the worldwide community of documentary professionals

The D-Word is the leading community for documentary professionals worldwide. If you work in the documentary field you can apply for free access to the community and our wide range of discussions about the art, craft, business and social impact of documentary film. 

We also host a selection of curated expert discussions about documentary film that anyone can read.

Founded in 1999, The D-Word now has more than 23,000 members from 161 countries. Learn more about The D-Word.

New at The D-Word

  • The D-Word Launches Learning Site for Virtual Workshops. First Up a New Workshop with Fernanda Rossi
    The D-Word is partnering again with internationally renowned director-screenwriter and lecturer Fernanda Rossi on a new fee-based online workshop format through our learning websiteFirst Impressions: How to Create Written and Visual Materials To Fund Your Documentary? is a combination of self-paced recorded sessions, live workshops on Zoom, and office hours with Fernanda that will help you learn specific techniques to capture the essence of your doc and the attention of funders, distributors and audiences. This six-week workshop launches on June 16.  We are offering earlybirds half off through June 6. Learn more about what is covered in the workshop and register.

  • IndieWIRE celebrates The D-Word and our new design upgrade: "Attention, Documentary Filmmakers: Here's the Online Community You Need to Know About."

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