one of the most incisive, irreverent, and enduring writer-directors in Hollywood history. 

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March 13, 2026

Sag Harbor Cinema continues its “Projections” series on Sunday, March 29 at 4pm with “Death Reconsidered: 35 Years of Compassion, Comfort & Community with East End Hospice,” a free program marking the organization's decades of service on the East End.

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March 9, 2026

The screening of Werner Herzog’s 2005 documentary Grizzly Man will be preceded by a presentation from Certified Wildlife Biologist Dr. Jason R. Boulanger