The inaugural Gold Coast International Film Festival was recently held at a variety of venues in the North Hempstead area. 65 films in 5 days were shown; a variety of panels featuring a number of film luminaries took place and plenty other happenings. goldcoastfilmfestival.org.

Karl Willers, Baz Luhrmann, Regina Gil and Ian Siegel

Baz Luhrmann

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman and wife Kim, Sean McPhillips, Regina Gil, Bruce Dern and wife Andrea, and executive director of the Town of North Hempstead’s Business and Tourism Bureau Ian Siegel

Bruce Dern