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		<title>FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:17:21 +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 First They Came for My College movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Most people are familiar with at least [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/first-they-came-for-my-college/">FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>THE STROLL Trailer: Sundance-Winning Doc Explores a Sisterhood of Trans Sex Workers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[M.J. O'Toole]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>One of the documentaries that captured the hearts of Sundance viewers this year was Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker&#8217;s The Stroll. The HBO documentary explores the history of NYC&#8217;s Meatpacking District from the perspectives of the transgender sex workers who [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/the-stroll/">THE STROLL Trailer: Sundance-Winning Doc Explores a Sisterhood of Trans Sex Workers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>DEMI LOVATO: DANCING WITH THE DEVIL</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bears Rebecca Fonte]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 18:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The 2021 SXSW Film Festival kicks off March 16 and runs through the 18th, all online. Hammer to Nail has tons of coverage coming your way so stay tuned! Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/dancing-with-the-devil/">DEMI LOVATO: DANCING WITH THE DEVIL</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg (THE FIGHT)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Back in June, during the virtual 2020 AFI DOCS, I was granted the opportunity to chat with not one, not two, but all three directors of the documentary The Fight (which I actually saw and reviewed at the 2020 Sundance [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/the-fight-2/">A Conversation with Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg (THE FIGHT)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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