Eddie is directing a feature documentary on the real story behind BlackBerry for Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas and Viral Nation, as reported here:
Catch up with some of the most recent press about Eddie’s work.
GOOD ONE: A Show About Jokes debuted to a range of favorable press and reviews.
GOOD ONE: A Show About Jokes, based on Jesse David Fox’s Vulture podcast, produced in partnership with Seth Meyers’ Sethmaker Shoemeyers, and featuring comedian Mike Birbiglia, will premiere on Peacock March 26th. The show intimately chronicles the craft of comedy from the ground up, following Birbiglia from Providence, RI to Washington DC as he begins work on brand new material at the intersection of process and personal. Along with Birbiglia, Seth Meyers, Atsuko Okatsuka and Hasan Minhaj also appear.
Eddie directed and is an executive producer (as showrunner).
After its competition premiere in the US at Tribeca, MAESTRA continues on to the prestigious Sheffield Doc Fest in the UK.
The first feature doc Eddie produced (and his first at Sundance) gets a rare theatrical screening – along with Grease, Pretty in Pink and Grosse Pointe Blank! – in “Watch Local: John Marshall High School” series at the American Cinematheque on May 27th. Notably, it is the only documentary amongst a pack of luminaries…
The fine folks at Film Collaborative are a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to providing programs and services to independent filmmakers, and they’re now sponsoring the Showgals doc as it makes its way through postproduction. YOU too can make a tax-deductible contribution to help finish this fine, funny and empowering true tale. Click here for more information.
Maestra will premiere in the documentary competition at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Head to Deadline for the full line up.
Yahoo! Life places Ugly Delicious at #6 on its Oct ’22 list of 21 Best Cooking Shows on Netflix right now, and singles out Eddie’s “Fried Rice” episode. See the whole list at Yahoo!
Food & Wine calls Ugly Delicious “one of the most important (and probably the best) documentary food series.” The publication goes on to say that Season 1 is so thoughtfully framed it should be seen twice – before running down EVERY restaurant we visited in the show. Read the whole article at Food & Wine‘s website.
The deep-diving podcast Culture Dumps takes Eddie through the long (and, yes – winding!) road of his career.
You can listen to the whole special episode at Culture Dump’s website, or download the episode in your preferred podcast platform.