2015 Sundance Film Festival Archives - Hammer to Nail

H.

Mike S. Ryan — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:58:30 +0000

H. moves according to its own rhythm and logic as we follow these couples encountering the unknown.

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JAMES WHITE

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:34:43 +0000

Settling into a well known theme in film –grief and dealing with it – Sundance 2015 standout JAMES WHITE takes viewers on an emotional journey with some catahrsis. Fantastic performances by Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon make this dramatic film a must see when it hits theaters this Fall.

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FINDERS KEEPERS

Donna K. — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:27:39 +0000

"Finders Keepers" made waves at both Sundance and SXSW this year and how could it not? It's a documentary about two men fighting over a real-life human foot! But beneath this crazy story is a heartfelt look at American obsession with fame and moreso, trying to deal with feelings of love and inadequacy.

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WESTERN

Michael Tully — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:25:54 +0000

Western is cinematic nonfiction of a superior order.

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THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT

Evan Louison — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 04:24:04 +0000

In Kyle Patrick Alvarez' third feature, "The Stanford Prison Experiment" he creates an intense film out of an incredibly intense story. Lead by an stellar ensemble cast featuring the amazing Ezra Miller Alvarez keep growing as a quality independent filmmaker to keep an eye on.

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A Conversation with Crystal Moselle (THE WOLFPACK)

Fri, 22 May 2015 18:43:34 +0000

(The Wolfpack premiered in 2015 U.S. Documentary Competition at Sundance. Our own Jackson Scarlett caught it at the San Francisco International Film Festival.) I first heard about this year’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, The Wolfpack, from friend who worked on […]

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Mojave and The Wolfpack

Matt Delman — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:24:03 +0000

(Our own Matt Delman recently relocated from Los Angeles to New York City. He also just happened to catch two very different films at this years Tribeca Film Fest that had a personal resonance with him in terms of East […]

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ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Tully — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:00:17 +0000

Love it or hate it—and you will most certainly do one or the other in a big, big way—it’s impossible to deny that Entertainment is the expression of a bold artist who is committed to rejecting norms and conventions.

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SUNDANCE ’15: MIKE S. RYAN’S WRAP-UP

Mike S. Ryan — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:35:59 +0000

Just a quick refresher course, since it’s hard to believe, but it’s actually been some six-plus years since the sky fell and the bottom dropped out of the Indie Bubble. In the fall of 2008, the US financial markets suffered […]

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RUSSIAN WOODPECKER, THE

Matt Delman — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:58:08 +0000

Chad Gracia’s documentary (and first feature) chronicles an artist’s quest to unravel and ultimately prove one of the biggest conspiracy theories of all time.

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