Marjane Satrapi: The FRONTRUNNER Interview
She knew from a young age that good behavior and following social conventions are not her routes to success, which is why she went the…
Category: FILM
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.
Blackheads: A New Film by Emily Ann Hoffman
Emily Ann Hoffmann introduces her stop-motion animated film 'Blackheads', which made its digital premiere on MailChimp Presents SXSW 2020 Shorts.
A Q&A With British Filmmaker Toby Amies
British filmmaker Toby Aimes chats with FRONTRUNNER about his filmmaking process and a deep dive into documenting the progressive rock band King Crims…
Producer Mónica Cortina Mariscal meets FRONTRUNNER
Mexican producer Mónica Cortina Mariscal talks about the experience of working with Guillermo Arriaga on his 2019 short film No One Left Behind.
No Story Left Untold: Irish Filmmaker Aisling Walsh
BAFTA-Winning Irish screenwriter/director Aisling Walsh looks back at her career and how lockdown during the pandemic has ignited her creativity, even…
CONTROL: The First Viral Polish LGBTQ Web Series
FRONTRUNNER meets Polish director Natasza Parzymies and discovers her smash-hit, groundbreaking LGBTQ web series CONTROL.
A Q&A With Kiwi Filmmaker Cathy MacDonald
Kiwi Writer/director Cathy MacDonald spent nearly a decade in the UK, writing and directing promos and commercials for everyone from Disney to the BBC…
Chasing Miranda July in ‘L.A. Tea Time’
Quebecois filmmaker Sophie Bédard Marcotte goes searching for Miranda July in her 2019 documentary film, L.A. Tea Time. FRONTRUNNER learns more.
‘Fat Front’: A Film By Louise Detlefsen & Louise Kjeldsen
Four young women promote body positivity, joining the fight against a fat-phobic world in Louise Deltefsen and Louise Kjeldsen’s documentary Fat Fro…
FRONTRUNNER Meets Filmmaker Eliza Hittman
Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always is Eliza Hittman’s third feature film, telling the story of a teenage girl forced to travel from rural Pennsylvania…