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		<title>A Conversation with Visar Morina (SHAME AND MONEY)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Schenker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="130" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shamevusar-300x130.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shamevusar-300x130.png 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shamevusar-1024x445.png 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shamevusar-768x333.png 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shamevusar-1536x667.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Visar Morina was born in Pristina, Kosovo in 1979, when the region was still part of Yugoslavia. At 15, his family fled as refugees during the turmoil that would eventually lead to the Kosovo War, and he has lived in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/visar-morina/">A Conversation with Visar Morina (SHAME AND MONEY)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>YOUNG MOTHERS</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Young Mothers]]></category>
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<p>(Check out Chris Reed’s Young Mothers movie review! It opens January 9 in New York and January 16 in Los Angeles before a national rollout. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Belgian filmmaking duo of brothers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/young-mothers/">YOUNG MOTHERS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Laura Casabé (THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Virgin of the Quarry Lake]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="188" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Director_Laura_Casabei_PhotoCredit_Catalina_Bartolome-300x188.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Director_Laura_Casabei_PhotoCredit_Catalina_Bartolome-300x188.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Director_Laura_Casabei_PhotoCredit_Catalina_Bartolome-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Director_Laura_Casabei_PhotoCredit_Catalina_Bartolome-768x480.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Director_Laura_Casabei_PhotoCredit_Catalina_Bartolome.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Argentinian director Laura Casabé (The Returned) premiered her latest feature, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (where I reviewed it). Based on two short stories—“Our Lady of the Quarry” and “The Cart”—by author Mariana [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/laura-casabe/">A Conversation with Laura Casabé (THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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