This program is currently SOLD OUT. Please contact Daniela at info@matthiessencenter.org for more information.

Please join us along with the Peter Matthiessen Center and Peconic Land Trust as we gather for an outdoor film screening of “No Boundaries” (2009 | 60 min.), Jeff Sewald’s documentary film narrated by Glenn Close capturing the essence of the literary and spiritual force that is Peter Matthiessen.

From 5-6 PM the team from the Peter Matthiessen Center invite you to enjoy delicious cuisine and a glass of local wine. Meet the individuals working to bring the Peter Matthiessen Center to life, and learn more about the next phase of our campaign. Tickets to the cocktail party are an additional $150.

Be sure to bring a beach chair and blanket as we gather under the stars to celebrate the legacy of one of America’s most distinguished writers.

Event sponsored by Michael Haggiag.

Photo Credit: Nancy Crampton

The documentary by Robin Baker Leacock includes compelling interviews with fascinating people, some famous some not, who inspire the viewer to give and help other people, animals and the planet.

The outdoor screening will begin at 6:30 PM with a panel discussion with Robin Baker Leacock (documentary filmmaker), Missy Hargraves (actress / animal activist) and Henry Buhl (philanthropist / ACE NEW YORK charity founder), and Jean Shafiroff (philanthropist / TV host / author / advocate).

The film will immediately follow the panel discussion at approximately 7 PM. Bring your own chairs and blankets.

Film at SAC is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens with additional support from the Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs.

The Dark Divide is based on the true story of renowned butterfly expert Dr. Robert Pyle’s (David Cross) perilous 1995 journey across one of America’s largest undeveloped wildlands. At the urging of his dying wife Thea (Debra Messing), the shy author finds himself in over his head on an epic, life-changing expedition through Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest in search of new species of butterflies. Over the course of his six-week adventure Pyle battles self-doubt, the grueling trail, and the people and creatures who call this forest home. And, somewhere deep in the heart of The Dark Divide, he makes a discovery that challenges everything he knows about the natural world. With David Koechner, Cameron Esposito, Gary Farmer and Patterson Hood. Music by The Avett Brothers, Giants in the Trees featuring Krist Novoselić, The National Reserve, Samantha Crane, Bombadil, and more. 

Film at SAC is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens with additional support provided by the Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs.