In 2014 and 2015 the magazine style television series, Beyond the Loop, was nominated for a total of 9 Chicago/Midwest EMMY AWARDS and won an EMMY AWARD for Best Audio in 2015. Over 13 episodes the series follows Second City Alums Edgar Blackmon and Holly Laurent as they explore Chicago’s vibrant culture and culinary cuisine.
In 2020 Schodorf Films released a follow-up to Poverty in Chicago titled, Chicago at the Crossroad. The feature film premiered at the American Black Film Festival and explores the implications urban segregation and housing policy have had on the City of Chicago and its history of violence. Chicago at the Crossroad won FIVE 2020 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards. Brian Schodorf took home the honors of Best Director and Best Writing in addition to Cultural Documentary, Cinematography, and Promotions.
Schodorf Films is currently preparing for our latest release, Somewhere in America, a four-part series that dives into the moral, cultural, and political fault lines that plague a modern day America. This sizzling series is tentatively expected to be released in the Fall of 2022.
Schodorf Films stands behind our work that has been distributed by leaders in unscripted entertainment.