Andrew Muscato

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Andrew Muscato
Born
Andrew Joseph Muscato

(1985-11-26) November 26, 1985 (age 38)
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater New 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]

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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

YearTitleContributionNote
2008The Zen of Bobby VProducerDocumentary
2012 Ballplayer: Pelotero Executive producerDocumentary
2013Branca's PitchDirector and producerDocumentary
2013 Schooled: The Price of College Sports ProducerDocumentary
2015After SchooledDirector and producerDocumentary short
2015Doped: The Dirty Side of SportsDirector, writer and producerDocumentary
2015The Greatest Beer Run EverDirector and producerDocumentary short
2016CheckmatesDirector and producerDocumentary short
2016My Life with AliDirector and producerTV documentary
2016Muhammad Ali: A LifeDirector and producerTV documentary
2017The Sprinter FactoryProducerDocumentary short
2018Vice Presents: Red Cards - The Donaghy ParadoxDirector and producerDocumentary Series
2018MoochDirector and producerDocumentary
2019American SwampCo-Executive ProducerDocumentary Series / MSNBC
2021New Worlds: The Cradle of CivilizationDirector and producerDocumentary
2022 The Greatest Beer Run Ever ProducerFeature film
TBA Balls Up ProducerFeature film

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2021Nominated Cannes Film Festival Golden EyeNew Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization [18]

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  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.
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  8. ↑ King, Loren (10 July 2012). "Valentine film delivers heat". Boston.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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