Substacks recommended by Getting Personal with Doug Block

Recommended by Getting Personal with Doug Block

Hello, Writer!

By Linda Caroll

A place for beautiful words, gentle humanity and people who love the art of writing

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Lingo on Docs

By Kathleen Lingo

I am a veteran documentary film and television producer writing this newsletter to think about how to keep making documentaries during these complex times. Here we go….

Deep long dives into how documentaries are getting funded and distributed these days. Or not.

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Michael Cohen

Principal of Crisis-X #1 and #8 NYT Bestseller Author Host of The Mea Culpa Podcast Co-Host of The Political Beatdown Former Personal Attorney To President Donald J. Trump Discharged Felon

Art House Convergence

Community focused, mission driven cinemas.

A non-profit arts service organization doing important advocacy for independent cinemas and exhibitors within the film industry, and arts and cultural sector.

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Joel Goodman Music

Welcome! Joel shares videos, photos and stories about his music, scoring films, culture, art, cycling, travel and more. Subscribe! What do you have to lose?

Penny Lane Is My Real Name

Penny Lane is My Real Name is a newsletter about making art and making a living in documentary film.

Penny is a great documentary filmmaker, and she shares her vast knowledge and pithy observations about movie making (and, you know, life) in a breezy, accessible way.

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Hope For Film

By Ted Hope

We need a vibrant alternative to mainstream culture, especially a non-dependent cinema ecosystem. Let's build it together & examine what got us here in the first place -- including how we can each build our own sustainable & generative creative practices.

The OG of film blogging. I'm in awe. And it's his fault that I'm blogging again. He inspired me, damn him!

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Creative Resilience w/ Erica

By Erica Ginsberg: Creative Resilience

Through a combination of reflections, interviews, and challenges, this Substack offers some ideas that might help you reframe the challenges inherent in the creative process.

Distribution Advocates

A movement to reclaim the means of distribution for independent storytellers

8 Above with Jon Reiss

By Jon Reiss-8Above

Independent film distribution made simple.

Chock full of great information on funding and distribution for indie films and documentaries, with an eye towards innovative new models.

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Let's Go Again

By court

A philosophical and practical guide for indie artists.

Anthony Kaufman’s Substack

Honest thoughts and analysis about films and documentaries, film distribution, film festivals, and the independent film industry from journalist, author, professor, and programmer Anthony Kaufman.

Seeing Things

By Liza Donnelly

New and unpublished drawings and thoughts for people who want to see more of life, from a New Yorker cartoonist. Drawings, cartoons, words, live drawing, process, politics, culture, more...

A funny, thoughtful newsletter from a longtime New Yorker cartoonist. Stay tuned for her upcoming documentary WOMEN LAUGHING.

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Nick Beaulieu on Substack

I write about self distributing my documentary My Omaha and helping filmmakers advertise their movies online.

An exceptionally talented filmmaker who's taking readers through his marketing and distribution process with his first film (MY OMAHA). Ok, I'm the film's producer (with Nick), but not biased whatsoever!

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Dear Producer

A one-of-a-kind place where producers share their knowledge, build community, and provide mentorship for the next generation of filmmakers.

A particularly thoughtful and well-written newsletter geared to film producers, both fiction and non-fiction.

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The Will Leitch Newsletter

By Will Leitch

Will Leitch's weekly free newsletter with an original essay, and links to everything he writes.

The Ankler

By Rosalie Cabison

The industry, unspun.