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		<title>UGLY CRY</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Ugly Cry movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In her directorial debut feature, Ugly Cry, actor-turned-writer/director Emily Robinson delivers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/ugly-cry/">UGLY CRY</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>Short Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Winter &#8217;19</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don R. Lewis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 18:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, it’s spring. Like, pretty deep into spring and yet, here we are with the announcement of the winners for our WINTER contest. Alas, the contest launched in the winter and we’re still trying to figure out a sweet spot [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/winter-19-shorts-winners/">Short Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Winter &#8217;19</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>Short Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Spring ’18</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don R. Lewis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This one, was a battle. Well, not really. But, sort of. I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;ve mentioned the &#8220;Behind the Scenes&#8221; machinations on how our short film contest works but, it typically goes like&#8230; I choose 2 jurors and try [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/spring-18-shorts-winners/">Short Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Spring ’18</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>Short Film Contest Winner/Runners Up: Summer ’15</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don R. Lewis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 02:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Once again another Hammer to Nail Shorts Contest has come and gone and once again, all of us here at the site marvel at the sheer awesome of the entries. While of course the contest is fun, it&#8217;s also exciting [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/watch-online/short-film-contest-winnerrunners-up-summer-15/">Short Film Contest Winner/Runners Up: Summer ’15</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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