The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF)’s first annual Music Documentary Film Festival took place from August 8th to August 10th at 97 Main Street in Stony Brook.
Its award ceremony was held at the Three Village Inn, where various winners were announced.
“In our very first year, the LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival exceeded all expectations by uniting filmmakers, musicians, and audiences in a shared love of music’s power to inspire,” said Executive Director Tom Needham.
Filmmaker Robert Schwartzman took home one of the top prizes, receiving Best Director for his film “Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary.”
“When a festival embraces anything, sometimes that’s how people are going to learn about these films,” said Schwartzman. “A festival is a moment of sharing people’s work, and I think it’s great to highlight music-specific stuff and documentary format.”
Additional highlights of the occasion include noted local music historian and documentary filmmaker John Rose, of Setauket, winning the Long Island Filmmaker Award for “Building the Beatles,” and Rich Korn’s “Cat’s in the Cradle 50th Anniversary” winning Best Feature.
The festival lineup covered a wide variety of genres, from classical, jazz, blues and folk, to pop, rock and hip-hop—and everything in between. Ska, anyone?
“Our winning films celebrated a breathtaking spectrum of music—from groundbreaking hip-hop and timeless folk to genre-defying rock and beyond—each revealing the brilliance of the artists behind them,” Needham added.
“This diversity is the heartbeat of our festival and the inspiration for what’s to come.”