We are pleased to announce that several WMM-supported films and filmmakers have received nominations for both the Gotham Awards and Cinema Eye Honors.
For the Gotham Awards, in the Best Documentary Feature category, the following films, made with support from our WMM Production Assistant Program, are nominated:
- INTERCEPTED (Directed by Oksana Karpovych)
- SUGARCANE (Directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie)
Additionally, DAHOMEY, directed by program Alum Mati Diop, has been nominated.
The Gotham Awards are December 2, 2024.
Cinema Eye also released the first batch of nominations and long lists for their 2025 Honors.
Audience Choice long list:
- SUGARCANE (dir. Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie; Made with the support of our Production Assistance Program);
- GREAT PHOTO, LOVELY LIFE: FACING A FAMILY’S SECRETS (Directed by Amanda Mustard and Rachel Beth Anderson; Made with the support of our Production Assistance Program);
- BREAD & ROSES (Directed by WMM filmmaker Sahra Mani);
- THE LADY BIRD DIARIES (Directed by program alum Dawn Porter); and
- DEADLOCKED: HOW AMERICA SHAPED THE SUPREME COURT (Directed by program alum Dawn Porter)
Shorts List Semi-Finalists:
- CONTRACTIONS (Directed by program alum Lynne Sachs)
- INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART (Directed by program alum Ema Ryan Yamazaki)
The full list of Cinema Eye Honors nominations will be announced November 14 and winners will be announced on January 9, 2025. Congratulations to the filmmakers.
