AJ Schnack is an

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maker. He directed '' Kurt Cobain: About a Son'', which premiered at the

2006 Toronto International Film Festival The 31st Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 7 to September 16, 2006. Opening the festival was Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn's ''The Journals of Knud Rasmussen'', a film that "explores the history of the through the eyes of a ...

. His first feature film was a documentary about the

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-based band

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titled ''

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) ''Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)'' is a documentary profiling the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, featuring interviews with Frank Black, Sarah Vowell, Dave Eggers, Mark Hoppus, and others. It was directed by AJ Schnack and premiered at ...

''. In late 2007, he founded the

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, an award for nonfiction filmmaking that was first presented at the

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in New York City on March 18, 2008. In 2020, Schnack directed ''Long Gone Summer'', an

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30 For 30 documentary about the

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. Schnack writes the film blog All these wonderful things, which focuses on news related to nonfiction or documentary filmmaking.

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Kurt Cobain: About a Son

Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking
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