The Gotham Awards, hosted by the Independent Film Project (IFP), is on its 30th year now. This year, its nomination list is a win for women. All five nominees for best pictures have female directors:
- The Assistant by Kitty Green
- First Cow by Kelly Reichardt
- Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman
- Nomadland by Chloé Zhao
- Relic by Natalie Erika James
At FF2, we are proud to have reviewed three of these – The Assistant, First Cow and Never Rarely Sometimes Always – over the past year. We are overjoyed to see that these films and their wonderful female directors are receiving the acclaim they deserve, and we hope that this milestone is only the beginning of our journey to gender parity in the cinematic world.
© Julia Lasker (11/17/2020) – FF2 Media
Feature photo: Writer/director Kitty Green, left, and Julia Garner pose for a portrait to promote the film “The Assistant” at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)
