Pandemic or not, Austin remains a vital center of filmmaking, and 2022 proved no exception as the short list for the Austin Film Critics Association's Austin Film Award shows. Announced on Jan. 3, the selection includes documentaries about the fights for abortion rights and wildlife, an archaeological search for a hidden sin, and two experiments by local filmmaking legends that push the form of cinema.
The selections are just part of the full list of award nominees voted on by the AFCA membership , and the winners will be announced on Jan. 10,. But if you can't wait to watch all five nominees, here's where you can catch them streaming right now.Richard Linklater's never been one to shy away from experimental filmmaking, bittersweet looks back at the past, or quasi-autobiographies, and those three urges combined in possibly his most personal film to date.