Substacks recommended by Getting Personal with Doug Block

Recommended by Getting Personal with Doug Block

The business of entertainment

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!

- Getting Personal with Doug Block

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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New and unpublished drawings and thoughts for people who want to see more of life, from a New Yorker cartoonist.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.

- Getting Personal with Doug Block

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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Hello, Writer!

By Linda Caroll

Stories about life, literature and humanity

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.

- Getting Personal with Doug Block

The Will Leitch Newsletter

By Will Leitch

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

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

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.

- Getting Personal with Doug Block