Film Independent Spirit Awards
January 15, 2019–February 6, 2019
Walker Art Center, Members Only, Free
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.
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Pick up two free tickets to each film (available on a first-come, first-served basis) starting at 5 pm each event night or 12 noon on Saturdays.
Get Extra Perks
Walker Film Club members can reserve tickets in advance. FilmNorth and Film Independent members RSVP at myfilmnorth.org. Order two tickets per film online; reservations due by 12 noon on event date.
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To join, call 612-375-7655 or visit walkerart.org/membership.
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2019 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees
Best Feature
Eighth Grade (Bo Burnham)
First Reformed (Paul Schrader)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)
Leave No Trace (Debra Granik)
You Were Never Really Here (Lynne Ramsay)
Best First Feature
Hereditary (Ari Aster)
Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley)
The Tale (Jennifer Fox)
We the Animals (Jeremiah Zagar)
Wildlife (Paul Dano)
Best Documentary
Hale County This Morning, This Evening (RaMell Ross)
Minding the Gap (Bing Liu)
Of Fathers and Sons (Talal Derki)
On Her Shoulders (Alexandria Bombach)
Shirkers (Sandi Tan)
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (Morgan Neville)
John Cassavetes Award
A Bread Factory (Patrick Wang)
En el Séptimo Día (Jim McKay)
Never Goin’ Back (Augustine Frizzell)
Sócrates (Alex Moratto)
Thunder Road (Jim Cummings)
Copresented by the Walker, Film Independent, and FilmNorth
SCHEDULE
Tuesday January 15
Never Goin’ Back, 6pm
8th Grade, 8pm
Wednesday, January 16
Shirkers, 6pm
Sorry to Bother You, 8pm
Saturday, January 19
A Bread Factory, 1pm
If Baele Street Could Talk, 7pm
Tuesday, January 22
On Her Shoulders, 6pm
Of Fathers and Sons, 8pm
Wednesday, January 23
Hale County This Morning, This Evening, 6pm
Leave No Trace, 8pm
Saturday, January 26
You Were Never Here, 1pm
We The Animals, 3pm
Hereditary, 7pm
Tuesday, January 29
Sócrates, 6pm
Wildlife, 8pm
Wednesday, January 30
En El Septimo Dia, 6pm
The Tale, 8pm
Tuesday, February 5
Thunder Road, 6pm
First Reformed, 8pm
Wednesday, February 6
Minding The Gap, 6pm
Won’t You Be My Neighbor, 8pm