2018 Gothams Audience Award Screening Schedule
by April Bethea on October 22, 2018 in What's New at IFP?
Only IFP Members get to watch all the Gothams Audience Award nominees and vote for the award to be announced at IFP’s Gotham Awards Ceremony on Monday, November 26th. Check out the screening schedule below.
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Friday, November 9th
6:30PM – 8:00PM | Minding the Gap (also nominated for Best Documentary)
Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
A Hulu Release. Directed by Bing Liu. Produced by Bing Liu & Diane Moy Quon.
8:30PM – 10:30PM | The Favourite (also nominated for Best Feature)
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
A Fox Searchlight Release. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Written by Tony McNamara & Deborah Davis. Produced by Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos & Lee Magiday.
Sunday, November 11th
11:00AM – 12:30PM | Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (also nominated for Best Documentary)
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers.
A Focus Features Release. Directed by Morgan Neville. Produced by Morgan Neville, Nicholas Ma, Caryn Capotosto.
1:00PM – 3:00PM | Sorry to Bother You (also nominated for Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award)
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.
An Annapurna Release. Written & Directed by Boots Riley. Produced by Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Charles King, George Rush, Jonathan Duffy & Kelly Glenn Williams.
3:30PM – 5:30PM | The Rider (also nominated for Best Feature)
After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.
A Sony Pictures Classics Release. Written & Directed by Chloé Zhao. Produced by Mollye Asher, Sacha Ben Harroche, Bert Hamelinck & Chloé Zhao.
Monday, November 12th
6:30PM – 8:00PM | Eighth Grade (also nominated for Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award)
An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.
An A24 Release. Written & Directed by Bo Burnham. Produced by Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Christopher Storer & Lila Yacoub.
8:30PM – 10:00PM | Madeline’s Madeline (also nominated for Best Feature)
A theatre director’s latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.
An Oscilloscope Release. Written & Directed by Josephine Decker. Produced by Elizabeth Rao & Krista Parris.
Friday, November 16th
6:30PM – 8:00PM | Shirkers (also nominated for Best Documentary)
In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan shot Singapore’s first road movie with her enigmatic American mentor, Georges—who then absconded with all the footage. The 16mm film is recovered 20 years later, sending Tan, now a novelist in Los Angeles, on a personal odyssey in search of Georges’ vanishing footprints—and her own.
A Netflix Release. Written & Directed by Sandi Tan. Produced by Sandi Tan, Jessica Levin & Maya Rudolph.
8:30PM – 10:30PM | If Beale Street Could Talk (also nominated for Best Feature)
A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.
An Annapurna Release. Written & Directed by Barry Jenkins. Produced by Megan Ellison, Dede Gardner, Barry Jenkins, Jeremy Kleiner, Sara Murphy & Adele Romanski.
Saturday, November 17th
11:00AM – 12:30PM | Hale County This Morning, This Evening* (also nominated for Best Documentary)
Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, Hale County This Morning, This Evening allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South – trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously a testament to dreaming – despite the odds.
A Cinema Guild Release. Directed by RaMell Ross. Produced by RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes & Su Kim.
1:00PM – 3:00PM | The Tale*(also nominated for Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award)
Revisiting a short story she wrote at thirteen, a documentary filmmaker (Laura Dern) faces life altering questions about her first sexual experience and the elusive nature of memory. The Tale is director Jennifer Fox’s personal memoir examining the journey from denial to truth—and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
An HBO Release. Written & Directed by Jennifer Fox. Produced by Jennifer Fox, Oren Moverman, Laura Rister, Mynette Louie, Simone Pero, Lawrence Inglee, Sol Bondy, Regina K. Scully, Lynda Weinman & Reka Posta.
*Q&A with Writer-Director Jennifer Fox.
3:30PM – 5:30PM | Skate Kitchen (also nominated for Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award)
A teenaged skateboarder makes friends with a bunch of other skateboarding girls in New York City.
Directed by Crystal Moselle. Written by Crystal Moselle, Aslıhan Ünaldı & Jen Silverman. Produced by Crystal Moselle, Lizzie Nastro, Rodrigo Teixeira, Julia Nottingham, Michael Sherman, Matthew Perniciaro & Izabella Tzenkova.
Monday, November 19th
4:00PM – 6:00PM | Hereditary (also nominated for Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award)
After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences, and begin to unravel dark secrets.
An A24 Release. Written & Directed by Ari Aster. Produced by Kevin Scott Frakes, Lars Knudsen & Buddy Patrick.
6:30PM – 8:30PM | Bisbee ’17 (also nominated for Best Documentary)
An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. Locals collaborate to stage recreations of their controversial past.
An Impact Partner Films Release. Written & Directed by Robert Greene. Produced by Douglas Tirola, Bennett Elliott & Susan Bedusa.
9:00PM – 11:00PM | First Reformed (also nominated for Best Feature)
A priest of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.
An A24 Release. Written & Directed by Paul Schrader. Produced by Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka, & Christine Vachon.
Check out the complete 2018 Gotham Awards Nominee List Here