AJ Schnack

Directing

AJ Schnack

Born

1968-08-23 (58)

Place of birth

Edwardsville, Illinois, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

14 titles

Known for

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A group of documentary filmmakers chronicle the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Convention

2009

Kurt Cobain: About a Son poster
6.9

An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with Cobain by noted music journalist Michael Azerrad for his book "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana." In the film, Kurt Cobain recounts his own life - from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame - and offers often piercing insights into his life, music, and times. The conversations heard in the film have never before been made public, and they reveal a highly personal portrait of an artist much discussed but not particularly well understood.

Kurt Cobain: About a Son

2007

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) poster
8.4

John Flansburgh & John Linnell met in the 1970s as junior high students in Lincoln, Massachusetts. A decade later, their band—They Might Be Giants—would stand at the forefront of a burgeoning East Village NYC performance art scene as well as the college music revolution of the late 1980s. Filmed in 2001, ‘Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)’ is the acclaimed true story, tracing their independent and sometimes hilarious path through two decades in the pop music wilderness. From their legendary Dial-a-Song answering machine, to their Grammy Award-winning theme song for ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, fans and friends gather to tell the oral history of Brooklyn's finest alternative rock band.

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003

Long Gone Summer poster
6.2

An examination of the 1998 MLB season and the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The two sluggers' race to hit the most home runs, later overshadowed by the steroid scandal, left a permanent mark on baseball history.

Long Gone Summer

2020

Clowns poster
NR

The Great Clown Panic of 2016 wasn’t about clowns. It was about you.

Clowns

2017

They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs poster
5.2

Learn the ABCs the fun way with The Grammy® - winning rock legends: They Might Be Giants 'Here Come The ABCs' CD + DVD features 24 New Songs PLUS 24 Music Videos. Enjoy both the CD and DVD in this package. The DVD contains over 45 minutes of animations, the wonderful puppets of the Deeply Felt Puppet Theater and performances!

They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

2005

Behind the camera

No artwork available
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A group of documentary filmmakers chronicle the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Convention

2009

Kurt Cobain: About a Son poster
6.9

An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with Cobain by noted music journalist Michael Azerrad for his book "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana." In the film, Kurt Cobain recounts his own life - from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame - and offers often piercing insights into his life, music, and times. The conversations heard in the film have never before been made public, and they reveal a highly personal portrait of an artist much discussed but not particularly well understood.

Kurt Cobain: About a Son

2007

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) poster
8.4

John Flansburgh & John Linnell met in the 1970s as junior high students in Lincoln, Massachusetts. A decade later, their band—They Might Be Giants—would stand at the forefront of a burgeoning East Village NYC performance art scene as well as the college music revolution of the late 1980s. Filmed in 2001, ‘Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)’ is the acclaimed true story, tracing their independent and sometimes hilarious path through two decades in the pop music wilderness. From their legendary Dial-a-Song answering machine, to their Grammy Award-winning theme song for ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, fans and friends gather to tell the oral history of Brooklyn's finest alternative rock band.

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003

Long Gone Summer poster
6.2

An examination of the 1998 MLB season and the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The two sluggers' race to hit the most home runs, later overshadowed by the steroid scandal, left a permanent mark on baseball history.

Long Gone Summer

2020

Long Gone Summer poster
6.2

An examination of the 1998 MLB season and the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The two sluggers' race to hit the most home runs, later overshadowed by the steroid scandal, left a permanent mark on baseball history.

Long Gone Summer

2020

Clowns poster
NR

The Great Clown Panic of 2016 wasn’t about clowns. It was about you.

Clowns

2017

They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs poster
5.2

Learn the ABCs the fun way with The Grammy® - winning rock legends: They Might Be Giants 'Here Come The ABCs' CD + DVD features 24 New Songs PLUS 24 Music Videos. Enjoy both the CD and DVD in this package. The DVD contains over 45 minutes of animations, the wonderful puppets of the Deeply Felt Puppet Theater and performances!

They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

2005

Majority Rules poster
NR

With America's democratic experiment mired in division and dysfunction, the state of Alaska votes to revolutionize their election system. The surprising results spark new alliances, a growing call for election reform, and fierce pushback from political parties. Could changing how Americans vote also change politics for the better?

Majority Rules

2024

Majority Rules poster
NR

With America's democratic experiment mired in division and dysfunction, the state of Alaska votes to revolutionize their election system. The surprising results spark new alliances, a growing call for election reform, and fierce pushback from political parties. Could changing how Americans vote also change politics for the better?

Majority Rules

2024

Escalation poster
NR

A data-driven nonfiction short film documenting the surge of U.S. incidents where law enforcement have targeted journalists since May 25, 2020.

Escalation

2026

No artwork available
5.0

A story of family, community, music and tradition set against the backdrop of Branson, Missouri, the remote Ozark Mountain town that is one of the biggest tourist destinations in America.

We Always Lie to Strangers

2013

The Vote poster
NR

Strict military rule and international sanctions kept Myanmar sealed off from the world for decades. The Vote observes residents of the bustling city of Yangon as they navigate their first democratic election in over 50 years.

The Vote

2016

No artwork available
7.0

A film about the 2011-12 Republican race in Iowa by AJ Schnack

Caucus

2013

No artwork available
5.5

Harrowing police scanner audios are set against placid landscapes in this urgent treatise on an American epidemic.

Speaking Is Difficult

2016