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By: THE 2013 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS – Hammer to Nail

THE 2013 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS – Hammer to Nail — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:46:21 +0000

[…] (Daniel Martinico) Read: HTN REVIEW ***WATCH*** Amazon Instant / iTunes Pavilion (Tim Sutton) Read: HTN REVIEW ***WATCH*** Amazon Instant / iTunes Pilgrim Song (Martha Stephens) ***WATCH*** DVD Prince […]

By: THE 2012 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS – Hammer to Nail

THE 2012 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS – Hammer to Nail — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:26:28 +0000

[…] Beauty (Terence Nance) [HTN review and A Conversation With Terence Nance] Pavilion (Tim Sutton) [HTN review] The Perception Of Moving Targets (Weston Currie) Pilgrim Song (Martha Stephens) Red Flag (Alex […]

By: BAMcinemaFest 2012 — An Overview – Hammer to Nail

BAMcinemaFest 2012 — An Overview – Hammer to Nail — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:12:34 +0000

[…] Pavilion (Tim Sutton, USA, 70m, 7pm) — In many ways, Tim Sutton’s film—which world premiered at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival—reminded me of the middle section of The Tree of Life, but because this was set in contemporary times I was drawn more to the realization that this is not how kids live their lives anymore. Without having to get nostalgic for the old, pre-computer/cell phone days, I instead focused on what it is that does mark adolescence: the awkwardness of wasting time, the bold realization that it is now, standing in a group under a tree, that will define who you are through what you say or through a stunt you perform or maybe, as in one instance, through a sudden awkward embrace of a friend. The utter futility of trying to define yourself when you are 15 is fully conveyed in Pavilion solely through gesture and blocking. The camera helps guide us through the state of unknowing that is adolescence and provides no easy answers—yet, at the same time, it conveys a sense of the sacred experiential NOW. (MSR) *Read The Full HTN Review* […]

By: SXSW ’12: TULLY’S WRAP-UP – Hammer to Nail

SXSW ’12: TULLY’S WRAP-UP – Hammer to Nail — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:24:05 +0000

[…] trouble crystallizing those ideas at the moment, it might be a while. For now, read Mike Ryan’s HTN review of the film for an appreciation of what Sutton was trying to […]