All The Latest On The JASON MOLINA DOCUMENTARY
NEWS! MEDIA COVERAGE on You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story
March 19th, 2026 - Americana UK (United Kingdom) - Film Mention in #2 of the - “The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time” by Andy Davidson
March 16th, 2026 - WORLD PREMIERE ANNOUNCED! (Athens, OH) - Thursday April 16th, 2026 7:15 PM with a Second Screening Saturday, April 18th at 5:00 PM - The 53rd Athens International Film and Video Festival
March 4th, 2026 - WRUW 91.1 FM “Radio Boyfriends” (Cleveland, OH) - An hour of music and discussion on LIVE radio - “Jason Molina Tribute Hour”
March 2nd, 2026 - KOOL KAT RADIO 98.9 FM / 1380 AM “Wake Up Call w/ Mz. Nikki” (Oberlin, OH) - An hour of music and discussion on LIVE radio - “Jason Molina Documentary & Dan Spencer Concert Video Shoot. of a Jason Molina Cover Song”
March 2nd, 2026 - The Chronicle (Elyria, OH) - Newspaper Article - “Live Music Video Shoot and Concert a "Pilgrimage" to Unsung Local Musical Hero” by Rini Jeffers
March 1st, 2026 - American Hour (University of Manchester UK) - 1 Hour Radio Discussion on FUSE FM - “Jason Molina Documentary with Tommy Nickoloff” by Silas Featherstone
February 22nd, 2026 - The Oberlin Grape (Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH) - Full Article - Interview With Tommy Nickoloff, Director of Jason Molina Documentary by Ben Rosielle
February 17th, 2026 - JIM’S MOVIN’ PICTURE SHOW (Austin, TX) - Start at 12:20 - 26 Minute Podcast on YouTube - “The Alternative to Hollywood Media” with Jim Christopher of The Austin Revolution Film Festival
January 31st, 2026 - Lorain Morning Journal (Lorain, OH) - Full Article - “New Documentary Features the Life of Jason Molina of Lorain” by Heather Chapin
January 19th, 2026 - Americana UK (United Kingdom) - Article - “New Jason Molina documentary expects to premiere in first half of 2026” by Richard Parkinson
December 17th, 2025 - STATIC & DISTANCE The Official Jason Molina Newsletter (Bloomington, IN) - ‘You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story’ - Documentary Trailer Release
November 12, 2025 - Attending THREE RIVERS FILM FESTIVAL, Pittsburgh PA
Director, Tommy Nickoloff attended opening night for the Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The screening for “Horsegirls” was an incredible start to the festival, and as always, Q & A sessions with the filmmakers and cast are THE BEST!
November 6, 2025 - MAHD HOUSE BAR TALK (Elyria, OH) - LONG FORMAT PODCAST on Spotify “ You Fuckers Figure It Out – A Raw Conversation with Filmmaker Tommy Nickoloff”
Jimmy Tucker, the host of MAHD House Bar Talk, sits down with Tommy Nickoloff, producer and director of You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story for a 2 1/2 hour session at full throttle!
Jason, Jimmy, and Tommy were all born and raised in Lorain, Ohio - and they don’t hold back. Listen in on what it was like growing up in the 70s, 80s, and 90s — the same schools, the same mix of cultures, the same working-class expectations that shaped these two knuckleheads - and Jason, too.
Also on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPJY2T2QDag&rco=1
September 22, 2025 - REDACTED BLOG (Los Angeles, CA) - 38 minute interview
[REDACTED] hosts Shelby and Piper talk with Tommy Nickoloff, the director of You Fuckers Figure It Out. Tommy discusses his personal connection to Molina and his mission to portray a fuller, more nuanced picture of his late friend. We talk to Tommy about some of his most magical moments with Jason (including a joke with a 23-year punchline), the experience of exploring his life and career through the medium of film, the bursts of hope that kept him going through the rough patches, and what it means to be able to share who Jason was to him—the biggest goofball he’d ever met.
August 19, 2025 - STATIC & DISTANCE - The Official Jason Molina Newsletter - Announcement
The first You Fuckers Figure It Out media mention in Static & Distance is THE Jason Molina fan community with 3.1K+ paid subscribers, and more than 16,000 followers on Instagram alone. It is run by the record label Secretly Canadian. “This forthcoming documentary on Jason’s early years in Ohio looks like something many of you would be interested in, as of course are we ourselves.” THANK YOU S&D
July 10th, 2025 - Lorain Historic Society (Lorain, OH) invites Tommy Nickoloff to contribute a 6 minute audio archive- “My Friend, Jason Molina”
The audio archive was re-created as a 7 part YouTube video shorts series “Jason Molina Documentary is with Lorain Historical Society” - less than 5 minutes in total
June 17, 2025 - WILLIAM SCHAFF creates movie poster art for You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story & posts the first public notice of the film!
The illustrious William Schaff created artwork based up on a photograph by Thomas Heath. Will explains: “I went with the "simple/ elegant" approach. Jason, young and punk rock as Jason was. I wanted the poster to be simple, and not visually complicated as the film itself is dense already. I wanted it to be like Jason's four strings on his guitar... two less than most people would assume he had, but enough to make you wonder how he did it!”
The 2026 U.S. Film Festival run is under way! European festivals are in the sites. Distribution partnerships are being sought, but do not expect them soon :(
April 16th: WORLD PREMIERE - 7:15 PM Athens, Ohio with a 2nd screening Saturday April 18th at 5:00 PM Athens International Film and Video Festival
1st Week in May: EAST COAST PREMIERE - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania time and date T.B.D with The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival!
May 16th: SPOTLIGHT SCREENING & MUSICAL CELEBRATION- Huntington, West Virginia with The Appalachian Film Festival - Yes, it is after this festival closes. Coming in May! Very exciting details to follow soon!
August T.B.D. SPECIAL SELECTION - Morgantown, West Virginia at the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival - Yes, it is after this festival closes. NO, the doc is NOT a short. You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story is the ONLY feature-length film to be programmed in 2026!
If you have a festival near you that seems like a good fit for You Fuckers Figure It Out, by all means, please let us know! Especially if there is room for van camping in your driveway or front lawn.