Story Syndicate is an American

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and

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company founded in 2019 by

Liz Garbus Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born April 11, 1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are '' The Farm: Angola, USA,'' '' Ghosts of Abu Ghraib,'' '' Bobby Fischer Against the World,'' '' Love, Ma ...

and

Dan Cogan Dan Cogan is an American film producer. He has produced multiple documentary films including ''The Queen of Versailles'' (2012), ''How to Survive a Plague'' (2012), ''The Hunting Ground'' (2015), ''Icarus'' (2017), ''Won't You Be My Neighbor'' (2 ...

. The company primarily features

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films and television series. They have produced such films as '' All In: The Fight for Democracy'' (2020), '' Fauci'' (2021), '' Becoming Cousteau'' (2021), ''

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'' (2023), and '' Titan: The OceanGate Disaster'' (2025). They have also produced the television series '' The Innocence Files'' (2020), '' I'll Be Gone in the Dark'' (2020–21), ''

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'' (2021), ''

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'' (2022), '' Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York'' (2023), and '' Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer'' (2025).

History

In June 2019, it was announced

and

would launch ''Story Syndicate'', a production company, producing

and narrative film and television series. The company has produced such films as '' All In: The Fight for Democracy'' (2020) directed by Garbus and Lisa Cortés, '' Fauci'' (2021), directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias, '' Becoming Cousteau'' (2021), directed by Garbus, ''Britney vs. Spears'' (2021), directed by

Erin Lee Carr Erin Lee Carr (born April 15, 1988) is an American documentary film director and producer. She is also an author for publications including ''VICE'' and her memoir called ''All That You Leave Behind: A Memoir'', a story about love, addiction, an ...

, and '' Mayor Pete'' directed by Jesse Moss. The company has also produced multiple documentary series including ''

'' (2022), '' Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence'' (2023), '' Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York'' (2023), '' Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer'' (2025), and '' One Night in Idaho: The College Murders''. In October 2023, Story Syndicate launched a scripted film and television division, signing a first-look deal with Tomorrow Studios.

Controversy

In August 2023, it was announced employees of Story Syndicate had secured voluntary union recognition, to be represented by the

Writers Guild of America East The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is a labor union representing writers in film, television, radio, news, and online media. The WGAE and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW), though independent entities, jointly brand themselves toget ...

and

Motion Pictures Editors Guild The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG; IATSE Local 700) is the guild that represents freelance and staff motion picture and television editors and other post-production professionals and story analysts throughout the United States. The Motion Pi ...

. The deal with Writers Guild of America East was finalized in June 2025. In November 2024, following eight months of bargaining, a petition by the unions stressed the company to finalize a fair deal for employees, with signatures from

Lilly Wachowski Lana Wachowski (born Larry Wachowski, June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (born Andy Wachowski, December 29, 1967) are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans women. Together known as the Wacho ...

, John Walsh,

Tom Fontana Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC's '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and created HBO's ''Oz.'' Early life and education Fontana was born on the west si ...

, and Josh Gondelman. In June 2025, Motion Pictures Editors Guild held a protest at the premiere of '' Titan: The OceanGate Disaster'' at

Tribeca Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Enterprises. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival ...

, distributing fliers bringing attention to alleged anti-union conduct by Story Syndicate. Motion Pictures Editors Guild previously in March 2025, brought charges against Story Syndicate to the

National Labor Relations Board The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an Independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States that enforces United States labor law, U.S. labor law in relation to collect ...

, accusing the company of refusing to bargain and bad faith bargaining.

References

External links

* {{Film Studio American companies established in 2019 Film production companies of the United States