Doo wop, featuring stellar vocal harmonies sung a cappella, was born on street corners in the 1950s. soon, the Coasters, The Drifters and Frankie Valli were singing their hearts out to America on Alan Freed’s influential radio show. In Streetlight Harmonies, a who’s who of musicians trace the evolution of American pop music from doo wop and Phil Spector’s legendary ‘wall of sound’ up through Motown, surf music and the British Invasion.
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Due to a lack of funding, DocuClub is currently on pause. If you would like to support DocuClub with a sponsorship, please contact IDA Development Director Brian J. Davis at brian.davis@documentary.org
About the Program
Founded by Susan Kaplan in 1993, DocuClub is a works-in-progress screening series offering the public and members of the documentary film community a first look at new projects. Filmmakers and creators have the opportunity to showcase their rough cut and consult feedback from their peers and audience.
Why DocuClub
For many, DocuClub is the first opportunity for a filmmaker to share their work-in-progress in an intimate setting with a general audience at a critical moment in their process. Presented in partnership with regional film organizations, selected filmmakers are paired with seasoned story/editing consultants to help them integrate audience feedback into their film.
The DocuClub 2023 season is now over. This year, we conducted 5 in-person screenings and feedback sessions with the following partner organizations.
Our partner organizations for 2023 are:
- DCTV in New York City
- Film Independent in Los Angeles
- Sisters in Cinema in Chicago
Project Submissions
Due to a lack of funding, DocuClub is currently on pause. If you would like to support DocuClub with a sponsorship, please contact IDA Development Director Brian J. Davis at brian.davis@documentary.org
Submissions for 2023 are currently closed. For all inquiries, please email us at docuclub@documentary.org
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Los Angeles, CA
Please join us Monday, March 19 a work-in-progress screening of In-Justice, spotlighting the impossible choices Afghan women face in a society that keeps them locked in bonds of tradition by presenting an intimate portrait of two heroic women fighting for their freedom after being wrongly imprisoned for supposed “moral” crimes by a male-dominated justice system.
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New York, NY
DocuClub NY returns with Andres Cabellero and Sofian Khan's THE INTERPRETER.
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Los Angeles, CA
Please join us Monday, November 6, for Docuclub LA, with a work-in-progress screening of WE ARE NOT PRINCESSES. Following the screening, we will be joined by Director Bridgette Auger and Producer/Editor Sara Maamouri for a moderated feedback discussion.
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New York, NY
Please join us Monday, October 2 for the last DocuClub NY of 2017! We'll be screening Lisa F. Jackson's and Sarah Teale's PATRIMONIO.
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Los Angeles, CA
Please join us Monday, September 11, for the new season of DocuClub LA in 2017/18 with a screening of LAILA AT THE BRIDGE by co-directors/producers Elissa Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei.
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New York, NY
Please join us Monday, June 5th, for DocuClub NY! We'll be screening director Ofra Bloch's afterward. Following the screening, we will be joined by OFRA BLOCH (Director), JACK RICCOBONO (Producer), and MICHEAL J. PALMER (Editor) for a moderated discussion.
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Los Angeles, CA
Please join us Monday, May 1, for the second installment of DocuClub LA in 2017 with a screening of THE JUDGE by director/producer Erika Cohn. The film provides rare insight into Shari’a law (Islamic law), an often misunderstood legal framework for Muslims, told through the eyes of the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s religious courts.
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New York, NY
Please join us Monday, April 3 for the second installment of DocuClub NY 2017! We'll be screening Juliane Dressner’s, Personal Statement.
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New York, NY
Please join us Monday, February 6 for the first installment of DocuClub NY 2017!