Docs in Progress is a film organization based in the
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, area which showcases and incubates works in progress by up-and-coming and established
documentary film
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
makers.
History
Docs in Progress is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization located in downtown
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially Unincorporated area, unincorporated, it is an edge city with a population of 81,015 at the 2020 ...
, where workshops, classes, screenings, consultations and networking events are held. It was founded in 2004
as a small-scale series of screenings of works-in-progress by Washington DC-area independent documentary filmmakers first at the Warehouse Theater and later at the
George Washington University
The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...
in partnership with The
Documentary Center. Its signature program is focused on screening two unfinished documentaries at every workshop. Following each screening, the audience participates in an interactive feedback session with the filmmaker(s). Films have been shown by everyone from students to well-established documentary filmmakers. Workshops are open to the general public so that filmmakers can get feedback from the kind of audiences they are trying to reach.
In addition to its screenings, Docs In Progress also provides classes, workshops, fellowships, fiscal sponsorship, and other programs intended for emerging documentary filmmakers, particularly in the Washington, D.C., area. It also holds an annual film festival called Community Stories which spotlights people and places in
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is the most populous County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, the county's population was 1,062,061, increasing by 9.3% from 2010. The county seat is Rockville, Maryland ...
.
References
So you wanna be a film critic? Washington Post, November 11, 2005
Documentary Magazine, June/July 2006
The Doc Blogs: Part of a Thriving Online Film Community indieWIRE, March 2007
Interview on WAMU Radio Metro Connection* {{usurped,
Documentary Filmmakers' Lifeline} The Silver Spring Voice, June 2012
Community Minute: Using Filmmaking As a Tool for Social Change WAMU Radio, June 2012
A Decade of Docs DCKojo Nnamdi Show, October 2014
External links
Docs in Progress Official Site
Docs Interactive Blog
Film organizations in the United States