2015 SXSW Film Festival Archives - Hammer to Nail

Book Review: LIKE BROTHERS

Don R. Lewis — Thu, 17 May 2018 20:25:00 +0000

I’ve been a fan of The Duplass Brothers (Mark and Jay) since I stumbled across their first well-received short film This is John back at Sundance in 2003. The short was like a lightning bolt to me; inexpensive (which was […]

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LAMB

Christopher Reed — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:41:22 +0000

In Disturbing "Lamb," Wolf Chases Sheep, with Unsettling Consequences

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BARGE

Christopher Reed — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:03:55 +0000

Water gives and sustains life. Without it, we would not exist. Ben Powell’s debut feature documentary, "Barge," reminds us of yet another reason water is so essential to the planet: as a conduit.

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TWINSTERS

Christopher Reed — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 23:32:43 +0000

After winning hearts and a special award for editing at this year's SXSW Film Festival, Co-directors Samantha Futerman and Ryan Miyamoto have their fascinating and timely doc "Twinsters" available on iTunes and Netflix.

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Creative Control

Mike S. Ryan — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:53:23 +0000

Benjamin Dickinson's film is a visually astute portrait of our present day tech-infatuated reality masquerading as a hip sci-fi satire.

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KRISHA

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:30:16 +0000

Trey Edward Shults' film is getting a ton of buzz for its use of the writer/directors own family members in a scorching portrayal of a family undone by addiction.

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SXSW ’15: Mike S. Ryan’s Wrap-Up

Mike S. Ryan — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:45:29 +0000

Real Cinema is still being made despite being now dwarfed at this festival by TV, technology and sports conferences running concurrently. There’s even rumors of some sort of food conference being added next year which only added to our sense […]

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SXSW ’15: TULLY’S WRAP-UP

Michael Tully — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:17:05 +0000

Including two titles I’d seen before the 2015 SXSW Film Festival kicked off (read my reviews of Western and Entertainment if you haven’t already), I managed to catch 22 features this year. Which is to say, not a pathetic number […]

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PEACE OFFICER

Don R. Lewis — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:53:15 +0000

First time feature documentarians Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber make a film that can change our country...for the better!

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A Conversation With Joe Frank and Zack Reed (SWEATY BETTY)

Donna K. — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 21:32:42 +0000

(Sweaty Betty made it’s world premiere at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. While the film is a hybrid documentary/narrative, it was placed in the Narrative Competition category where it received positive reviews. Our own Donna K. was so taken with the film she tracked down […]

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