Credo Nonfiction

05/04/2024

If you’re into food history and travel, you’re going to love our new PBS docu-series, America the Bountiful, launching nationwide this spring! In the first 13-half hour episodes of Season 1, we take viewers across the waves of grain and the fruited plains to explore the rural food traditions that shaped our nation — and how many of them are being preserved and rediscovered. We hope you’ll ride along with our wonderful host as she travels America’s back roads to uncover fascinating stories of the foods we love to grow, harvest, cook and celebrate.

A gigantic thank you to the wonderful farmers, growers, hunters, anglers, foragers and makers that shared their stories with us and to the incredible road crew that helped bring this nearly five-year journey to fruition!

Minnesota neighbors can tune in to TPT2 at 11a tomorrow (4/6) and Wisconsin friends stay tuned for broadcast dates this May. Episodes are also becoming available to stream on PBS Passport, beginning with our MN episode about wild rice streaming now!

Find nationwide local air dates at the link in the comments.

Soon to follow:

● Wild Rice in Minnesota (Episode 101)

● Pears in Oregon (Episode 102)

● Oysters in South Carolina (Episode 103)

● Chiles in New Mexico (Episode 104)

● Apples in Virginia (Episode 105)

● Pheasants in South Dakota (Episode 106)

● Blue Crabs in Maryland (Episode 107)

● Corn in Arizona (Episode 108)

● Ramps in West Virginia (Episode 109)

● Pecans in Georgia (Episode 110)

● Maple Syrup in Vermont (Episode 111)

● Cheese & Beer in Wisconsin (Episode 112)

● Cranberries in Massachusetts (Episode 113)

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29/01/2024

Live-cast from Sundance! Founder & Creative Director moderated a panel on the state of brand storytelling after serving on the jury that selected the most compelling new films, series and podcasts at Brand Storytelling 2024! You can listen to Jesse and his fellow jurors process what they took away from this unique opportunity of having a finger on the pulse of the intersection of story and brand engagement. Search for Content That Moves wherever you listen to podcasts and press play on #30!

Congrats to all the award winners and everyone who attended! It’s a passionate community, nurtured by the wonderful folks at .tv and it feels like there’s much to celebrate heading into 2024, even if there’s plenty of work yet to be done. If you were at Brand Storytelling or you’re working in this arena and we’ve yet to connect, we’d love to hear from you!

To take in some of the standout brand-funded films, look for the recently released They Came From All Over from Meta, Groundwork from The North Face and the soon-to-be-released Gaining Ground from John Deere. Series highlights include DIRT from Huckberry and Venture Beyond from Backcountry. Bravo to the brands for their commitment to purposeful storytelling and long-term strategic thinking and of course to the filmmakers and creators pushing these formats forward while doing what they do best.

Finally, do yourself a favor and seek out the Sundance doc Skywalkers: A Love Story when it comes to a theater near you! Absolutely thrilling!

16/12/2023

Architecture & design are about so much more than the visual — they’re about how a space makes us feel. About how the rooms we inhabit can boost creativity, support our passions or even shape who we become. These are the kinds of stories we set out to share in a pilot for a new show called Room to Inspire. It launched today on Max, Discovery+ and The Magnolia app. If you enjoy it and share it, there’s a chance we’ll get to make many more. Deep gratitude to .barnett .ike for sharing their stories and to for helping unearth the spaces and leading a team of wonderful experts in contextualizing the design of each. To our lovely collaborators at and to the tireless, multi-talented road crew, and the support and post team back home - that was a wild & fun fall, wasn’t it? 😃

01/11/2023

The journey that started at and brought us to 15 of the most magical inns in America for our show “Bespoke Inns” will now bring our team to Nola for the Awards Show this January! Thrilled to be featured alongside shows like Our Planet, The Great British Baking Show, American Masters and Chef’s Table among many others. Congrats to all the inns featured and to our merry band of film and television makers! We couldn’t do it without you!

Bespoke Inns now streaming on and

01/09/2023

Every design style has a story and it was a pleasure to craft 10 episodes of a new docu-series with our friends at that weave together the cultural & historical moments and movements that shape how the rooms in which we spend our lives look and feel. They begin streaming tomorrow with Art Deco and Mountain, with two new episodes releasing every Friday through mid October. We have dozens of tireless crew members, talented designers & historians and wonderful network producers to thank for a show we’re incredibly proud to put our names on. More from the announcement below:

“The Magnolia Network revealed its fall slate this week, highlighted by the new series Design Defined.

The series features designers and historians sharing the origins and secrets behind several beloved design styles, including mid-century modern, farmhouse and art deco. The show will premiere on Max and Discovery+ on September 1, with new episodes dropping every Friday. Design Defined is produced by Credo Nonfiction, with Jesse Roesler and Hannah Walker executive producing the series.”

