Andrew Muscato

Andrew Muscato
Born
Andrew Joseph Muscato

(1985-11-26) November 26, 1985 (age 39)
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2008–present

Andrew Joseph Muscato (born November 26, 1985) is an American film director and producer.[1][2] He is known for the documentary films The Zen of Bobby V., Schooled: The Price of College Sports, New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization and the feature film The Greatest Beer Run Ever.[3][4]

Early life

Muscato was born in Morristown, New Jersey. He was raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, where he attended Ridge High School.[5] He graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[6]

Career

While still an undergrad film student at NYU he produced his first feature documentary The Zen of Bobby V. for ESPN.[7] The film chronicles baseball manager Bobby Valentine's career in Japan. Muscato and Valentine would go on to form the production company Makuhari Media.[8] The company produces sports themed documentaries.[9] The company's first documentary, Ballplayer: Pelotero, was met with both critical acclaim,[10] and controversy. [11]

In 2013, he directed his debut feature documentary Branca's Pitch, about Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca.[12]

Muscato produced and narrated an episode of ESPN's 30 for 30 podcast series.[13] The episode, "The Loophole" (season 4, episode 4), chronicles Japanese baseball pitcher Hideo Nomo's journey to Major League Baseball. It debuted in November 2018.

A year later, Muscato produced a three-part investigative documentary for The Athletic into head trauma research at UNC-Chapel Hill. The documentary, "Failure to Disclose" was hosted by Armen Keteyian.[14]

In 2021, he directed the concert documentary, New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization, an Official Selection of the 74th Cannes Film Festival.[15]

Along with Skydance Media, he produced The Greatest Beer Run Ever, directed by Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly. It premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[16] In February 2023, it was announced that Muscato and Skydance Media would re-team to produce another Peter Farrelly movie, Balls Up. [17]

Filmography

Year Title Credit Note
2008 The Zen of Bobby V Producer Documentary
2012 Ballplayer: Pelotero Executive producer Documentary
2013 Branca's Pitch Director and producer Documentary
2013 Schooled: The Price of College Sports Producer Documentary
2015 After Schooled Director and producer Documentary short
2015 Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports Director, writer and producer Documentary
2015 The Greatest Beer Run Ever Director and producer Documentary short
2016 Checkmates Director and producer Documentary short
2016 My Life with Ali Director and producer TV documentary
2016 Muhammad Ali: A Life Director and producer TV documentary
2017 The Sprinter Factory Producer Documentary short
2018 Vice Presents: Red Cards - The Donaghy Paradox Director and producer Documentary Series
2018 Mooch Director and producer Documentary
2019 American Swamp Co-Executive Producer Documentary Series / MSNBC
2021 New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization Director and producer Documentary
2022 The Greatest Beer Run Ever Producer Feature film
TBA Balls Up Producer Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2021 Nominated Cannes Film Festival Golden Eye New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization [18]

References

  1. ^ "Bill Murray, Jan Vogler And Andrew Muscato On Storytelling As 'New Worlds' Hits Theaters". forbes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  2. ^ "VICE Sports Q&A: "Doped" Director Andrew Muscato". vice.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  3. ^ "Strand Releasing Picks Up Baseball Doc 'Branca's Pitch'". indiewire.com. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  4. ^ "Andrew Muscato On His New Movie 'Doped: The Dirty Side Of Sports'". cbsnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  5. ^ "'New Worlds': How Bill Murray made beautiful music with N.J. director". February 2022.
  6. ^ "New Jersey filmmaker delivers 'Branca's Pitch'". mcall.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  7. ^ Sandomir, Richard (13 May 2008). "'Zen of Bobby V' Follows a Familiar Face in a Foreign Land". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  8. ^ King, Loren (10 July 2012). "Valentine film delivers heat". Boston.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  9. ^ "Bobby Valentine: Movie Producer". thehour.com. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  10. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ballplayer_pelotero
  11. ^ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/ballplayer-pelotero-review-baseball-dominican-republic/
  12. ^ "Strand Picks Up Baseball Documentary 'Branca's Pitch'". hollywoodreporter.com. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  13. ^ "'30 for 30 Podcasts' to Tackle Jose Canseco, NY Marathon Protest, and World Series of Poker Boom in Latest Season". IMDB.
  14. ^ "Failure to Disclose: The mysterious absence of critical data from UNC's renowned concussion research".
  15. ^ "Exclusive: Bill Murray's Concert Film 'New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization' Unveils Poster". collider.com. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  16. ^ "The Greatest Beer Run Ever". tiff.net. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  17. ^ https://deadline.com/2023/02/peter-farrelly-paul-wernick-rhett-reese-balls-up-skydance-1235254175/
  18. ^ "NEW WORLDS: THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.


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