Director Ramona Diaz (A Thousand Cuts) premiered her latest documentary about the Philippines, And So It Begins, at this year’s Sundance Film Festival (where I reviewed it). In the movie, Diaz covers the 2022 presidential election in that country, embedding […]

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The Sundance Film Festival has unveiled the Jury and Audience award winners for 2023. First-time filmmaker A.V. Rockwell’s drama A Thousand and One was announced as the U.S. Dramatic Competition Grandy Jury Prize Winner. The U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize […]

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Founded in 1980 by Robert Redford to promote the art and craft of filmmaking, the U.S. Film Festival, rebranded as the Sundance Film Festival in 1985, has long been a beacon for American independent cinema. Ever since then, the annual […]

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(The 2020 SXSW Film Festival was sadly cancelled. Yet Hammer to Nail is still reviewing films that were slated to premiere at the fest! We present, #LostFilmsofSXSW. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per […]

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Indeed, Greenfield (Generation Wealth) reveals quite a lot in this intricate and disturbing look at a political dynasty that thirsts for its former dominance and just might get it.

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