AJ Schnack Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/aj-schnack/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:12:15 +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 AJ Schnack Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/aj-schnack/ 32 32 AFI FEST 2013 PREVIEW https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/afi-fest-2013-preview/ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 19:56:40 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=22080 (AFI FEST 2013 runs November 7th-14th in Hollywood. Visit the festival’s official website for more information.) AFI FEST is the place and time in Los Angeles to see an amazing selection of the best and most talked about art-house films […]

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]]> A CALL TO RECOGNIZE THE BEST PERFORMANCES IN NONFICTION FILM https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/a-call-to-recognize-the-best-performances-in-nonfiction-film-by-robert-greene/ https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/a-call-to-recognize-the-best-performances-in-nonfiction-film-by-robert-greene/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:22:23 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=20905

The time has come to recognize an aspect of nonfiction cinema that has been overlooked for too long. The nature of documentary, of course, is that the image is based in reality. But it has come to be axiomatic that […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/a-call-to-recognize-the-best-performances-in-nonfiction-film-by-robert-greene/feed/ 3 HOT DOCS 2013: Is This A New Golden Age? https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/hot-docs-2013-is-this-a-new-golden-age/ Thu, 09 May 2013 16:52:38 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=20797 Maybe there’s a debate going on about whether we are, in fact, in the midst of a “documentary renaissance,” but the answer seemed self-evident at the 20th annual Hot Docs, that sprawling all-nonfiction festival that serves as a deliberately inclusive […]

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]]> VIDEO ON DEMAND – July 2010 https://www.hammertonail.com/vod-release/video-on-demand-july-2010/ https://www.hammertonail.com/vod-release/video-on-demand-july-2010/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:27:51 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=5343 There are a handful of new VOD offerings for the taking this month, and many carry-overs from last month. Either way, there’s certainly enough material to keep you entertained and occupied for the next few weeks. KEY: — A three-star […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/vod-release/video-on-demand-july-2010/feed/ 1 VIDEO ON DEMAND – June 2010 https://www.hammertonail.com/vod-release/new-video-on-demand-june-2010/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:11:07 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=4907 From the positive feedback based our first ever Hammer to Nail monthly VOD report in May, it sounds like this was something that was indeed long overdue. Many thanks to those filmmakers and distributors who rose to the challenge and […]

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]]> A Conversation With AJ Schnack and Nate Truesdell (CONVENTION) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-aj-schnack-and-nate-truesdell-convention/ https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-aj-schnack-and-nate-truesdell-convention/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:16:57 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=4857 When the world converged on Denver, Colorado, in late August of 2008 for the Democratic National Convention, it was projected to be the most memorable and historic in American history. Seizing the moment, filmmaker AJ Schnack and his main collaborators […]

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If the Sarasota Film Festival isn’t my very favorite festival of them all, it’s certainly hovering right near the tippy-top. I’m sure that sounds like a fishy statement to make considering my girlfriend is Director of Programming Holly Herrick, not […]

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]]> 2010 Cinema Eye Honors: Tully’s POV https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/essays/2010-cinema-eye-honors-tullys-pov/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:14:28 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=8 Friday night at The Times Center in midtown Manhattan, the documentary community gathered for the third annual Cinema Eye Honors to toast the best nonfiction filmmaking of 2009. The room was packed with familiar names and faces, featuring several living […]

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]]> David Redmon’s 2009 CIFF Report https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/essays/david-redmon%e2%80%99s-2009-ciff-report/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:05:44 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=2870 “Revitalizing the Cinematic Landscape in Camden, Maine (Followed by a post-festival conversation with Ben Fowlie)” Last week, Camden, Maine’s annual documentary film festival, CIFF, founded by Ben Fowlie and Leah Hurley and now in its fifth year, screened 28 feature […]

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]]> IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS at Walter Reade Today https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/essays/iraq-in-fragments-at-walter-reade-today/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:46:35 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1628 Our best wishes are with filmmaker James Longley today, as he is currently experiencing Iran’s post-election turmoil firsthand. AJ Schnack posted a series of emails from Longley, which show the country’s rising tension from an insider’s perspective. The posts culminate […]

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