29/06/2023

Köszönöm! (Thank you!) Wrapping a week with Morgan Stanley Budapest, and we echo what we’ve heard in every interview: What makes a city & a company extraordinary is “the people”. From the smartest chess players, to the most dedicated working parents, to the leaders who have grown this office community over decades, to the amazing clients & crew who made the heart-warming moments happen which we can’t wait to share with you - deep thanks & Kösz!

23/04/2023

Centuries of Appalachian food tradition represented in an entirely wild harvested meal, served stream-side (even the salt is local due to an ancient seabed under Charleston) - all with one of the loveliest families in West Virginia.

Wrapping production on episode 8 of 13 of the very first season of - coming to a PBS station near you in 2024. 🎥

29/03/2023

The faces of folks that love what they do. It’s a common sight on our productions and we never want to take that for granted. We think we’re pretty lucky to be consistently telling the stories of people who have chased that thing that springs them out of bed in the morning, often making the world a better (or in this case a more delicious) place in the process. Pictured here are scenes from the filming of the Maple Syrup episode of our forthcoming PBS series, America The Bountiful - a new docu-series hosted by that will explore the storied foodways and food histories of rural and small town USA. Coming in 2024. 🎥🤤

09/03/2023

What is “Bird Joy?” and what happens when we slow down and look up? Find out in the latest episode of our podcast about how time spent in nature makes us happier, healthier and more human! Link in profile to all 15 episodes.

20/02/2023

“We’re trying to create a hospitality experience where we’re giving the gift of what makes New Mexico so special: a combination of the agriculture, the food, the setting, the history, the art, the architecture. We get the spectrum of people that are actually brought to tears because it’s so beautiful and we get letters about how they were moved…and that’s fuel for us.” - Matthew Rembe

Experience the history of and what makes New Mexican agriculture, architecture and art so unique on Episode 14 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

20/02/2023

“Built in 1886...It was a hospital that was abandoned for 50 years, but we saw this beautiful French stone building falling to pieces and thought, ‘wow, this thing needs to live.’ Many people in town were born in this building so there’s a lot of emotion here. I always tell people ‘this building rescued many lives and now it was its time to be rescued.’ - Dina & Rich Dwyer

Experience the restoration story of and what inspired the Dwyers to take on such a daunting project on Episode 13 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

20/02/2023

"I think the most impactful hotel experiences are the ones that are the most theatrical and have a really strong narrative behind them. For me it was telling the Cape Cod story…the memories of being by the ocean and all the history that’s here and how do we bring that to the experience of the inn.” - Kevin O’Shea & David Bowd

Experience the story of and immerse yourself in Cape Cod’s historical charm on Episode 12 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

09/02/2023

“I remember the first time we came down here it kind of knocked my socks off. Not many people realize there’s rainforest in North Carolina. Flat Mountain Farm is how we get to share that with others while building a new life for ourselves and our boys.” - Margaret & Christopher Shutze

Experience the story of Flat Mountain Farm and North Carolina’s temperate rainforests in Episode 11 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

09/02/2023

“Our family fell in love with Sonoma County five generations ago. It was food & wine and it was family & hospitality. And that’s what we want Farmhouse to be - an extension of this wonderful, amazing upbringing that we had. A place where people come in and connect with us, the region and the stories of Sonoma County and they feel better because of it.” Joe and Catherine Bartolomei

Experience the story of Farmhouse Inn and what makes Sonoma County so special on Episode 10 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

22/01/2023

22/01/2023

What a thrill to present A Voice for the Wild in a showcase of brand funded films during Sundance Film Fest in Park City with .tv Our funding partner screened alongside beautiful films from Yeti, Corona, Amazon, UNICEF and more. We were also able to record a number of new episodes of our Content That Moves podcast, exploring how all of these projects came together - a masterclass in brand filmmaking, coming soon to wherever you listen to podcasts.

17/01/2023

What is wilderness worth? What can uninterrupted time in nature do for our mind, body and spirit? How can we enable more people to experience the awe that changes how we value the wild?

Join and her four-legged companion Diggins in A Voice for the Wild for an adventure through the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area that explores all the big questions surrounding conservation. Screenings coming up soon at (Missoula) (Minneapolis) (Ely) and this Saturday in Park City .tv - a sanctioned event of The Sundance Film Festival.

