Joseph Schroeder / Documentary & Nonfiction Producer

Dubbed the “Swiss Army Knife” of Nonfiction Filmmaking by colleagues, Joe is a multifaceted producer who has specialized in the production of highly acclaimed educational and informational programming for over a decade for PBS, National Geographic, Smithsonian Channel, A&E, Discovery, ESPN+, CBS Sports Network and many other platforms. His producing credits include Master of Glass: The Art of Dale Chihuly, CHIEF: A Life and Death in the FDNY, and Beyond Borders: Undocumented Mexican Americans. He spent over a decade learning at the feet of acclaimed news and documentary producer Alvin Perlmutter, who himself had a 50-year career of creating informational and educational programming. He’s also an avid volunteer with DOC NYC and the Producers Guild of America, and now co-chair of the Membership Committee for the Documentary Producers Alliance.