Musa Syeed Archives - Hammer to Nail

A Conversation with Joshua Z. Weinstein & Menashe Lustig (MENASHE)

Christopher Reed — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 20:32:36 +0000

I spoke by phone with filmmaker Joshua Z. Weinstein, on Monday, May 22, 2017, about the making of his narrative feature debut, Menashe (which I reviewed, as well, at the Washington Jewish Film Festival). A thoughtful meditation on love, grief […]

The post A Conversation with Joshua Z. Weinstein & Menashe Lustig (MENASHE) appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

A Conversation with Musa Syeed, Barkhad Abdirahman and Faysal Ahmed (A STRAY)

Christopher Reed — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:25:09 +0000

I met with director Musa Syeed, lead actor Barkhad Abdirahman and supporting actor Faysal Ahmed on Monday, March 14, 2016, to discuss their feature film A Stray, for which I also wrote a review, about a young Somali man in […]

The post A Conversation with Musa Syeed, Barkhad Abdirahman and Faysal Ahmed (A STRAY) appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Jesse Klein’s SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 12:07:31 +0000

SXSW drew to a close this weekend in what was another exciting year chock-full of films that pushed, pulled, and prodded, that continued to define and give shape to the ever-expanding and evolving landscape of independent filmmaking here in the […]

The post Jesse Klein’s SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

A STRAY

Christopher Reed — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:40:27 +0000

Strangers in a Strange and Hostile Land Find Their Way in "A Stray"

The post A STRAY appeared first on Hammer to Nail.