SAG HARBOR, NY — After a devastating fire in 2016, the Sag Harbor movie theater has risen from the ashes and is ready for its soft reopening.
The theater has been rebuilt and will reopen on April 9, with a Memorial Day weekend opening.
“It's been a long and challenging road to get to this moment,” said SHC Capital Campaign President April Gornik. “But finally, we're excited to open our doors to Sag Harbor and the East End to welcome you back to your brand new movie theater — masked and distanced, of course.”
The new theater features three “state-of-the-art screens with state-of-the-art digital projection, industry-leading HVAC and air disinfection systems and one of the best sound reproduction systems in the state,” according to a release.
The new cinema also includes a cafe, a lounge and other communal spaces.
The central mission of the cinema will be to show films, everything was agreed.
“We believe that the theatrical experience makes the difference,” said SHC Artistic Director Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan. “That's why, in addition to some exciting premieres and special events, over the next few weeks, we'll be showing great awards season titles that, due to Covid, couldn't be shown in cinemas but deserve to be seen on the big screen.”
Kicking off on Friday, April 9, the slate of cinema offerings will kick off with Azazel Jacobs' French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges. French Exit will air daily at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., with the director appearing via Zoom for a post-screening Q&A session following the 7 p.m. show. on April 10.
Also, on April 9, Nomadland, by the Chinese director Chloé Zhao, is released. check the cinema's website for showtimes.
SHC will also screen the Short Oscars, offering three full-length programs of animated, live-action and documentary shorts in the run-up to the Academy Awards on April 25.
On April 9 and 10, there will be matinee screenings of Irish animator Tomm Moore's Oscar-nominated Wolfwalkers, “about an apprentice wolf trapper in the city of Kilkenny who forms a strange bond with the creatures she is dedicated to exterminating.” will be shown at 1 p.m
The Cinema adheres to the “strictest possible Covid compliance standards to protect your safety. These standards, which include compliance with National Association of Theater Owners CinemaSafe guidelines, include pre-reserved social distancing seating, the use of masks in cinema , and non-recirculating audience streaming,” the announcement said.
“Pod screenings” are also available in the theater's screening room, where guests can reserve the entire space for the exclusive use of their own pod of up to 10 people and view any of the cinema's film programmes. The entire screening room is then sterilized between each performance. Pod screenings cost $150.
