But theres at least one bright spot it the nonfiction firmament National Geographic Documentary Films.
Kristine and Doug met each other in middle age and fell madly, madly in love.
The story were going tell with Chai and Jimmy is set in two timelines, Bernstein explained.
Courteney Monroe and Carolyn BernsteinCourtesy/Stewart Volland
Its both the gripping, extraordinary, incredible story of finding and then kind of excavating the Endurance today.
Bernstein noted, Theres nutritional value to every story we tell you.
Youll learn something about yourself, about the world around you.
Kris Tompkins looks skyward on the Patagonian mountain range.Courtesy of Jimmy Chin/National Geographic
When you watch our docs, itll make you think more deeply about the human condition.
People love aspirational, inspirational stories, superheroes changing the world.
We tell stories about real world superheroes.
It was competitive, Bernstein acknowledged.
And we often get into competitive situations.
We cant always write the biggest check
We often do not write the biggest check, Monroe interjected.
But we often win when its competitive because its a different value proposition, Bernstein added.
The documentary really follows Bobis journey and transformation into a kind of a folk hero, Bernstein explained.
Its not dissimilar from President Zelenskyys story… who was an actor turned politician.
ForRetrograde, filmmaker Matthew Heineman embedded with U.S. Green Berets fighting in Afghanistan.
We have to trust our filmmakers instincts, Bernstein said.
Not so with NatGeo, the execs insist.
And never once has the word the algorithm come out of our mouths, never once.
