2026 Sarasota Film Festival
"Hottest August, The"
Film: The Hottest August
Highly acclaimed director of THE PRISON IN TWELVE LANDSCAPES, Brett Story, returns with this portrait of collective anxiety. Told as a series of vignette interviews during a single month in NYC where hurricanes, wildfires, and heatwaves are ravaging the country, this True/False selection selection provides a perfect snapshot of the current moment, where so much about the future of the planet seems unclear.
Directed by Brett Story

Screening Details
Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 3:15 PM EDT
Ends 4:50 PM EDT
Auditorium 8
About This Event
Highly acclaimed director of THE PRISON IN TWELVE LANDSCAPES, Brett Story, returns with this portrait of collective anxiety. Told as a series of vignette interviews during a single month in NYC where hurricanes, wildfires, and heatwaves are ravaging the country, this True/False selection selection provides a perfect snapshot of the current moment, where so much about the future of the planet seems unclear.
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