Now in its 27th year, the Long Island Film Festival features 39 films this week at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor. On Thursday at 7 p.m., 'By the People: The Election of Barack Obama,' is featured, a film that shows behind-the-scenes footage leading up to the 2008 presidential election.

The fillm will be played on HBO on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m. (and on demand from Nov. 15-Dec. 12). Watch the trailer, below.

And for more information on the Long Island Film Festival, including a day-by-day schedule, go to lifilm.org.

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