Christopher Productions

What Christopher Productions does

Christopher Productions is a privately-held, Albuquerque-based media production company founded in 2002 by Chris Schueler (CEO/President) that creates broadcast-quality documentaries, television programs, and educational video content focused on public-health and social-change themes. The firm has produced more than 100 television programs broadcast in over 100 domestic markets and 35 countries across 8 languages, earning 21 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards and multiple New York Festival World Medals. Core offerings include narrative documentaries with high-profile narrators (Glenn Close, Montel Williams, Ali MacGraw) on topics such as teen pregnancy prevention, vaccination, vaping, opioid abuse, mental health, and paralysis research, distributed through partnerships with PBS, CBS, FOX, and commercial stations.

Name

Christopher Productions

Legal name

Christopher Productions LLC

Website

https://christopherproductions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christopher Productions is an Albuquerque-based documentary production company that creates Emmy-winning public-health films and media-training programs for non-profits, government agencies, schools, and healthcare organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Documentary Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Branded Documentary / Nonfiction (Corporate & NGO) (MPADADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Feature-Length Documentaries (MPADADAA), Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming) (MPADADAB), Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF), Public Media Partnerships & Content Co-productions (NGO/Cultural) (MPABADAN)

Keywords

• Documentary production services
• Television program production
• Media consulting services
• Youth video training
• Social change filmmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Workshop and Training Fees: The company generates revenue through selling workshops in various formats (Half-Day, Full-Day, Two-Day, Extended Programs) to educational institutions, universities, and organizations. These workshops teach documentary/social change filmmaking principles and production techniques.
2. Documentary Production Services: Christopher Productions creates documentary films and television programs for clients including PBS, government agencies, healthcare organizations, and non-profits. Productions are broadcast on networks like PBS and commercial TV stations.
3. Media Consulting: Consulting services for non-profit organizations on media message creation and delivery strategies. Includes one and two-day seminars with stakeholders to distill key intent, audience and call to action. Also involves partnering non-profits with for-profit businesses.
4. Manual and Resource Sales: Sale of the News 101 Student Manual workbook used in schools for television production education. The manual is designed for secondary educators and television news professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Christopher Productions is a media production company that creates documentary films, television programs, and social change content for non-profits, government agencies, healthcare organizations, and educational institutions. The company also delivers structured training programs (Media With Purpose Masterclass, News 101, Producer's Club/Documentary 101) and media consulting services for non-profit organizations. Productions are broadcast on PBS, CBS, FOX, and commercial stations domestically and have aired in 35 countries across 8 languages.

Product overview

Christopher Productions is a documentary and social change media production company offering a portfolio of documentary films, training programs, and consulting services. The core offerings include the Media With Purpose Masterclass (flexible workshop formats for documentary training), News 101 and Producer's Club (youth and adult video production training programs), and documentary campaigns addressing public health and social issues (vaccination, vaping, opioids, mental health, teen safety). The company also manages SafeTeen New Mexico, a youth-driven non-profit organization. These products work together to fulfill the company's mission of creating positive social change through electronic media, with documentaries serving as centerpieces for broader education and social marketing campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Media With Purpose Masterclass A comprehensive documentary and social change filmmaking workshop program offered in flexible formats (Half-Day, Full-Day, Two-Day, Extended) teaching participants documentary production principles for social impact. Sold to educational institutions, non-profits, and government agencies.
• News 101 Youth Video Training Program A nationally syndicated youth video training program where high school students produce news stories that are broadcast on local CBS affiliates, teaching television journalism and production skills. Includes a Student Manual and Producer's Manual.
• Producer's Club / Documentary 101 Training A college-level seminar class teaching documentary production from concept through distribution, covering treatment writing, budgeting, crewing, production, writing, and post-production. Currently offered through Central New Mexico Community College.
• Media Consulting Services Consulting services for non-profit organizations worldwide to maximize marketing and promotion budgets through media strategy, broadcast marketing, social media, and educational outreach projects.
• Vaccination Misinformation Documentary Campaign A comprehensive education campaign centered on a PBS documentary explaining the importance and safety of all vaccines to instill vaccine confidence, including short video tools for health professionals.
• VAPE Documentary and Education Campaign A documentary program and education/prevention campaign addressing the use of e-cigarettes among youth, covering health issues, nicotine and cannabis consumption, and associated dangers.
• SafeTeen New Mexico

