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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Liz Garbus Documentary Filmmaker
Liz Garbus is one of America’s most celebrated young voices in documentary filmmaking. She is the co-founder o... Read More
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Louie Psihoyos Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society
The Executive Director of OPS, Louie Psihoyos, is widely regarded as one of the world's most prominent still p... Read More
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Luis Aira Filmmaker, Author, and Advertising Professional
Luis Aira is a film director, an author, and a visual artist who works in the Entertainment and Advertising in... Read More
Category: Business Speakers , Authors , Documentary Filmmakers
Mary Mazzio Documentary Filmmaker
Mary Mazzio, director of the new documentary film I Am Jane Doe, hails from a highly accomplished and diverse... Read More
Category: Directors, Screenwriters and Producers , Documentary Filmmakers
Matthew Luhn Director, Storytelling Expert, Former Pixar Animator and Creativity Keynote Speaker
Matthew Luhn is an accomplished storyteller, instructor, keynote speaker, and story consultant, with over 20 y... Read More
Category: Keynote Speakers , Directors, Screenwriters and Producers , Inspirational Speakers
Matthew Weiner TV Show Creator
Matthew Weiner is the series creator and executive producer of Mad Men, an AMC original series. Since its debu... Read More
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Michael Moore Documentary Filmmaker
Michael Moore is an American left-wing documentary filmmaker,activistand author. He is the director and produc... Read More
Category: Directors, Screenwriters and Producers , Documentary Filmmakers
Miles O'Brien Filmmaker and Journalist
Miles O’Brien is a veteran independent journalist who focuses on science, technology and aerospace. He is the... Read More
Category: Journalists , Documentary Filmmakers
MK Asante Bestselling Memoirist, Documentary Filmmaker and Professor of Creative Writing and Film
MK Asante is a bestselling author award-winning filmmaker rapper and professor who CNN calls
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Nelson George Journalist, Author, Filmmaker
As a journalist, filmmaker, and novelist, Nelson George has been chronicling the culture, history, and aspirat... Read More
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Paul Haggis Filmmaker
Paul Haggis is the award-winning filmmaker who, in 2006, became the first screenwriter to write two Best... Read More
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Pendleton Ward Filmmaker and Producer
Pendleton Ward is a highly talented American animator, screenwriter, and producer renowned for his work with C... Read More
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