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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Jose Antonio Vargas Journalist, Filmmaker and Immigration Activist
Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist, filmmaker and immigration activist. Born in the Philippines and raised in... Read More
Category: Journalists , Activists , Documentary Filmmakers
Josh Tickell Filmmaker
Josh Tickell is a film director who specializes in connecting with the Millennial Generation, those born betwe... Read More
Category: Documentary Filmmakers
Julian Brave NoiseCat Writer, Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker, Champion Powwow Dancer & Activist
Julian Brave NoiseCat is a Canadian-American writer, filmmaker, and activist, an enrolled member of the Canim... Read More
Category: Directors, Screenwriters and Producers , Documentary Filmmakers , Diversity Speakers
Julie Dash Director and Filmmaker
Twenty–five years ago, filmmaker Julie Dash broke through racial and gender boundaries with her Sundance award... Read More
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Karen Bass Natural History Filmmaker
Karen Bass is a director and producer with a passion for travel and natural history. In 20 years at the BBC’s... Read More
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Keith Beauchamp Documentary Filmmaker
Keith Beauchamp attended the Southern University of Baton Rouge where he studied criminal justice in hopes of... Read More
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Ken Burns Historian and Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker
Ken Burns is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documenta... Read More
Category: Directors, Screenwriters and Producers , Documentary Filmmakers , Historians
Kent Masterson Brown American Prosecutor, Historian, Author, and Filmmaker
American Prosecutor, Historian, Author, and Filmmaker Born in Lexington, Kentucky on February 5, 1949, Ken... Read More
Category: Authors , Documentary Filmmakers
Kimberly Latrice Jones Activist & Co-Author “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight”
Kimberly L. Jones is a former bookseller who now hosts the Atlanta chapter of the popular Well Read Black Girl... Read More
Category: Activists , Documentary Filmmakers , Diversity Speakers
Kirby Dick Documentary Director
Kirby Dick is an Academy- and Emmy Award-nominated documentary director. His most recent film, "The Hunting Gr... Read More
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Lee Hirsch Documentarian
Lee Hirsch is a documentary filmmaker. Hirsch is a graduate of The Putney School in Vermont and Hampshire Coll... Read More
Category: Directors, Screenwriters and Producers , Documentary Filmmakers
Lee Zlotoff Award-Winning Writer, Producer & Director Who Created MacGyver
Lee David Zlotoff is an award winning writer, producer and director of film and television with well over a hu... Read More
Category: Documentary Filmmakers , Creativity Speakers
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