2018's #1 Doc and #1 TV Show: see Minding the Gap and America to Me in NYC

December 22, 2018 11:25 am

This past week The Hollywood Reporter published their year-end critics' picks, with Minding the Gap earning the #1 spot on its list of best documentaries and America to Me earning the #1 spot on its list of the best TV shows of 2018!

Additionally, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this past Monday that Minding the Gap would advance in the voting process for the 2019 Academy Awards in the Documentary Feature category.

Both Minding the Gap and America to Me will be featured in the Museum of the Moving Image's Curators' Choice 2018 series running December 28 through January 6, and featuring the first-ever US screening of all 10 episodes of Steve James' acclaimed docu-series America to Me:

MINDING THE GAP:

  • Friday, December 28, 7:00pm - Director Bing Liu in-person

    • AMERICA TO ME:

  • Saturday, December 29, 1:00pm - Series director Steve James and segment director Bing Liu in-person (Episodes 1-5)
  • Sunday, December 30, 1:00pm - Series director Steve James and segment director Bing Liu in-person (Episodes 6-10)

    • Both America to Me and Minding the Gap can be streamed now. America to Me is now available through STARZ, Amazon Video, and iTunes. Minding the Gap is now available through Hulu, and may be playing on a screen near you. Minding the Gap will also have a theatrical run as part of The Academy's new showcase of the 15 documentary feature films in contention for the 91st Oscars.

    Year-End Praise for America to Me:

  • Vox, 'The 7 Most Essential Shows of 2018'
  • Thrillist, 'The Most Binge-Worthy TV Shows No One Watched This Year'
  • Vulture, 'The Most Political TV Moments of 2018'
  • The New York Times, 'Best TV Shows of 2018'
  • Time - '17 Overlooked 2018 TV Shows to Stream Over the Holidays'
  • IndieWire - 'The Best TV Shows of 2018'
  • Vox - 'The 11 Best Documentaries of 2018'

    • Year-End Praise for Minding the Gap:

  • The New York Times - 'Best Movies of 2018'
  • The Wrap - '11 Best Documentaries of 2018, From 'Minding the Gap' to 'Monrovia, Indiana'
  • Vox - 'The 11 Best Documentaries of 2018'
  • The Ringer - 'The Best Movies of 2018'
  • The Verge - 'The 10 Best Documentaries of 2018'
  • The A.V. Club - 'The Best Films of 2018'
  • Polygon - 'The Year's 20 Best Films Born from the Asian Diaspora'
  • NonFics, - 'Minding the Gap' Voted Best Documentary of 2018 in 6th Annual Nonfics Year-End Poll'