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AJ Schnack is an independent filmmaker. He directed Kurt Cobain: About a Son, which premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. His first feature film was a documentary about the Brooklyn -based band They Might Be Giants titled Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) .
Schnack is the Founding Director of the Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking, which will celebrate its 15th annual ceremony in 2022. From 2005-2011, Schnack wrote the popular nonfiction film blog, All these wonderful things.
1 day ago · The documentary filmmaker A.J. Schnack ("Caucus", "Convention") returns to the podcast. He has a new film, "Majority Rules", about a new controversial election process called Ranked Voting. Alaska gears up to do something no other state has ever done: adopt a pair of election reforms that will eliminate traditional party primaries and allow voters to rank their candidates by preference ...
2 days ago · Being in Alaska, Schnack also checks in on Senator Lisa Murkowski’s bid for reelection, spared a preliminary primary challenge from a more right-wing candidate because of the ranked choice system, and Cathy Giessel, the Republican majority leader of the State Senate who sees an opening to reclaim her seat after a far-right candidate knocked her out in 2020, claiming she was too bipartisan.
Oct 2, 2007 · Director AJ Schnack‘s doc “Kurt Cobain: About a Son” is probably the closest thing to an autobiography by the former Nirvana lead singer as possible.
AJ Schnack is an award-winning nonfiction filmmaker and visual artist based in Los Angeles. His feature films include the ESPN 30 for 30: Long Gone Summer, Kurt Cobain: About a Son, and Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns).
Jun 25, 2003 · We recently spoke with filmmaker A.J. Schnack to find out what it was like to work with these Gigantic pop heroes. What are some of the struggles you encountered in getting this documentary produced? The hardest thing for me was the edit – writing the script in post.
