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Edgeline Productions
IndustryFilm industry
FoundedNovember 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11)
Founder
  • Josh Kriegman
  • Elyse Steinberg
  • Eli Despres
HeadquartersBrooklyn, New York City
Websiteedgelinefilms.com

Edgeline Productions is an American film production and television production company founded in 2016 by Joshua Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg, and Eli Despres. The company primarily produces documentary films and television series.

They have produced such films as Weiner (2016),The Fight (2020) and Spermworld (2024), and the television series Couples Therapy (2019-present) and Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (2024).[1]

History

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Edgeline Productions was formed after the release of the film, Weiner (2016), directed by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg, which follows Anthony Weiner's campaign for Mayor of New York City during the 2013 mayoral election.[2] The film was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards, but ultimately was not nominated.[3] The company has also produced The Fight (2020), directed by Kriegman, Steinberg, and Eli Despres, which documents legal battles that lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had faced during the Trump administration.[4] The company also co-produced Spermworld (2024), directed by Lance Oppenheim, inspired by Nellie Bowles' article "The Sperm Kings Have a Problem: Too Much Demand" with The New York Times.[5][6]

The company has also produced multiple documentary series, including Couples Therapy (2019-present), which features psychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Orna Guralnik, and Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (2024), directed by Ari Katcher.[7][8]

Productions

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Feature films

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Release Date Title Notes Reference
May 20, 2016 Weiner
  • Prix du jury — Champs-Élysées Film Festival
  • Best First Documentary (Theatrical Feature) — Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
  • Best Documentary — Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
  • David Carr Award for Truth in Non-Fiction Filmmaking — Montclair Film Festival
  • Audience Choice – Documentary — New Hampshire Film Festival
  • Best Documentary — San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
  • Special Jury Prize — Unprecedented Look at Politics in Crisis — Sarasota Film Festival
  • Grand Jury Prize Documentary — Sundance Film Festival
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
  • Nominated — Best Edited Documentary Feature — American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Austin Film Critics Association
  • Nominated — Best Documentary Film (Local or International) — Australian Film Critics Association
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — British Academy Film Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Chlotrudis Awards
  • Nominated — Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking — Cinema Eye Honors
  • Nominated — Outstanding Achievement in Editing — Cinema Eye Honors
  • Nominated — Best Documentary Feature — Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
  • Nominated — Best Political Documentary — Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary Film — Denver Film Critics Society
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Detroit Film Critics Society
  • Nominated — Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary — Directors Guild of America
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary Film — Georgia Film Critics Association
  • Nominated — Audience Award — Gotham Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Gotham Awards
  • Nominated — Political Film Award — Hamburg Film Festival
  • Nominated — Best Documentary Feature — Houston Film Critics Society Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Indiana Film Journalists Association
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Indiewire Critics Poll
  • Nominated — Best First Feature — Indiewire Critics Poll
  • Nominated — Best Feature — International Documentary Association
  • Nominated — Best International Film — Jerusalem Film Festival
  • Nominated — Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature — Montclair Film Festival
  • Nominated — Best Documentary Film — North Carolina Film Critics Association
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — North Texas Film Critics Association
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Online Film Critics Society Awards
  • Nominated — Best Documentary Feature — St. Louis Film Critics Association
  • Nominated — Outstanding Achievement in News and Information — Television Critics Association
July 31, 2020 The Fight
  • U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmaking — Sundance Film Festival
  • Nominated — Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary — DGA Awards
  • Nominated — Grand Jury Prize Documentary — Sundance Film Festival
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Miami Film Festival
  • Nominated — Best Documentary — Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
March 29, 2024 Spermworld Nominated — Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Film — Cinema Eye Honors

Television

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Release Date Title Notes Reference
September 6, 2019 Couples Therapy
  • Best Edited Non-Scripted Series — American Cinema Editors Awards (2023)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming — TCA Awards (2021)
  • Nominated — Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming — TCA Awards (2023)
  • Nominated — Best Unstructured Series — Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards (2023)
  • Nominated — Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series — Cinema Eye Honors (2024)
March 29, 2024 Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show
  • Breakthrough Nonfiction Series — Gotham TV Awards (2024)
  • Nominated — Outstanding Achievement in Reality — TCA Awards (2024)
  • Nominated — Best LBGTQ TV Documentary or Documentary Series — Dorian TV Awards (2024)

References

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  1. ^ "Edgeline Productions". Edgeline Productions. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  2. ^ Felsenthal, Julia (2016-05-17). "Weiner Filmmakers on Capturing a Political Sex Scandal". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  3. ^ "15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2016 OSCAR RACE | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  4. ^ Jr, Mike Fleming (2020-01-29). "Magnolia & Topic Studios Closing Seven-Figure Deal On Sundance Docu 'The Fight'; ACLU Vs. Donald Trump On Civil Liberties". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  5. ^ Saperstein, Pat (2024-03-30). "'Spermworld' Documentary Introduces the 'Sperm Kings' Who Use Facebook to Donate to Dozens — or Hundreds — of Women". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  6. ^ "New Feature Documentary "SPERMWORLD," From The Times and FX, to Premiere on FX March 29". The New York Times Company. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  7. ^ Davis, Clayton (2024-04-30). "'Couples Therapy' Announces Season 4 Date in Emmy Eligibility Window, Debuts New Trailer With First Polyamorous Couple (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  8. ^ Campione, Katie (2024-03-06). "'Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show' Trailer: First Look At HBO's Comedy Docuseries – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.