Please note: The screenings on Wednesday, January 30, have been cancelled due to inclement weather.
Members see the finest indie films of the year #AtTheWalker!
The Film Independent Spirit Awards celebrate the achievements of today’s most compelling filmmakers. For this special program, members of the Walker, Film Independent, and FilmNorth have the chance to see 21 of the year’s finest indie films—nominees for Best Feature, Best First Feature, Best Documentary, and the John Cassavetes Award—at no charge.
The films are presented Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons in January and February. See the schedule below.
Members See More
Pick up two free tickets to each film (available on a first-come, first-served basis) starting at 5 pm Tuesday and Wednesday nights, 12 noon for Saturday afternoon screenings, and 6 pm for Saturday evenings.
Get Extra Perks
Walker Film Club members can reserve tickets in advance; order two tickets per film online here, reservations due by 12 noon on event date. FilmNorth and Film Independent members RSVP at myfilmnorth.org. Order two tickets per film online; reservations due by 12 noon on event date.
Not a Member Yet?
To join, call 612-375-7655 or visit walkerart.org/membership.
Have a Spirited Date Night
Enjoy a free Sazerac cocktail with the purchase of any food item when you present your same-day Spirit Awards ticket stub. Walker members save 10% on dining at Esker Grove. Reserve a table at eskergrove.com.
Schedule
Tuesday, Jan 15
Never Goin’ Back, Augustine Frizzell (John Cassavetes Award), 6 pm
Eighth Grade, Bo Burnham (Best Feature), 8 pm
Wednesday, Jan 16
Shirkers, Sandi Tan (Best Documentary), 6 pm
Sorry to Bother You, Boots Riley (Best First Feature), 8 pm
Saturday, Jan 19
A Bread Factory Part One, Patrick Wang (John Cassavetes Award), 1 pm
A Bread Factory, Part Two (after 15 minute intermission)
If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins (Best Feature), 7 pm
Tuesday, Jan 22
On Her Shoulders, Alexandria Bombach (Best Documentary), 6 pm
Of Fathers and Sons, Talal Derki (Best Documentary), 8 pm
Wednesday, Jan 23
Hale County This Morning, This Evening, RaMell Ross (Best Documentary), 6 pm
Leave No Trace, Debra Granik (Best Feature), 8 pm
Saturday, Jan 26
You Were Never Really Here, Lynne Ramsay (Best Feature), 1 pm
We the Animals, Jeremiah Zagar (Best First Feature), 3 pm
Hereditary, Ari Aster (Best First Feature), 7 pm
Tuesday, Jan 29
Sócrates, Alex Moratto (John Cassavetes Award), 6 pm
Wildlife, Paul Dano (Best First Feature), 8 pm
Wednesday, Jan 30 RESCHEDULED
En el séptimo día, Jim McKay (John Cassavetes Award), 6 pm
rescheduled to Tuesday, Feb 5, 3pm
The Tale, Jennifer Fox (Best First Feature), 8 pm
rescheduled to Wednesday, Feb 6, 3pm
Tuesday, Feb 5
En el Séptimo Día, Jim McKay (John Cassavetes Award), 3 pm
Thunder Road, Jim Cummings (John Cassavetes Award), 6 pm
First Reformed, Paul Schrader (Best Feature), 8 pm
Wednesday, Feb 6
The Tale, Jennifer Fox (Best First Feature), 3 pm
Minding the Gap, Bing Liu (Best Documentary), 6 pm
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Morgan Neville (Best Documentary), 8 pm
Copresented by the Walker, Film Independent, and FilmNorth.
