'By the People' featured at Long Island Film Festival

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.