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Louie Schwartzberg

Louie Schwartzberg

Director, producer and cinematographer, also writer · Born February 21, 1950 (76) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Louie Schwartzberg (born February 21, 1950) is an American director, producer, and cinematographer. Since 2004, Louie has worked as a director for films, including Fantastic Fungi (2019) and the Netflix series, Moving Art. Schwartzberg is recognized as a pioneer in high-end time-lapse cinematography. Schwartzberg is a visual artist who focuses on connections between humans and the subtleties of nature and environment.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 21, 1950 (76)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, producer and cinematographer, also writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 36% in 30 days

What are Louie Schwartzberg's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
35%
Ideas
27%
Self
23%
Survival
9%
Bonds
6%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Louie Schwartzberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Louie Schwartzberg's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Subtle Art of Losing Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Gratitude Revealed(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fantastic Fungi(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Moving Art: Waterfalls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Moving Art: Deserts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Moving Art: Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Moving Art: Forests (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Moving Art: Oceans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Moving Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show Creator

  • Mysteries of the Unseen World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Disneynature: Wings of Life(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • America's Heart & Soul(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Vice Versa(1988)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Heavenly Kid(1985)

    Title Designer · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Koyaanisqatsi(1982)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Aliens from Spaceship Earth(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Carnival T.N.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Grave Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Origins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 15 of them dated from 1983 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Fantastic Fungi (2019)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Fantastic Fungi (2019)

Midcredits 91st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 18: 7 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting1 of 18: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 18: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography4 of 18: 0 only cinematography, 4 with another roleOther crew4 of 18: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

18 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Louie Schwartzberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, producer, cinematographer

America's Heart & Soul (2004)

97th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer, cinematographer

Fantastic Fungi (2019)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Louie Schwartzberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Louie Schwartzberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Annie Wilkes shares the most, 2.

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Producers