2015 Tribeca Film Festival Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/2015-tribeca-film-festival/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:36:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/2015-tribeca-film-festival/ 32 32 TRIBECA ’15: SUSANNA LOCASCIO’S WRAP-UP https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/tribeca-15-susanna-locascios-wrap-up/ Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:00:16 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24641 It seems the center of gravity of the Tribeca Film Festival has shifted again. I think I harp on the geography because it’s such a rangy festival. It spans neighborhoods, and also a variety of films and experiences, from free […]

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]]> MA https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/ma-film-review/ Thu, 14 May 2015 19:08:40 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24551

(Ma was screened as a work-in-progress as part of MoMA PS1’s Sunday Sessions during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.) I first discovered Celia Rowlson-Hall’s work at the Borscht Film Festival in 2012. Borscht is less a film festival than a […]

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]]> A Conversation With Carleton Ranney (JACKRABBIT) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-carleton-ranney-jackrabbit/ https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-carleton-ranney-jackrabbit/#comments Fri, 01 May 2015 03:59:23 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24475 (Jackrabbit world premiered in the Viewpoints section at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. It also screens at the Montclair Film Festival.) Jackrabbit, the impressive feature film debut of filmmaker Carleton Ranney, has sci-fi roots but its own idiosyncratic form. The […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-carleton-ranney-jackrabbit/feed/ 1 Donna K.’s 2015 Tribeca Film Fest Wrap-Up https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/donna-k-s-2015-tribeca-film-fest-wrap-up/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 00:19:57 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24455 (The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival came to a close this past weekend and by all accounts, it was one for the books. Donna K. took in a large sample size of films and provided you with some capsule reviews of […]

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]]> Bodyslam: Revenge of the Banana! https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/documentary/bodyslam-revenge-of-the-banana-film-review/ Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:23:30 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24440

(Bodyslam: Revenge of the Banana! had its world premier at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. It is unclear where this insane documentary will head to next but according to Donna K., you should keep an eye out) A crusty man […]

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]]> Mojave and The Wolfpack https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/mojave-and-the-wolfpack-feature/ Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:24:03 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24427 (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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]]> Sworn Virgin https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/sworn-virgin-film-review/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 22:08:58 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24419

This fictional story is a balanced, beautiful, and intelligent meditation on the dynamic between gender and culture, the shaky reality of being a body in a world full of so much more.

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]]> MEN GO TO BATTLE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/men-go-to-battle-film-review/ Sat, 18 Apr 2015 02:25:50 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24392

Think of this movie as an actual soldier’s letter home, in which the horrors of battle are suppressed in favor of a wry recounting of wartime’s downtime.

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]]> I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/documentary/i-am-big-bird-the-caroll-spinney-story/ Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:08:22 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24366

Taking a cue from previous "behind the Muppet" documentaries, "I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story" digs deeper than previous efforts and manages to show what a true artists life can look like.

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