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indiewire.com - 10/20/2008
AWARDS WATCH '08 | "Ballast" Leads Gotham Awards With Four Nominations
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by Peter Knegt (October 20, 2008) Lance Hammer 's " Ballast " led the 18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations, which were announced this morning by IFP . "Ballast" garnered four nods, including Best Feature, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Breakthrough Director, and Best ...
nypress.com - 10/16/2008
New York Press - ARMOND WHITE - Killer of Dreams
— nypress.com — KILLER OF DREAMS An African-American indie film fantasy made for white liberals By Armond White Ballast Directed... by Lance Hammer at Film Forum, Running Time: 96 min. I m so sick of this shit! sobs Ballast s woebegone, downtrodden black single ... (more) New York Press - ARMOND WHITE - Killer of Dreams

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ballastfilm.com - 10/21/2008
Ballast Screenings
— ballastfilm.com — Q with filmmaker Lance Hammer Friday Nov 7, Saturday Nov 8, and Sunday Nov 9. Screening times... TBD. (more) Ballast Screenings

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moviecitynews.com - 10/20/2008
MCN Awards Watch ... 2008 Gotham Awards
— moviecitynews.com — Pedro Castaneda in August Evening (Maya Releasing) Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married (Sony Pictures Classics) Rebecca... Hall in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (The Weinstein Company) Melissa Leo in Frozen River (Sony Pictures Classics) Alejandro ... (more) MCN Awards Watch ... 2008 Gotham Awards

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IFC.com - Indie Eye:  The Gothams big heart "Ballast."

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The Gothams big heart "Ballast."
IFC.com - Indie Eye — ... The Gothams are now officially called the "Gotham Independent Film Awards," and while their criteria for which films can be nominated are not as stringent as those of the Spirit Awards, which give a budget cap, this year's awards have been limited to films that have received a "theatrical release through a specialty division of a studio, an independent distributor or via self-distribution" -- no more "The Departed." The full list of nominees can be found at indieWIRE; here are the nominees for Best Feature: Best Feature ...

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