Documentary filmmakers serve as influential storytellers who present authentic stories through nonfiction film and cultural documentation and visual storytelling methods. These creative voices use storytelling for change to inform, inspire, and challenge audiences worldwide by uncovering untold histories and highlighting social issues.
Our best documentary filmmakers who include both celebrated Black documentary filmmakers and American African documentary filmmakers deliver keynotes for media summits and academic panels and social justice events to discuss film production and truth in media and creative documentary impact. These inspirational voices who rank among the greatest documentary filmmakers of all time use their lens to spark dialogue and foster change.
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Top 4 Documentary Filmmakers
Sebastian Junger War Correspondent, Author, Human Resilience Expert, Keynote...
Renowned, for his work as a war correspondent and author and... Read More
Rory Kennedy Documentary Filmmaker
Rory Kennedy is an American documentary filmmaker and younge... Read More
Questlove Drummer and Joint Frontman for The Roots, Academy Award Winn...
Questlove is a multi-talented musician, DJ, record producer,... Read More
Ken Burns Historian and Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker
Ken Burns is an American filmmaker, known for his style of u... Read More
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Aaron Sorkin Screenwriter, Producer, and Playwright
Aaron Sorkin is a playwright and writer. He is currently adapting the biography Steve Jobs for Sony and writin... Read More
Category: Documentary Filmmakers
Alex Gibney Award-Winning Documentary Director Known for Taxi to the Dark Side & The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Academy Award winner Alex Gibney known for his gripping deeply insightful documentaries is one of the most acc... Read More
Category: Directors, Screenwriters and Producers , Documentary Filmmakers
Alexandra Pelosi Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker, and Writer
Alexandra C. Pelosi (born October 5, 1970) is an American journalist, documentary filmmaker, and writer bas... Read More
Category: Journalists , Documentary Filmmakers
Arun Chaudhary Political Filmmaker
Arun Chaudhary is a filmmaker working in politics. He was the first Official White House Videographer, a posit... Read More
Category: Government and Political Officials , Documentary Filmmakers
Brett Culp Documentary Filmmaker and Inspirational Keynote Speaker
Brett Culp is an acclaimed filmmaker and social entrepreneur known for his innovative approach to filmmaking a... Read More
Category: Inspirational Speakers , Documentary Filmmakers
Catherine Hardwicke Director, Production Designer, and Screenwriter
Catherine Hardwicke is an American film director, production designer, and screenwriter. Her works include the... Read More
Category: Designers , Documentary Filmmakers
Chinaka Hodge Full Time Artist at Chinaka Hodge, Inc; Poet, Filmmaker, Playwright
Chinaka Hodge is a poet, educator, playwright and screenwriter. Originally from Oakland, California, she gradu... Read More
Category: Arts Culture Keynote Speakers , Documentary Filmmakers
Chuck Russell Filmmaker and Actor
Chuck Russell has found success not only as a director of major feature films in many genres, but also as a pr... Read More
Category: Actors-Actresses , Documentary Filmmakers
Codie Elaine Oliver CEO and Co-Founder of Black Love, Inc.
Codie Elaine Oliver is a producer of both television and film in the United States. She has gained recognition... Read More
Category: Directors, Screenwriters and Producers , Documentary Filmmakers , Diversity Speakers
Crispin Glover Actor and Filmmaker
While he’s never been a typical leading man, Crispin Glover has distinguished himself as one of the most intri... Read More
Category: Actors-Actresses , Documentary Filmmakers
Cynthia Lowen Filmmaker
Cynthia Lowen is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. She is the producer and writer of Bully, a feature doc... Read More
Category: Documentary Filmmakers
Damon Davis Activist, Multimedia Artist, Musician & Filmmaker; Director
Damon Davis is a multi-media American artist, musician and filmmaker based in St. Louis, Missouri. His 2014... Read More
Category: Activists , Documentary Filmmakers
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