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		<title>BEEN HERE STAY HERE</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/been-here-300x169.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/been-here-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/been-here-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/been-here-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/been-here-1536x864.jpeg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Check out Anders Ljung&#8217;s Been Here Stay Here movie review, it hits theaters Friday, May 15. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) David Usui’s Been Here Stay Here arrives with the quiet confidence of a filmmaker who [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/been-here-stay-here/">BEEN HERE STAY HERE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana (BACKSIDE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
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<p>Director Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana just premiered his latest documentary, Backside, at the 2025 Tribeca Festival (where I reviewed it). The film focuses on the grooms and hotwalkers of Churchill Downs (home of the Kentucky Derby), most of whom are Latine. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/pastrana/">A Conversation with Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana (BACKSIDE)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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