PTSD Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/ptsd/ What to Watch Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:32:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png PTSD Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/ptsd/ 32 32 JOSEPHINE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/josephine/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:32:59 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=56532

(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) ran September 10-20 and HtN had boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s Josephine movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with […]

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]]> BEHIND THE BULLET https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/behind-the-bullet-review/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:26:57 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=30692

One of the great strengths of the film is Yewman's deeply intimate access to her subjects, who open up to her in raw, heartfelt interviews.

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]]> Short Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Spring ’18 https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/spring-18-shorts-winners/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:43:49 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29919 This one, was a battle. Well, not really. But, sort of. I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned the “Behind the Scenes” machinations on how our short film contest works but, it typically goes like… I choose 2 jurors and try […]

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]]> DISCREET https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/discreet/ Thu, 31 May 2018 16:16:24 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29707

This is a film that will surely upset audiences – more importantly it will get them talking.

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]]> A FIGHTING SEASON https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/fighting-season-review/ Thu, 25 May 2017 19:58:43 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28163

While I expected a film about PTSD, A Fighting Season is not necessarily a film about PTSD. And that’s not such a bad thing.

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]]> A Conversation With Lysa Heslov (SERVED LIKE A GIRL) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-lysa-heslov/ Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:27:55 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27833 I met with director Lysa Heslov on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at SXSW, to discuss her feature-documentary debut, Served Like a Girl, which profiles a group of brave women, all military veterans, who compete for the title of Ms. Veteran […]

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]]> SERVED LIKE A GIRL https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/served-like-a-girl-review/ Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:34:24 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27824

From longtime producer (Bug) and first-time director Lysa Heslov comes a sweet documentary about women veterans and their efforts to support the growing number of their peers who are homeless.

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]]> DISORDER https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/disorder-review/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 21:37:16 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=26939

Rather, as an exercise in behavioral performance, Disorder would have been better served with even greater narrative restraint...

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]]> ALMOST SUNRISE https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/almost-sunrise-movie-review/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:06:32 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=26647

In Almost Sunrise, Two Wounded Souls Walk Through Their Pain.

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