Filmmaker Kevin Wilson Jr. on ‘My Nephew Emmett’
We can turn on the news every day and see images of black men and women being gunned down or beaten by the police. As I was writing my script, I beg…
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FRONTRUNNER magnifies the voices of filmmakers and documentarians who are constantly breaking down mainstream barriers. Candid conversations with directors, screenwriters and actors offer readers a deeper, closer look at the film industry from those undaunted by the status quo. Featured interviews include Guillermo Arriaga, Alexander Nanau, Emily Hoffman, Octavia Spencer, Jean-Jacques Anaud and Adrien Brody.
Interview with filmmaker Qiu Yang: A Gentle Night
I don’t believe life always has a resolution for you. Especially when you live in a country like China. Things you set out to do or problem you set …
David Layton & Mike Nicholson: Capturing Gene Roberts
"The Newspaperman," by its own admission, "...maybe the best example of what journalists can accomplish when given resources and encouraged to shoot f…
Stéphanie Gicquel: Across Antarctica
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 …
Sing: A Q&A With Director Kristof Deak
"I like to think of it as an ode to the power of standing up united. A study of how 'divide and conquer' works on a small scale and how it could be de…
Tyler Hubby: Transforming the Documentary
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 …
Alexandra Liveris: A Persistence of Vision
The film balances Calatrava as artist, architect, and engineer. But, most importantly, asks more questions than leaves answers. Is enigma a part of …
Juanjo Giménez Peña: Timecode
After an accident report obliges Luna to watch old security footage, she notices that Diego secretly likes to dance when he thinks nobody is watching,…
Lluis Quilez: Filming in the “Exclusion Zone”
The film speaks about loneliness, the power of imagination and the faith in love.