Calvin and Hobbes, and the author of the universally loved comic strip, Bill Watterson, are the subjects of the new documentary, Dear Mr. Watterson. Featuring the trailer, clips, and stories from the making of the film, plus details on how he used Kickstarter to fund his ambitious creation, director Joel Schroeder joins BYOD to share his film with the only talk show that focuses solely on documentary film.

Joel Allen Schroeder, a Wisconsin native, is a 2002 graduate of the film production program at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. For the last decade, he’s worked as a camera operator and editor on short-form documentary content. Dear Mr. Watterson is his first documentary feature.