Few American filmmakers have shown as consistent a dedication to portraying marginalized communities with dignity and complexity as Sean Baker. From his early collaboration with Shih-Ching Tsou on 2004’s Take Out which intimately captured the day-in-the-life of an undocumented Chinese […]

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(After its premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, Bao Nguyen’s Bruce Lee doc Be Water is a part of ESPN’s excellent “30 for 30” series staring Sunday, June 7. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give […]

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(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, our new addition to […]

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Clocking in at an hour and fifteen minutes, it’s over before you know it, like Basquiat’s short life itself.

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