Joseph M. Schroeder
@josephmschroeder.bsky.social
🎬 Swiss Army Knife of Nonfiction Production
📺 Documentary, Branded Content, & Sports
🎥 @DocProducers | @producersguild | @archivalprods
📺 Documentary, Branded Content, & Sports
🎥 @DocProducers | @producersguild | @archivalprods
Anyone who knows me knows I'm a huge fan of both @letterboxd.social and a fan of taking your film straight to its audience. This is a gamechanger if it truly takes off. www.indiewire.com/news/general...
Letterboxd to Launch New ‘Video’ Store in a Clever Take on TVOD
Letterboxd will next month launch its Video Store offering digital rentals of movies.
www.indiewire.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Anyone who knows me knows I'm a huge fan of both @letterboxd.social and a fan of taking your film straight to its audience. This is a gamechanger if it truly takes off. www.indiewire.com/news/general...
Yet another fascinating interview on @nonfics.bsky.social from @thefilmcynic.bsky.social with Matt Wolf on the state of celebrity documentary, amongst other things. Great read. www.nonfics.com/p/matt-wolf-...
Interview: Matt Wolf On 'Pee-wee As Himself'
The director talks about the challenges of making a documentary about a guarded subject who also unfortunately died before filming could be finished.
www.nonfics.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Yet another fascinating interview on @nonfics.bsky.social from @thefilmcynic.bsky.social with Matt Wolf on the state of celebrity documentary, amongst other things. Great read. www.nonfics.com/p/matt-wolf-...
"The hard time that No Other Land and Union have had getting distribution because of their subject matter feels absolutely in line with the way that so much of the documentary landscape has been ceded to streaming and the pressures those platforms exert on what gets made and promoted."
One of Our Greatest Art Forms Is Entering a Grim New Era
The golden age of the documentary is over.
slate.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"The hard time that No Other Land and Union have had getting distribution because of their subject matter feels absolutely in line with the way that so much of the documentary landscape has been ceded to streaming and the pressures those platforms exert on what gets made and promoted."
"Is the golden age of TV writing over, steadily being replaced with a never-ending stream of forgettable, premium background content?" Uh, kinda looks that way from over here. 😐
Netflix Is Telling Writers to Dumb Down Shows Since Viewers Are on Their Phones
Amid a push to perfect 'casual viewing,' creatives say streaming execs are requiring them to remove nuance and visual cues, and do things like announce when characters enter a room.
www.pcmag.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Is the golden age of TV writing over, steadily being replaced with a never-ending stream of forgettable, premium background content?" Uh, kinda looks that way from over here. 😐
Better late than never! The tradition returns! Here's my ten favorite documentary features and shorts I came across in 2024 (you'll notice a few older ones that very much deserve a mention). Happy New Year, all!
January 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Better late than never! The tradition returns! Here's my ten favorite documentary features and shorts I came across in 2024 (you'll notice a few older ones that very much deserve a mention). Happy New Year, all!
"It could perhaps be explained by the thought that this topic is sensitive, and, ‘Why touch it? Why take the risk?’” 😬
Documentaries Ripped From the Headlines Are Becoming Harder to See
Films about Israel and a union drive at Amazon are acclaimed Oscar hopefuls. But they are largely unavailable to American audiences.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:21 PM
"It could perhaps be explained by the thought that this topic is sensitive, and, ‘Why touch it? Why take the risk?’” 😬
"The available pot of funding that has existed in the past for public media and important investigative and social-issue documentaries... won’t be there because philanthropists and donors will be too busy trying to buttress basic human rights with their money." Great point and great read.
Will Trump and Musk Destroy Public Media and Independent Documentary? It'll Be Close.
Ever since I began covering the independent film industry, I’ve been writing about the death of film companies and faltering industry trends.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:19 PM
"The available pot of funding that has existed in the past for public media and important investigative and social-issue documentaries... won’t be there because philanthropists and donors will be too busy trying to buttress basic human rights with their money." Great point and great read.