It’s almost DOC NYC season again! The largest documentary film festival is returning to New York City this fall for its 16th edition. Taking place in person November 12-20, it will feature more than 115 feature-length documentaries, 30 world premieres, […]

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I have long admired the work of prolific documentarian Dawn Porter, and I was finally able to sit down with her in person at the inaugural DC/DOX Film Festival. We met to discuss her latest film, The Lady Bird Diaries […]

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(The 2022 SXSW Film Festival ran March 11-20 in glorious Austin, Texas. Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Guess what? People may, indeed, kill people, but guns […]

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(The 2021 Slamdance Film Festival kicked off February 12 and runs through February 25, all online. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Born and raised in Chicago, I approach […]

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I met with directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West on Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Washington, DC, to discuss RBG, their documentary (which I also reviewed) about the great feminist jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg who, in 1993, became only the […]

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(The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival or, TIFF, runs September 10-20 online. Although Hammer to Nail wasn’t granted access to a press pass, we will still be running as much coverage as possible thanks to filmmakers and PR companies who want to […]

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In short, the just recently Oscar-nominated "The Edge of Democracy" is a powerful, if slightly overlong,

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XY Chelsea is a deeply personal project for everyone involved...

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And yet, whenever Obama is on screen, his optimism about America's fundamental goodness inspires not only his team, but as, as well.

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