This week on The Sounds of Film, host Tom Needham welcomes writer, director, and producer Jacqueline Christy, whose feature debut Magic Hour will screen October 4th and 5th at 5:30 p.m. at the Hamptons International Film Festival.

Starring Miriam Shor (American Fiction, Younger), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes, Never Have I Ever), and Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny), the film follows Harriet Peterson, a cinephile stuck in the suburbs who pursues her dream of becoming a filmmaker after her husband leaves her unexpectedly. Inspired by Christy’s own journey of entering NYU’s Graduate Film Program in her forties, Magic Hour is a heartfelt exploration of reinvention and the transformative power of film.

Christy is the founder of Access Theater and has received support from the NYC Women’s Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Hollywood Foreign Press, and the Sloan Foundation. She has assistant directed Radium Girls, Equity, and Fry Day, and her short films include Rehearsal, Other People, and The Dependents.

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