DESCRIPTION Backpack Filmmaking Bootcamp 2 is the continuation of the first course where participants were introduced to solo filmmaking basics. In this 4-week course, each participant will individually pre-produce, shoot, edit and screen an early fine cut of a two to three minute documentary short. All participants MUST have their...

Presented as part of We Are Takoma WHAT'S SCREENING? AUDISM UNVEILED A film by Benjamin Bahan, H-Dirksen Bauman and Facundo Montenegro How much do you know and understand about the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture? Being deaf in a hearing dominated world often comes with oppression. This insightful documentary film from directors...

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The National Archives at College Park and the Library of Congress on Capital Hill are the richest and most accessible motion picture and stills collections on earth and they are at your finger tips, not via computer, but by visiting each facility in person as a researcher. This 2 day course will bring you to these...

Overview: An opportunity to network, share successes and challenges in documentary filmmaking, and provide feedback to several filmmakers on their trailers. The Documentary Roundtable is a joint program of Docs In Progress and Women and Film and Video. These free meetings switch off between Washington DC and Silver Spring. The Washington...

So you have a great idea for a documentary but don't know where to start? Before you turn on that camera, there are some important things you need to plan to make your film more assured of success. In this workshop, we will review ways to define and refine your story idea, find and approach potential people to film, put together...