How Heavy This Hammer
2015·Feature Film·75 minutes·16:9
A married father of two nearing middle age, Erwin (Erwin Van Cotthem) finds the only outlet for his shapeless, sublimated rage in online gaming and violent rugby action. Withdrawing further and further into his own world, Erwin is conscious of and frustrated by his stunted existence, but unable or unwilling to pull himself out of his rut. Enigmatic yet empathetic, How Heavy This Hammer is a funny, forlorn vision of North American masculinity at a crossroads.
- Cinematographer
- Nikolay Michaylov
- Director
- Kazik Radwanski
- Production Company
- Medium Density Fibreboard Films
- Shooting Location
- Toronto
Festivals
- Museum of the Moving Image: First Look, United States2017
- Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporáneo, Mexico2017
- Toronto Film Critics Association, CanadaNominee – Roger’s Best Canadian Film Award2019
- Berlinale International Film Festival, Germany2016
- CPH Pix, Denmark2016
- Cleveland International Film Festival, Canada2016
- Rivera Maya Film Festival, Mexico2016
- Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia2016
- Maryland Film Festival, United States2016
- Dallas International Film Festival, United States2016
- Toronto International Film Festival, Canada2015
- Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada2015
- Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, Canada2015
- Calgary International Film Festival, Canada2015
