The history of the Boston Marathon from its humble origins starting with only 15 runners, to the first female runners, through the tragedy in 2013, and ultimately the triumph of 2014.
Direction
Dunham's patient archival weaving spans 1897 to 2014 seamlessly.
Writing
Narration that knows when silence outperforms Matt Damon's voice.
Editing
2013-to-2014 transition will wreck you emotionally.
Director
Jon Dunham
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert de Castella's 1982 victory footage was nearly lost; Dunham recovered it from a TV station's moldy basement.
The documentary premiered April 2017, exactly four years after the bombings, with survivors in attendance—making its 'triumph of 2014' ending immediately complicated by ongoing trauma.
US
