Yes, yesterday’s election results were enough to turn a person off to voting altogether. (We kid. We’d never give up getting that sticker.) Why not reflex your voting muscles and cast a ballot for Harmony and Me?

Austinite Bob Byington‘s locally shot comedy Harmony and Me is in a field of 26 films in the running for the Gotham Awards‘ first ever Festival Genius Audience Award, which celebrates festival favorites of the past year. The Chronicle has already sung the praises of Byington here and here and here, but we’ll give you a highlight: In her review, Marjorie Baumgarten wrote, “Harmony and Me is funny. The dialogue and performances are sharp and amusing; the shambling pace provides an arena for observational backbeats and conversational fillips.”

Further incentive? By casting a ballot, you’ll be automatically entered in a contest to win a one night’s stay in New York (one night? sheesh) and two tickets to the IFP Gotham Awards held on Nov. 9.

You can vote here. And act now: Polls close Sunday, Nov. 7.

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This article appears in Rick Perry (Digital Edition).

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...