Documentary Courses and Events - Registration Closing Soon!
Apr3
Spotlight
3:15PM - 4:15PM (PDT)
Producers Diane Becker and Ted Tremper on Making THE AI DOC
With: Diane Becker and 2 more
Producers Diane Becker and Ted Tremper on Making THE AI DOC
April 3, 2026
3:15PM - 4:15PM (PDT)
3:15PM - 4:15PM (PDT)
With: Diane Becker, Ted Tremper and Patty West
In this conversation, we’ll dive deep into the unique production challenges of capturing a subject – AI – that changes by the hour. We’ll examine finding your creative vision, maintaining editorial independence with high-stakes documentary participants, and the ethics of AI in filmmaking.
Weekend Intensive
Independent Documentary Distribution Now: Creative Approaches
Instructor: Rowan Haber
Independent Documentary Distribution Now: Creative Approaches
Beginner to Intermediate
Instructor: Rowan Haber
This weekend-long intensive offers a practical overview of contemporary independent documentary distribution and examines how filmmakers are getting their work to audiences, generating revenue, and sustaining long-term careers through non-traditional and hybrid approaches.
Apr10
Live Online Event
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT
With: Berenice Chávez and 2 more
Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT
April 10, 2026
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
With: Berenice Chávez, Aliyah Bryant and Soheil Rezayazdi
Join us for a conversation with the editing team behind one of the most acclaimed documentaries of 2025! COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Festival Favorite Award, and went on to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature.
Documentary Filmmaking: Core Elements
Beginner to Intermediate
Instructor: Patrick Shen
You have an idea for a documentary film, but now you want an expert in the field to help guide you as you take the next step. In this eight-week self-paced course, you will learn how to move from concept through post-production with a documentary film. Along the way, you will develop a compelling proposal for potential funders of your project and get feedback on your work from a Sundance Collab Advisor.
Curated Documentary Bundles
Event Bundle
Learn to Craft Your Documentary
Includes 12 items:
- Master Class: Writing Your Documentary Script with Mark Monroe (ICARUS, THE COVE)
- Master Class: Doc Filmmaking: Finding and Shaping Your Story with Roger Ross Williams (GOD LOVES UGANDA)
- Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking with Jennifer Fox (THE TALE)
- Advisor Studio: Director Jamila Wignot & Producer Lauren DeFilippo (AILEY) on Prepping Your Documentary
- Advisor Studio: Documentary Grant Writing with Tracie Holder
- The Art of Nonfiction with Chai Vasarhelyi (FREE SOLO), Steve James (AMERICA TO ME), and Steve Maing (CRIME + PUNISHMENT)
- Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking: Navigating Truth and Ethics with Dawn Porter (JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE)
- Making Documentaries Using Archival Footage with Penny Lane (OUR NIXON)
- Advisor Studio: Geeta Gandbhir (APART) on Documentary Interview Techniques
- Advisor Studio: Navigating Generative AI with the Archival Producers Alliance Tool Kit
- Master Class: Documentary Editing Fundamentals with Jacob Bricca, ACE (MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY)
- The Elements of a Great Documentary Scene with Jonathan Oppenheim (PARIS IS BURNING)
Ready to step into the world of nonfiction storytelling? This comprehensive video bundle is designed to equip emerging documentary filmmakers with the tools to craft and shape impactful stories. Learn how to develop your script, conduct your interviews, refine your story, and navigate the creative process from celebrated directors and producers in this collection of videos.
$175
Event Bundle
Meet the Masters: Documentary Filmmakers on Documentaries
Includes 6 items:
- Spotlight: Crafting Authentic Narratives in Documentary with Matthew Heineman
- Spotlight: Creating Your Artistic Process with Morgan Neville (PIECE BY PIECE)
- Spotlight: Documenting Digital Lives with Lauren Greenfield (SOCIAL STUDIES)
- Spotlight: Rory Kennedy (DOWNFALL: THE CASE AGAINST BOEING) on Crafting Documentary Films that Explore the Urgent Social Issues of Our Time
- Advisor Studio: Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION) on Documentary Filmmaking
- Spotlight: Creating Social Impact Through Storytelling with Jeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes (THE SOCIAL DILEMMA)
Experience the craft through the voices behind it! This video bundle offers firsthand insights from today's documentary filmmakers who are shaping nonfiction cinema. From learning how to work with vulnerable participants to empowering change through documentary, these filmmakers will guide you in transforming real-life experience into powerful narratives.
$48
Event Bundle
Sundance Film Festival 2025 Spotlights
Includes 6 items:
- Festival Spotlight 2025: A Conversation on Art, Love, and Legacy with COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT
- Festival Spotlight 2025: Advocacy Meets AI with FREE LEONARD PELTIER
- Festival Spotlight 2025: The Art of True Crime with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
- Festival Spotlight 2025: World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Festival Spotlight 2025: Making Your First Feature
- Festival Spotlight 2025: NEXT
This video bundle features Festival Spotlight events from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival! Enjoy exclusive conversations with the creators behind work that screened at the Sundance Film Festival, designed to share advice and insights on the creative process.
$48