EXECUTION OF SOLOMON HARRIS, THE
(The Execution Of Solomon Harris is still on the festival circuit; it can also be purchased through iTunes. Visit the official site for more information.) I mentioned in my review of Myna Joseph’s Man...
View ArticleHUG
(Hug will screen at the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival on August 26th. Go here for future updates.) Maybe it’s just that my rhythm ain’t right. But if you give me a hug, then your...
View ArticleBAMCinemafest SHORT FILM HIGHLIGHTS
The BAMCinemafest wrapped up on June 28 and featured some amazing short films.
View ArticleShort Film Contest Winner/Runners Up: Summer ’15
Once again another Hammer to Nail Shorts Contest has come and gone and once again, all of us here at the site marvel at the sheer awesome of the entries. While of course the contest is fun, it’s also...
View ArticleIt’s Time for Wind-Up Fest, 2015
Williamstown and North Adams Massachusetts are two little hubs of creative life nestled in the Berkshires. North Adams boasts MASS MoCA a museum that sets the standard for contemporary art and, just...
View ArticleThe Inaugural Memphis Film Prize…What’s It All About?
Back in February at the Oxford Film Festival, many filmmakers were abuzz about something called the “Louisiana Film Prize” which had recently announced it was opening up a similar contest called “The...
View ArticleNick Toti’s “Digital Gods”- Transmission Eight
(“Digital Gods,” Nick Toti’s outstanding series on underseen digital films and filmmakers continues with a deep dive into the amazing work of filmmaker, dancer, choreographer and all around unique...
View ArticleShort Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Summer ’17
As the late starting (I’m trying to reconfigure the short film contest submission time frames to better fit the film festival schedules at large) Hammer to Nail Summer 2017 Short Film Contest wound to...
View ArticleA Conversation with Chris Caldwell and Zeek Earl (PROSPECT)
I met with directors Chris Caldwell and Zeek Earl, of the new science-fiction feature Prospect (which I also reviewed), on Sunday, March 11, at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. The film, an adaptation of a...
View ArticleTHUNDER ROAD
It's achingly sad and brutally funny, both, the long take adding to our discomfort as we watch things go from bad to worse.
View ArticlePROSPECT
The alien world they’ve miraculously created on a shoestring budget is rife with implications of an expansive human-populated universe that is inaccessible to their financially-strapped protagonist.
View ArticleShort Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Spring ’18
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...
View Article2018 MEMPHIS FILM PRIZE REPORT
Earlier this month, I fled muggy Brooklyn for even muggier Memphis to serve as a judge for the Memphis Film Prize, an annual short-film competition. The Memphis Film Prize is an offshoot of the...
View ArticleShort Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Fall ’18
Yes, we here at Hammer to Nail realize it’s winter and 2019. BUT, the HtN Fall Short Film Contest started in the fall. And what a contest it was! Entries started slowly but really picked up by the time...
View ArticleShort Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Winter ’19
Yeah, it’s spring. Like, pretty deep into spring and yet, here we are with the announcement of the winners for our WINTER contest. Alas, the contest launched in the winter and we’re still trying to...
View Article10 SHORTS AT SXSW ’22
(The runs March 11-20 in glorious Austin, Texas. Check out Melanie Addington’s movie review’s of ten shorts films at South by Southwest. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) While...
View ArticleJACKALS & FIREFLIES: Watch Charlie Kaufman’s Harmonious New Short Film
Look no further if you’re waiting for the next Charlie Kaufman project. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has just released a short film he directed, a love poem of sorts to New York City. Jackals &...
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