Docs In Progress

06/01/2026

🎉We have officially kicked off our Legacy Fellowship!

We are thrilled to welcome a new cohort of talented documentary filmmakers into this collaborative community. 👋🏼

Through guided sessions, peer feedback, and goal setting these creators will move their films toward the finish line. 🏁

🌟Join us in celebrating their creative journey!

05/29/2026

🎬Future filmmakers are you ready to make a movie this summer?

Step behind the camera at our Teen Summer Filmmaking Workshops! Learn to shoot, edit, and direct your own short documentary. No experience needed. Just bring your creativity! 🚀

What to expect:
* Hands-on gear training (camera + sound) 🎥
* Learn editing skills 💻
* Collaborate with a community of creative peers 👥
* Share your film at our friends and family screening 🌟

Four sessions:
Grades 7-8: July 13th - July 17th
Grades 4-6: July 20th -July 24th
Teens 13-17: July 27th - July 31st
Teens 13-17: Aug. 3rd - Aug. 7th

📍Workshops are at Docs In Progress, Silver Spring, MD

Sign up now! Ticket link in bio 🎟️

05/28/2026

☀️Come join us in June!☀️

🗓️Here’s what’s happening at Docs:

Writing the Documentary Treatment - June 4
Documentary Roundtable: Trailer Night (Zoom) - June 8
Writing for Grants - June 9
Documentary Budgeting (Zoom) - June 18
Visual Storytelling in Documentary Filmmaking - June 25

🎟️Sign up now! Ticket link in bio!

05/25/2026

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05/18/2026

Coming soon: a new documentary on the prolific scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. DuBois - narrated by Viola Davis and featuring readings by Common, Courtney B. Vance, and Jeffrey Wright.

Don't miss the new American Masters, Tuesday night at 9pm on MPT. https://video.mpt.tv/video/web-du-bois-rebel-with-a-cause-s9rqck/

05/15/2026

Congrats The Luthier team✨ Docs In Progress is very proud to be your fiscal sponsor. Can’t wait for rough cut.

05/15/2026

With Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉. Let’s support the arts!

05/08/2026

🌟Check out our Community Stories Film Festival 2026 Recap Reel!

It was so great to connect with everyone in our community while celebrating local films and local filmmakers! 🎉

Thank you to all our participants, volunteers, sponsors, supporters, audience members, and everyone else who made the festival such a success! 💫

🎬See you next year at CS27!

05/07/2026

2026 Film Lineup is LIVE!

Get ready for 113 groundbreaking films—64 new feature documentaries and 49 shorts from 32 countries, including 9 World Premieres plus a dynamic slate of U.S., North American, and International Premieres.

Discover urgent, visionary storytelling and connect with the creators behind these vital works. Explore the full program, grab a festival pass, or secure single tickets now at www.dcdoxfest.com

Stay tuned for the Reality Check Forum announcement on May 13.

Join us June 11–14 in

https://www.docsinprogress.org/dc_dox_unveils_2026_film_slate

Discover urgent, visionary storytelling and connect with the creators behind these vital works. Explore the full program, grab a festival pass, or secure single tickets now . Stay tuned for the Reality Check Forum announcement on May 13. Join us June 11–14 in

04/30/2026

https://www.docsinprogress.org/dc_dox_announces_signature_films

DC/Dox Announces Signature Films!