It all started with Sin City. That was the very first movie to win the Austin Film Critics Association’s Best Austin Film, an honor bestowed to a movie whose director was a local resident during production. After 20 years of the AFCA, now that honor goes to Sing Sing, filmmaker Greg Kwedar’s Oscar-touted drama based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts theatre program at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility. It’s an extraordinary achievement for Kwedar on what’s only his second film, especially in a year that featured new films from Austin moviemaking legends including Richard Linklater (Hit Man), Jeff Nichols (The Bikeriders) and the Zellner Bros. (Sasquatch Sunset). Join the AFCA for this special screening as the film makes it way into award season. – Richard Whittaker
