SXSW Film Festival Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/sxsw-film-festival/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:35:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png SXSW Film Festival Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/sxsw-film-festival/ 32 32 BROOKLYN 45 https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/brooklyn-45/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:13:19 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=39140

(Austin Texas’ South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival ran March 10-19. Stay tuned to Hammer to Nail for our usual great coverage like this movie review of Brooklyn 45. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) It’s just after Christmas in […]

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]]> HTN Picks for SXSW 2023 https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/sxsw-2023/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:41:05 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=39047

When it comes to elite film festivals, Austin Texas’ South by Southwest (SXSW) truly seems to be a critical and fan favorite. Taking place in a great town for a film fest and nestled in between lateral festivals celebrating music, […]

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]]> A Conversation with Morrisa Maltz (THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/morrisa-maltz/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:54:33 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=36844

Director Morrisa Maltz (Ingrid) just premiered her latest film, The Unknown Country, at SXSW 2022 (where I reviewed it), and I had a chance to virtually chat with her during the festival. In the movie, which utilizes a mix of […]

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]]> HtN Staff’s Top 5 Picks for the 2022 SXSW Film Festival https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/2022-sxsw-top-picks/ https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/2022-sxsw-top-picks/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:03:57 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=36470

With several boots on the ground this year, Hammer to Nail had each of our “attending” writers create a top 5 with everyone excited about so many selections for the first in person South by Southwest (SXSW) since 2019. After […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/2022-sxsw-top-picks/feed/ 1 HERE BEFORE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/here-before/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:23:28 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=34692

(The 2021 SXSW Film Festival kicked off March 16 and ran through the 20th, all online. Hammer to Nail has tons of coverage coming your way so stay tuned! Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per […]

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]]> EIGHTH GRADE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/eighth-grade/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:41:15 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29434

Recalling other films about fraught teen awakenings like Diary of a Teenage Girl and Me and You and Everyone We Know, Eighth Grade nevertheless charts its own course...

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]]> THE DAWN WALL https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/dawn-wall-review/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:48:26 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29459

The Dawn Wall is as thrilling as it is profound, proving that you don't need CGI and stunts to make a movie. It is, in other words, the real deal.

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]]> BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/being-frank-chris-sievey-story/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:21:13 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29385

Entertaining and moving, Being Frank is a wonderful tribute to a complicated man.

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]]> A Conversation with Tommy Pallotta and Femke Wolting (MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/more-human-than-human-interview/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:20:07 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29347 I met with directors and real-life partners Tommy Pallotta and Femke Wolting, of the new documentary feature More Human Than Human (which I also reviewed), on Sunday, March 11, at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, with my Fog of Truth […]

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]]> FINDERS KEEPERS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/finders-keepers/ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:27:39 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=25101

"Finders Keepers" made waves at both Sundance and SXSW this year and how could it not? It's a documentary about two men fighting over a real-life human foot! But beneath this crazy story is a heartfelt look at American obsession with fame and moreso, trying to deal with feelings of love and inadequacy.

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