Twenty-four music documentaries will screen at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEOF) in Stony Brook from Aug. 8-10. Day one will kick off at 11 a.m., and each day’s slate will run through the evening.
Artists to be featured throughout the multi-genre-spanning marathon weekend include The Beatles, Harry Chapin, Zombies, Steppenwolf, Public Enemy, Ron Delsener and Garland Jeffreys.
“The highly anticipated LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival puts Long Island at the center of the global music documentary scene—featuring bold, unforgettable films that capture everything from rock legends and rising stars to hometown heroes and hidden histories,” said Tom Needham, Executive Director of the festival.
Standard filmmaker Q&A panels will take place following select screenings. Live musical performances from Billy J. Kramer, Public Enemy’s DJ Johnny Juice, and Naked Blue are also on the itinerary.
Guggenheim Grotto’s Mick Lynch will also perform live on the scene—in conjunction with the opening day short film spotlighting his band, entitled “Coming Home: The Guggenheim Grotto Back in Ireland.”
The opening night main event will be “Cat’s in the Cradle 50th Anniversary: The Song That Changed Our Lives” in honor of LIMEHOF inductee and local Long Island legend, the late Harry Chapin.
A Huntington resident once upon a time, Chapin famously utilized his platform to fight world hunger. He founded Long Island Cares, setting in motion a major philanthropic influence on the greater community to carry on far past his tragic death at just the age of 38 while en route to play a free charity show at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.
Want to score tickets? Visit www.limusichalloffame.org/limehof-music-documentary-film-festival-2/ or contact LIMEHOF directly at info@limusichalloffame.org.