All These Wonderful Things is a weekly podcast about documentary film and the people who make it, hosted by filmmaker and Cinema Eye Honors founder AJ Schnack with Oscar®-winning producer Lisa Remington.
The show takes its name from the blog Schnack started in 2005, whose arguments about the crafts nobody was recognizing — cinematography, editing, producing, composing, sound and visual design — led directly to the founding of Cinema Eye Honors. Twenty years later, as Cinema Eye reaches its twentieth edition, the podcast picks those conversations back up with filmmakers, craftspeople, distributors and curators.
All These Wonderful Things is a production of Cinema Eye Honors and DSP Studio.
Lisa and AJ dive into the first doc awards announcement of the season from DOC NYC and Critics Choice. Plus AJ calls our the Doc Branch slander coming from Oscar pundits who assume a snub of You Can See Everything is looming.
13 Oct 2026
Marjan Safinia
Marjan Safinia sits down with AJ to talk about her journey to filmmaking and activism. They talk about her first documentary, the importance of cleaning the proverbial doc kitchen and her recent role in the #BlockTheMerger campaign.
6 Oct 2026
Kate Amend
Iconic editor Kate Amend joins the podcast to talk about her legendary career in film, her work on Oscar-winning documentaries and her stint on the Motion Picture Academy Board of Governors. Plus, she tells why she loves working with Sheila Nevins.
29 Sept 2026
Maggie Mackay
Maggie Mackay, indie film veteran and force behind Los Angeles' Vidiots theatre and video store, joins AJ to talk about her early days in film working with Diane Weyermann at Sundance, then finding her spot at the then-flush Los Angeles Film Festival and Spirit Awards. She emphasizes the importance of building real community and inviting others to the party, and offers advice for filmmakers looking to find their audience.
22 Sept 2026
Jessica Hargrave
Oscar-nominated producer Jessica Hargrave talks to AJ about making a life in film with her childhood best friend, Ryan White. She reflects on more than two years making and touring "Come See Me in the Good Light" and the films and series that came before. They also talk about when to start the edit, how to work with distributors and the advice she'd offer to young people thinking about getting into the documentary field.
17 Sept 2026
Emmy Winners, Emmy Futures and that Elizabeth Holmes documentary
Lisa and AJ look at this year's Emmy winners and discuss ATAS voters' love of the celebrity doc. They also talk about the differences between the nonfiction winners at the Primetime Emmys and those at the News and Documentary Emmys, which are put on by ATAS-rival NATAS. Now, with ATAS and NATAS talking a reunification, will Primetime Doc Emmys and News and Doc Emmys continue if they all are under the same umbrella? Plus, the biggest news in documentary - the new film from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Warning: speculation abounds in this episode!
15 Sept 2026
Diane Becker
Oscar-winning producer Diane Becker sits down with AJ to talk about her path to producing, including her experiences making the award-winning Navalny and this year's The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. But first, they'll dive into Diane's formative indie film days helping to build indieWIRE (yes, we still write it that way) and Lou Dobbs' space.com (http://space.com). They also talk about Diane's trip to Boulder, Colorado to get a sneak peak of what next year's Sundance is going to look like and they break down hopes for an LA Dodgers three-peat.
10 Sept 2026
Bonus Episode One: The Cinema Eye Decade List
As we approach our 20th edition, Cinema Eye asked voters to come up with 20 films and 20 artisans that should definite its second decade. After announcing the films and individuals (a mix of directors, producers, editors, cinematographers and one composer), Lisa and AJ advocate for films and series that they love that are missing from the 20 films list. Where are 32 Sounds? Look Into My Eyes? Deaf President Now? And why is this list so Oscars-friendly?
8 Sept 2026
Margaret Brown
AJ talks to director Margaret Brown about her 20 year+ career in film, her long history with Cinema Eye (she was there at the jump), and her Mobile, Alabama punk rock adolescence. They go long on The Order of Myths, her breakthrough, Spirit Award-winning documentary (including what went down at that film’s raucous hometown premiere), as well as her recent Emmy-nominated HBO series, The Yogurt Shop Murders.
Also, Lisa asks AJ to tell Cinema Eye's origin story and they talk about their hopes for this new podcast.
1 Sept 2026
All These Wonderful Things Trailer
Introducing the first podcast from Cinema Eye Honors, hosted by AJ Schnack and Lisa Remington. All These Wonderful Things expands the conversation around documentary film, featuring interviews with award winning filmmakers, artisans, and curators. Weekly episodes posted every Tuesday and special bonus episodes when we feel like it. Wherever you listen to podcasts!
Produced in LA by Cinema Eye Honors and DSP Studios
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