RR Interview: Nick Trojan's New Feature on Yale Men's Rowing
Nick Trojan's latest feature documentary is twice as long as his previous work—but leaves you wanting more, just the same. There’s a new feature in Nick Trojan’s series, taking an inside look at top-tier college rowing programs in the US. This time, Trojan focused his project on Yale and the legendary coach Steve Gladstone, blending outstanding camerawork with one of rowing’s most compelling stories. Having uploaded the video to YouTube only two weeks ago, it’s already approaching 70k views. And for good reason. RR sat down recently to talk through it all with Trojan in an exclusive interview, from origins to development and finally a finished product—as well as what might come next. Here’s what we learned. Navigating shifting waters Elite rower turned filmmaker Nick Trojan’s new feature, titled simply, “Yale Men’s Rowing,” was years in the making. “The initial idea was to do the same kind of rinse-and-repeat that we had done with Harvard and Cal,” Trojan says, “...