Special Guest Post: A Look At Peter Jackson’s First World War Epic
In a special guest post, Fraser McCallum takes an inside look at Peter Jackson's groundbreaking WWI documentary, produced in cooperation with the Impe…
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.
Steve Kenny’s ‘Time Traveller’: An Irish Take on ‘Back To The Future’
We all have dreamed at one time or another about entering another world and making the stories we see in movies and books become real.…
Gogol’s ‘The Overcoat’: Reimagined
Nikolai Gogol's classic short story, "The Overcoat," is retold in a visually stunning film of the same name. In a story that takes the classic proverb…
Interview with 2nd Class Director Jimmy Olsson
The short film 2nd Class (or Second Class) tells the story of a young teacher, Charlotte, who learns the horrors of prejudice firsthand when she…
Frankly Frank: A Look at the Films Of Frank Mosley
Director Frank Mosley exposes the raw intimacy of human interaction in its purest form. His work is able to capture the closeness of upending relation…
Interview With ‘One Bedroom’ Director Darien Sills-Evans
A break-up is never easy to go through. It might be the end of the story, but it can also be the start of a…
Interview with Filmmaker Peter Peake on Take Rabbit
Most of us have heard the classic riddle. A farmer needs to transport a fox, a rabbit, and a cabbage across a river, but only…
Emily Ann Hoffman on her Stop-Motion Sensation NEVADA
In this stop-motion feature, one woman and one man, both made of clay, contemplate the consequences that come out of the choices we make out of life.
Writer Clarissa Jacobson on writing the horror film Lunch Ladies
I love writing stories about women, and I have a dark sense of humor and like quirky character pieces so I immediately wanted to write a story about t…
Interview with filmmaker Shelby Hadden about Tightly Wound
I think writing the essay, making this film, talking about my experiences, and helping others has been instrumental in my healing journey. I think i…