This year’s edition of CPH:DOX (March 11–22) was as usual jam-packed with exciting discoveries. And unlike the Oscars, which aired the first weekend of the fest, many of the eventual doc award winners, competing in six categories, were well-deserving of […]

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(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Beyond the Duplex Planet movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In 1979, when he […]

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The short documentary block at this year’s Vashon Island Film Festival proved that powerful storytelling doesn’t require a feature-length runtime. Screening Friday morning at the Vashon Theatre, the five films in this program offered distinct perspectives and artistic approaches — […]

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America’s largest documentary festival is coming back to New York! DOC NYC has announced its lineup for its thirteenth edition. Over 200 films will screen from almost two dozen sections. Those films will also include yet-to-be-announced Oscar Short List titles. […]

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DOC NYC 2021 kicks off today, November 10, in and around the IFC Center in the village. The festival is run by Artistic Director Thom Powers who also programs the documentary slate at TIFF. Powers curates his own ‘shortlist’ as […]

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(Well regarded documentary based film festival Hot Docs had their 2020 festival online. You can stream many of their programmed titles on their website. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) […]

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(Well regarded documentary based film festival Hot Docs had their 2020 festival online. You can stream many of their programmed titles on their website. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon […]

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Even if one is a staunch believer that undocumented immigrants should be summarily deported (something which, if we’re honest, would have a negative impact on parts of the economy), could there not be a better, more humane way to do it?

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This is more than just an historical narrative, however, as Alyssa Bolsey, given her close (if long-unknown) link to the subject, crafts a deeply personal story, as well.

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