Quantifiable outcome

• Programs broadcast in 100+ domestic markets and 35 countries in 8 languages
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SafeTeen New MexicocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001SafeTeen New Mexico is a youth-driven, community-based non-profit established in 2001. Christopher Productions is contracted to manage the SafeTeen Board of Directors and oversee/produce all SafeTeen activities. The organization focuses on teen safety issues including distracted driving, alcohol, drugs, and mental health.
• United NationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristopher Productions partners with the United Nations on international projects. The UN has used the News 101 program as a model to help educate developing countries. Projects include work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in India.
• PBScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPBS is a key distribution partner for Christopher Productions documentaries. Programs are broadcast on PBS stations nationwide including KNME in Albuquerque, KRWG in Las Cruces, and KENW in Portales.
• National Public Health Service / CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with national public health agencies for documentary production on health issues including the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps documentary planned for PBS broadcast in 2023.
• CBS Network FoundationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe CBS Network Foundation has been a client partner for documentary production, supporting public health and social issue documentaries.
• Central New Mexico Community College (CNM)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with CNM to offer the Documentary 101 course, taught by Chris Schueler. CNM provides the institutional channel for delivering documentary production training to adult learners.
• Metro TV (Indonesia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Metro TV (24/7 national news station in Jakarta) and the Eagle Institute for documentary filmmaker master classes in Indonesia.
• Bridges to TajikistanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the US non-profit Bridges to Tajikistan to help organizations in Dushanbe and Khujand train youth to create short videos highlighting their lives and social issues.
• Caritas (German NGO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinating through Caritas representatives to implement youth video training programs in Tajikistan.
• SBO TV (Indonesia)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with SBO TV Surabaya, Indonesia for Video Lima project where youth teams created mini documentary videos that were broadcast on the station.
• Nicaraguan Ministry of HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Gran Sueno education project in Nicaragua, utilizing youth video production training for health education, particularly related to HIV/AIDS awareness.
• Johns Hopkins (Centro para Programas de Comunicacion)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Gran Sueno project, providing health education expertise alongside Christopher Productions' media production training.
• New Mexico Youth AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NM Youth Alliance for constant youth involvement in SafeTeen programs. The Youth Alliance has three voting youth members on the board and is involved in every aspect of SafeTeen work.
• Mothers Against Drunk DrivingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partner for media consulting and social marketing campaigns related to preventing drunk driving.
• National Institute of Mental HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for mental health awareness and anti-stigma documentary projects, including Not In My Family documentary.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ITVS (Independent Television Service): Public-media funder and distributor that commissions independent documentaries for PBS; relevant peer as the primary funder/distributor relationship Christopher Productions depends on for PBS carriage.
• Participant Media: Larger social-impact media company producing documentary and narrative content aimed at driving measurable social change; a broader incumbent with overlapping mission but substantially greater scale and capital.
• Vulcan Productions: Documentary production company producing issue-driven films for broadcast and streaming; comparable as a higher-budget social-impact documentary producer with similar public-health and science subject matter.

Direct peers

• Kartemquin Films: Chicago-based Emmy-winning social impact documentary nonprofit producing films on social issues for broadcast and streaming; closely comparable mission, scale, and public-media distribution model to Christopher Productions.
• Lion Television: UK independent producer of factual, documentary, and educational television for global broadcasters; comparable as a mid-size independent shop producing documentary content for educational and broadcast distribution.
• Passion Pictures: UK-based award-winning documentary and branded content producer with strong social-issue credentials; comparable as an independent production house serving cause-driven clients and broadcast networks.
• Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films: Independent documentary and social-impact production company producing short and long-form films for advocacy campaigns; directly comparable as a small-team social-issue documentary producer serving non-profit clients.
• Florentine Films: Ken Burns' independent documentary production company specializing in long-form, award-winning nonfiction for PBS; directly comparable as a small-team, high-pedigree PBS documentary producer.
• Working Films: Nonprofit that brokers documentary impact campaigns with NGOs and funders; comparable in mission to use film for social change and in serving non-profit/government clients.

Emerging players

• PressForward / The News Literacy Project: Education nonprofit focused on news literacy and student media production skills; overlaps with Christopher Productions' News 101 curriculum mission and K-12 education customer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@christopherproductions9335/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christopher-productions

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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