When Worlds Collide: Kenny Scharf
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
March 15, 2021
FRONTRUNNER presents an exclusive interview with Malia Scharf and filmmaker Max Basch on their documentary When Worlds Collide: Kenny Scharf.
Documentary
A Look Behind Sunderland ‘Til I Die
Patrick Swift
November 26, 2020
FRONTRUNNER speaks to the creators of the Netflix series ‘Sunderland Till I Die’, revealing the trials and woes of the English football club.
Unveiling JFK: The Ruth Paine Perspective
Doga Usanmaz
May 10, 2024
In his film, The Assassination & Mrs. Paine, documentary-filmmaker Max Good brings forth a fresh perspective on the infamous JFK assassination, telling the story through
Alexander Abaturov on Paradise
Eileen Miller
September 1, 2023
Every summer, the front pages of newspapers around the world are filled with images of wildfires. Burning through millions of acres of land a year,
Us Kids: Kim Snyder’s Parkland Documentary
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
October 13, 2020
FRONTRUNNER gets a closer look at Us Kids, a documentary following the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre.
Chasing Miranda July in ‘L.A. Tea Time’
Jack Page
April 26, 2020
Quebecois filmmaker Sophie Bédard Marcotte goes searching for Miranda July in her 2019 documentary film, L.A. Tea Time. FRONTRUNNER learns more.
Silence as Protest – Filmmaker David Shields on Lynch: A History
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
December 20, 2019
Marshawn Lynch, the twice-retired running back who played for the Oakland Raiders, spent his time in the NFL pissing off fans and press alike for his reluctance to participate in the media attention naturally visited on celebrity players.
FRONTRUNNER Film Review: Inna De Yard
Jack Page
September 26, 2019
On the green landscapes of Kingston highs, a band of singers gather up for the record of a new album. More than 30 years after their golden age, they are back on a World Tour. Inna De Yard is the human adventure of men and women who embody Reggae and wear Jamaica’s soul as a banner.
Special Guest Post: A Look At Peter Jackson’s First World War Epic
Fraser McCallum
November 21, 2018
In a special guest post, Fraser McCallum takes an inside look at Peter Jackson’s groundbreaking WWI documentary, produced in cooperation with the Imperial War Museum, 14-18 NOW and the BBC.
David Layton & Mike Nicholson: Capturing Gene Roberts
John Witiw
April 19, 2017
“The Newspaperman,” by its own admission, “…maybe the best example of what journalists can accomplish when given resources and encouraged to shoot for excellence.”
Stéphanie Gicquel: Across Antarctica
John Witiw
March 10, 2017
You can be in the best physical condition, but if you cannot fund the expedition, you will stay home. You can have the best logistics on the starting line, if you are not physically prepared to survive in Antarctica, you will likely be home sooner than expected.
Tyler Hubby: Transforming the Documentary
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
February 13, 2017
I wanted his works to take the foreground but found myself having to create a few visual motifs for some of the music compositions so I tried to make visuals that are more abstract and open-ended that wouldn’t take the viewer’s focus off the music but might give them some subtext for the composition.
Alexandra Liveris: A Persistence of Vision
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
January 18, 2017
The film balances Calatrava as artist, architect, and engineer. But, most importantly, asks more questions than leaves answers. Is enigma a part of the art? Must we inhabit something in order to create it? What is it to find our own language, independent from schools or tendencies?
Christopher Amos: How Peter Tatchell brought Human Rights to the Mainstream
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
October 9, 2016
The true story of how one man defies critics to create change and bring human rights issues into the mainstream..
Ema Ryan Yamazaki: Monkey Business & The Curious Adventures of George’s Creators
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
August 11, 2016
The biggest challenge in making this documentary for the past two years has been figuring out how to gather the funds… I seemed to be stuck in a chicken-and-egg situation where I needed to show the film to receive funding, but I couldn’t make the film without funding.
Dianne Griffin & Erica Jordan: Painted Nails
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
July 15, 2016
We believe Van’s story is extra poignant because she is an immigrant and came to the United States with the assumption that she would be working in a safe environment. Audiences are very inspired by Van’s journey, because she transforms from a nail salon worker to an advocate.
Dustin Grella: Time & Movement
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
February 9, 2015
This process forces me to continue drawing, and not get distracted by operating the camera or deciding when the next frame will be captured.
Luke Lorentzen: Santa Cruz del Islote
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
November 28, 2014
I wanted the film to be much more of a character piece than a broad statement regarding global issues of environmentalism. As a filmmaker, it’s great to see the film function in a variety of contexts and with a variety of messages depending on what perspective the viewer brings to the film.
Max Good: Vigilante Vigilante
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
November 21, 2014
I respect both sides’ willingness to go outside the accepted legal channels to express themselves, but the buffers seem to think they have societal support behind them.
Sara Newens & Mina T. Son: Top Spin
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
November 11, 2014
It’s an incredibly nuanced sport that most people in the U.S. haven’t seen at this level.
J. Christian Jensen: White Earth
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
October 21, 2014
I’ll never forget the feeling of driving through the oil fields at night for the first time. It was like an otherworldly invasion with lights from oil rigs beaming in distant wheat fields and flames bursting out of the ground.
Ben Saunders: Scott Expedition Redux
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
August 22, 2013
Ben Saunders embarks on a 1,800-mile journey on foot to the South Pole to retrace the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition led a century ago by Captain Robert Falcon Scott.
Leslie Tai: Grave Goods Documentary Film Interview
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
August 17, 2013
Leslie Tai is a second-generation Chinese-American filmmaker. In her short documentary film, Grave Goods, the director pays homage to her grandmother with a sensitive reflection on mourning and remembrance.
“Hearts of Courage” Documentary Supports Rwanda
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
April 24, 2013
Michael Fasciano is a filmmaker and media strategist who recently completed his latest documentary, Hearts of Courage. The short film follows the medical group Team Heart. The film covers their mission and annual surgical trip to Rwanda.
There She Is – a documentary film preview
FRONTRUNNER Magazine
October 14, 2012
They love makeup, fashion, and anything that sparkles. However, unlike Miss America, at a size 22 the only doors open to them are in the plus size pageant world…