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The Hamptons International Film Festival presents SummerDocs: ICARUS

at Guild Hall | Sat Aug 26

Location

Guild Hall

158 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
(Map)
Contact Name: Barbara-Jo Howard
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Date & Time

07:00 PM
Sat, Aug 26, 2017
Cost:    $25/$23 Members
Description

Hosted by Alec Baldwin 

One of the most audacious docs ever put on screen, director Bryan Fogel started out making a film in the mold of Morgan Spurlock and ended up in the mold of Laura Poitras. His bold gambit was this: to investigate doping in sports, Fogel (an amateur bike racer) would dope himself, observe the changes in his performance, and see if he could evade detection. In doing so, he was connected to a renegade Russian scientist, Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, a pillar of his country's "anti-doping" program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia's state-sponsored Olympic doping program. When the truth is more complex than imagined, and accusations of illegalities run to Russia's highest chains of command, the two realize they hold the power to reveal the biggest international sports scandal in living memory. Exemplifying the special bond between filmmaker and subject, this is a vital portrait of the sacrifice some people will make to stand up for truth. ICARUS places you at the heart of an international game of cat and mouse, where a miscalculation can cost you your life. 

$25/$23 Members 

The John Drew Theater in the Dina Merrill Pavilion at Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, New York 11937, 631.324.0806; GuildHall.org