Dreaming of Utopia: 50 Years of Revolutionary Hope and Memory was the outsized title for an equally ambitious nonfiction program presented throughout venues across NYC this past fall. In commemoration of “the first September 11th” – the 1973 coup d’état […]

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In many of his films, Pablo Larrain has immersed us in the turbulent times of Chile. From his psychological character study Tony Manero to his Oscar-nominated No, he has captured the lives of Chileans living under the rule of dictator […]

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One of the highlights of New Directors/New Films this year is Manuela Martelli’s directorial debut, Chile ’76. It premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section and screened at the BFI London Film Festival, where it […]

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(the 2020 Venice Film Festival runs September 2-12. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Based on the eponymous 2001 novel by Chilean writer Pedro Lemebel, My […]

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