Volker Schlöndorff's new documentary "The Forest Maker" follows an Australian agronomist to Africa, where for several decades he has implemented reforestation methods for farmers in arid areas.

At the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs, the hand-carved surfaces of Sally Richardson's wood and stone sculptures communicate as much as their shapes, while the layered materials of Jesse McCloskey's pieces vacillate between figuration and abstraction.

"Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of 'Midnight Cowboy,' " which will have its East Coast premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival, places the Oscar-winning film in the larger social, political, and cultural contexts of its time.

Next up at The Church is an exhibition of rare and classic guitars selected by G.E. Smith and a display of bronze sculptures of the hands of 31 American visual artists.