Browsing: Documentary

AMFM Magazine exclusive interview by Paul Salfen When Sean Mullin set out to make a documentary about the West Point rugby team, he thought he was making a sports film. Four years later, after unprecedented Pentagon approval and never-before-seen access to the United States Military Academy, the West Point graduate and former Army captain has

By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine For decades, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was either celebrated as pop-culture royalty or vilified as the ultimate symbol of the male gaze. Few people bothered to ask the woman who actually created it what she thought it was about. In Beyond the Gaze, director Jill Campbell (Jule Campbell’s

By Paul Salfen, AMFM Magazine November 2025 When Jeremy Xido collapsed onstage in Europe from a massive heart attack while performing his one-man show The Angola Project, the universe sent a message he could no longer ignore: go home. After eleven years touring the world as a dancer, actor, and director, the Detroit-raised artist returned

By Paul Salfen, Special to AMFM Magazine In the glittering world of awards ceremonies, where Hollywood's brightest stars often steal the spotlight, it's rare for a documentarian to take center stage. But on a memorable evening at the Critics Choice Awards, legendary filmmaker Ken Burns did just that. The Critics Choice Association (CCA) bestowed upon

By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine – November 10, 2025 Geeta Gandbhir still remembers the day she chased Spike Lee down a Cambridge sidewalk. Fresh out of Harvard, living in her parents’ basement, and armed with nothing but a backpack and nerve, the 21-year-old turned around, marched back, and "begged him for a job...I had nothing

By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine November 10, 2025 In the week since its Netflix debut, The Perfect Neighbor has held the top spot on the streaming giant's charts, a testament to its raw power and unflinching gaze into the heart of American suburbia. Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, the documentary dissects a seemingly innocuous neighborhood dispute

In an era where sports documentaries often swing for the fences with on-field heroics, Clemente steps up to the plate with something far more profound: the story of a man whose greatest hits came off the diamond. Directed by David Altrogge and executive produced by Roberto Clemente Jr., the film chronicles the life of Major

cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt sat down with AMFM Magazine’s Paul Salfen to discuss his work on Bono: Stories of Surrender, a vivid reimagining of Bono’s critically acclaimed one-man stage show, now streaming on Apple TV+. A 2025 Creative Arts Emmy nominee for Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special, Messerschmidt’s artistry brought an intimate and

In the pantheon of music’s fleeting comets, Jeff Buckley shines as one of the brightest and most enigmatic. His 1994 debut album Grace—a singular masterpiece blending raw emotion, otherworldly vocals, and genre-defying artistry—left an indelible mark on the '90s music scene. Tragically, Buckley’s life was cut short at age 30, when he drowned in the

Interview by Paul Salfen In a world where truth often hides behind layers of myth and misinformation, Farris Rookstool III stands as a beacon of clarity. As the world's foremost expert on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy—the most intricate criminal investigation in American history—Rookstool has dedicated his life to peeling back the curtains