Matthew Schaefer

Producer, writer and director

Works as: Producer, writer and director
Titles: 9 on Motif
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Matthew Schaefer's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

32%

Society

29%

Bonds

12%

Ideas

11%

Survival

9%

Power

6%

Community5 Purpose4 Family bonds2 Survival2 Self-worth2 Art2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

8

Hopeful

5

Joyful

6

Contemplative

3

Thrilling

1

How their films linger

Feel-good8 Hopeful7 Fun2

How their films end

Happy4
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous1
Cyclical2

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 Matthew Schaefer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (4).

Also on these channels

MyOutdoorTV2 titles, show their 2 titles on MyOutdoorTV
Tastemade2 titles, show their 2 titles on Tastemade

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Schaefer's titles on Motif; 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

9 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

Andrew Zimmern's Field to Fire(2024)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Kitchen Glow Up(2024)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Life of Fire(2024)
Show Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Family Dinner(2021)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Zoe Bakes(2021)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Tiny House, Big Living(2014)
Show Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Renovate to Rent(2013)
Show Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Rehab Addict(2010)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Scrappers(2010)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Across their 9 Motif titles from 2010 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing1 of 9Writing2 of 9Producing9 of 9 · 53^rd

9 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts over their Motif titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Matthew Schaefer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Schaefer's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patrick McMahill shares the most, 6.

Directors