After living in relative captivity for more than a year, sharing our work lives through the flatness of Zoom meetings and events, and talking actively
Field Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Looking Back—2020 The Sundance Film Festival is the largest and, arguably, the most prestigious festival in the country. The job of the Sundance
Filmmakers and stakeholders tackling structural and values-related challenges in the documentary ecosystem report back to the field on their work.
Documentary editors discuss their editing process and how filmmakers could apply a better understanding of intersectionality and the importance of inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
Detroit Narrative Agency reflects on the process of transitioning from white to Black organizational leadership and the impact of that shift on their work and their community.
The documentary industry is hurtling towards transformation. The convergence of a pandemic that has destabilized the industry with endemic racism that
Since the very dawn of documentary film, BIPOC have held immense value as documentary subjects, yet meaningful commitment to BIPOC filmmaker and
I’ve spent most of my career arguing that Mexicans should make Mexican films. I’ve felt angry whenever others made films about us because we were
What I’m going to talk about today are three of those unseen practices in documentary filmmaking—compensating protagonists, empowering our crews, and questioning who is in leadership.
When we are fighting a pandemic and on the brink of environmental cataclysm and we can’t breathe and our children are locked in cages, what is our responsibility as artists?