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Photo by Dara Messinger

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Filmmakers of For Ahkeem. Photo by Jessica Lee

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Attendees of DocuClub NY: Cooked. Photo by Dara Messinger

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Photo by Dara Messinger

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Attendees of DocuClub NY: Afterwawrd taking notes. Photo by Dara Messinger

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Nathan Fitch and Bryan Chang of Island Solider. Photo by Nabin Park


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

See guidelines

Submissions for 2023 are currently closed. For all inquiries, please email us at docuclub@documentary.org


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Five women stand with their backs to the camera embracing each other in a line with the gray sky in front of them. They all have long brown hair and are wearing traditional Native Hawaiian kihei dyed with olena (turmeric) that are tied around their shoulders.
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Los Angeles, CA
Join the International Documentary Association and Film Independent on Monday, July 10, for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film Standing Above the Clouds. We will be joined by filmmakers Erin Lau, Jalena Keane-Lee, and Amber Espinosa-Jones for an audience feedback session moderated by Lindy Leong.
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A mom and her daughter embrace in a close up of their faces, the little girl wearing a black and white polka dot dress.
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Chicago, IL
Join the International Documentary Association and Sisters in Cinema on Wednesday, June 28, for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film Traces of Home. We will be joined by director Colette Ghunim in a conversation moderated by Kim Chayeb.
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A news anchor stands in the middle of the desert, in front of a sign that says, “ELY STATE PRISON”. A production light shines on them, and a camera person with a tripod films them.
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Join the International Documentary Association and DCTV on Monday, June 5 from 7PM to 10PM ET, for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film Untitled Death Row Memory Film. We will be joined by director Alex Morelli and producer Daniel Garber. The feedback session will be moderated by
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A person in an inner city raises their arms and enthusiastically yells in protest.
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Join the International Documentary Association and DCTV on Friday, April 24, for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film Dissidents. We will be joined by director Yi Chen and producer Titi Yu for a moderated audience feedback session.
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A young woman practices the movement of falling - her eyes gaze upward and hands are up in the air.
New York , NY
Join the International Documentary Association and DCTV on Monday, February 27, for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film Roleplay. Following the screening, we will be joined by director Katie Mathews, editor and co-writer Robin Schwartz. Moderator TBA. ASL and/or live captioning can
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A Black femme in a white dress looks tranquilly toward the camera, as in Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, at the bank of a river.
Join the International Documentary Association and DCTV on Monday, December 12 for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film Holding Back The Tide. Following the screening, we will be joined by director Emily Packer, producer Ben Still, editor Lindsey Phillips & ​moderator Alexandra Juhasz
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A young guy plays a record player in a small, cramped bedroom.
Please join the International Documentary Association and Film Independent on Monday, December 12 for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film NEW WAVE.
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A young boy in shark slippers standing on a dirt road with the title of the film.
Join the International Documentary Association and DCTV on Monday, November 28 for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film Happy Campers. Following the screening, we will be joined by director Amy Nicholson & ​moderator Lynn True. ASL and/or live captioning can be requested for the
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TBC
Please join the International Documentary Association and Film Independent on Monday, October 24 for the DocuClub work-in-progress screening of the film Break the Game.
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TBC
Please join the International Documentary Association and Sisters in Cinema on Sunday, October 23 for the DocuClub Chi work-in-progress screening of the short film Finding Your Laughter.