RJ McNichols on Making Running Documentaries + Immersion Among The Sport's Stars for Storytelling
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4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2020
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
“There’s no bigger high for me than watching your work get screened in front of people. Good or bad. I’ve had screenings where we’ve packed out a 250-person room with 400 people but I’ve also had screenings, where it’s a 50-person room and only six people, show up and it’s your parents and your friend that you begged to come along. For good or bad, those are the scenarios. It humbles you. It boosts your ego."
We recorded this back in August when RJ McNichols and I were in Boulder, Colorado together. He’s one of the first friends I made while covering the sport from my days with Flotrack. He is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles and he’s produced some really cool projects including 16 2 1 and Beyond"; "Running Away to Flagstaff"; "Year of the Bison"; "Fear and "Loathing from Pier to Strip" and "The 41st Day". They’re excellent and make for a great complimentary watch to this podcast. Plus, with all this extra time at home before the holidays, it’s the perfect time to catch up on some running films you maybe weren’t aware of.
How to RJ's Running Documentaries
16 2 1 and Beyond: The Fall and The Rise of North Central Men's Cross Country Team (Vimeo)
Running Away to Flagstaff (Vimeo)
Fear and Loathing from Pier to Strip: A Speed Project Documentary (YouTube)
Year of the Bison: A Portrait of Nick Symmonds During His Final Track Season (Amazon)
Follow RJ on Instagram - @RJMCNICHOLS4
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| 0:43.4 | My guest for today's episode is my friend R.J. McNichols. |
| 0:46.2 | We recorded this back in August when we were in Boulder, Colorado together. |
| 0:50.3 | R.J. is one of the first friends I made while covering the sport back when I was with |
| 0:54.6 | Flow Track. I met him in 2012 in New York City. He is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles and he's produced |
| 1:01.9 | some really, really cool projects including |
| 1:04.2 | 1621 and beyond which looks into the dynasty of North Central and its cross |
| 1:11.5 | country team he's done running away to Flagstaff, which explores |
| 1:15.2 | how Flagstaff became this huge running hub. Year of the Bison is a portrait of |
| 1:19.5 | Nick Simmons in his final season. Fear and loathing from Peter Strip is the first ever |
| 1:23.8 | Citius Mag full-length documentary and it follows six women as they try and |
| 1:28.2 | make their way from Santa Monica Pier to the Las Vegas Strip in the Uns. Monica |
| 1:33.1 | strip in the unsanctioned race that many people know of as the |
| 1:37.2 | speed project and he's also worked on the 41st day which is the |
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