Politics and Other Subjects

Politics and Other Subjects is a 2022 American satirical black comedy film directed by Simon Patrick; written by Patrick, Michael Amber, and Percy Jameson; and produced by Patrick and Julie Morkel. Baxter Adamson and Webster Cameron lead an which includes Kennedy Derbez, Scott Emerson, Michael Fabien, Kearney Forbes, Angelica Martinez, Sadie Ramone, Fernando Rosario, Nicole Vaughn, Claire Wiseman, and James Paisley, and tells a story about two journalists and "childhood enemies" —Michael Madison (Adamson) and Victor Vale (Cameron)—who work apply for jobs at rival cable news channels with significantly differing political views. Victor applies for liberal parody NDC, while Michael joins conservative  parody Bird News.

Patrick conceived Politics and Other Subjects while working on his film Marina del Rey in the mid-2010s. He wanted to write a satire but struggled to come up with an actual story. While watching cable news, he quickly thought of a film that would lampoon both American politics and cable news. To write the screenplay, he enlisted the help of frequent collaborators Amber and Jameson. Richard Cordova and Julie Morkel were attached as producers, and the film was financed as a joint production by, Studio Accolade, The Cordova Company, and Morkel & Associates. Principal photography took place in from October to November 2021. As with many of Patrick's other films, the soundtrack was composed by electronic music group Hi-Def.

The film was released on October 7, 2022.