13/01/2023

“Nobody's ever in a hurry around here. It just oozes with southern charm. Sip on a drink, rock on a rocking chair and watch the pelicans go by. That’s an afternoon very well spent.” Katharine & Steven Etchen, Owners

From sipping Shirley Temples on the front porch when they were kids, to spending the better part of two years renovating this historic structure, Katharine and Steven have a strong connection to “the beating heart of Appalachicola, Florida,” The Gibson Inn

Experience the story of The Gibson Inn and “the new old Florida” on Episode 9 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

13/01/2023

"I dropped down into the Rio Grand Valley and felt an extreme sense of freedom. I completely fell in love and I wanted to find a way to share it with other people.” - Lauren Werner, Creator of

At the base of the Chisos Mountains, Willow House is a 12-casita, 287 acre desert retreat in the most remote area of the lower 48. Lauren offers guests a chance to unplug, connect with and explore all the Chihuahuan Desert has to offer.

Experience Willow House on Episode 8 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

08/01/2023

"It’s a sacred gift that she gives us. The hot springs really are the lifeblood of mother earth. So it’s our responsibility to keep it sacred and honor it. We hope people can visit us and reconnect with mother nature and each other.” Cindy & Mike Watts

Mike & Cindy Watts took on the herculean task of restoring a resort once known as the Jewell of the Desert north of Phoenix, Arizona. A hot spot in the 1920s-1960s, a tragic fire decimated the resort in 1976. It then sat vacant for nearly 50 years until the Watts began the restoration.

Mike & Cindy are committed to giving guests a chance to unplug and reconnect to each other and to nature - so much so that the wifi password is only available upon request and is "RUSUREUWANTTO?”

Experience on Episode 7 of Bespoke Inns streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

08/01/2023

"We see beauty and we want to celebrate beauty. Designers, artists...anyone who creates any kind of an experience is a maker to us and we wanted to celebrate makers in all walks of life. It just reminds you that there are so many amazing things out there.” - Lev Glazman & Alina Roytberg

& have created an inn that engages all five senses and brings together the artistry of hundreds of craftspeople. With studios like The Artist, The Writer, The Archtiect and The Gardener — all for which Lev has designed custom fragrances, you become immersed in the worlds of different creators. Every studio tells a unique story.

Experience The Maker in Episode 6 of Bespoke Inns now streaming on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

30/12/2022

“We’re honoring him by bringing Blackberry Mountain alive for our guests in a way that ecourages people to get outside, push themselves, to try new things. Sam wasn’t afraid to push himself and go out on a limb and we have done that here at the mountain.” - Mary Celeste Beall

Married into the family that created the world famous Blackberry Farm, Mary Celeste brought the grand vision of her husband Sam to fruition in Blackberry Mountain after his untimely death in 2016. The result is a love letter to Sam and the Great Smoky Mountains that immerses guests in the natural beauty of Appalachia.

Experience the Blackberry family story in Episode 5 of Bespoke Inns now streaming on Discovery+ and the app at the link in our profile.

30/12/2022

“Maybe I’m too much of a dreamer but to me the hotel embodies this emotion, this feeling that transports you somewhere else. It’s a place of magic.” - &

Inspired in part by Oscar Wilde’s Aesthetic Movement, Jay Jeffers interior design transports guests to a magical place of joy, whimsy and deep relaxation.

Experience the full story behind in episode 4 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now on Discovery+ and the app at the link in the bio.

23/12/2022

“We're all born different and I guess I got the ‘view gene.’ We like to share things that make us happy. It makes you feel you’ve done something right and that you’ve created something that will hopefully last for a long, long time.” - Will Jackson

The views at be beheld Inn at Newport Ranch are unlike anywhere else in America. 94 year-old Will Jackson spent decades developing and building a place that honors the rugged northern California coast and shares his love of views at dozens of handmade benches that dot this incredible property.

Episode 3 of Bespoke Inns is streaming now on Discovery+ and the Magnolia app. Show link in our bio.

23/12/2022

"Everybody has a different memory of summer camp. People have this emotional connection to it. There’s this feeling of freedom and independence…even if you’re a grown up coming here, it gives you that feeling again. It’s an American getaway.”

Experience the incomparable inn that used to be a brothel, a speakeasy and a church camp before becoming Camp Wandawega on Episode 2 of Bespoke Inns. Streaming now on Discovery+ and the Magnolia app. Show link in our bio.

23/12/2022

“I think magic is the love child of care and creativity.” Eliza Clark,

Experience the magic of this Catskills retreat in Episode 1 of Bespoke Inns, streaming now via Discovery+ and the Magnolia app. Link to show in bio.

23/12/2022

19/12/2022

The 15-episode first season of our new docu-series called Bespoke Inns launches Friday! If you’re up for a cinematic dose of wanderlust and landscape + history-inspired design, this show is for you. The first three episodes will start streaming on and apps beginning 12/23.

There’s an army of creative production artists that brought this beautiful series to life. Huge thanks to all the road warriors and to all the innkeepers that shared their stories with our team this year.

We can’t wait to hear what you think of this new show!

Official show description: The owners and innkeepers behind America’s most enchanting boutique inns share the stories behind their properties’ creation, renovation and design.