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About the DGA Documentary Committee

The mission of the Documentary Committee is to provide recommendations regarding creative and economic rights, enforcement of contractual and legal protections for documentary filmmakers. The Committee also coordinates events that support that mission.

Director Ondi Timoner discusses Last Flight Home

A Documentary Series Screening in NY

Hear a podcast from Director Ondi Timoner on the making of her new documentary, Last Flight Home, and see photos of her conversation moderated by by Director Susanna Styron.

Director Lisa Cortés discusses Little Richard: I Am Everything

An Special Projects Documentary Series Screening

Hear a podcast from Director Lisa Cortés on the making of her documentary feature, Little Richard: I Am Everything, and see photos of her conversation moderated by DGA Special Projects Documentary Series Subcommittee Chair Ondi Timoner.

Director Miranda Yousef discusses Art for Everybody

A Documentary Series Screening in LA

Hear a podcast from Director Miranda Yousef on the making of her debut documentary feature, Art for Everybody, and see photos of her conversation moderated by DGA Special Projects Documentary Series Subcommittee Chair Ondi Timoner.

Director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson discusses Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Special Projects Documentary Series Screenings

Hear a podcast from Director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson speaking about the making of his documentary feature, Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), and see photos of his conversations with moderators Ondi Timoner in Los Angeles and Amir Bar-Lev in New York.

Director Davis Guggenheim discusses Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

A Documentary Series Screening in LA

Hear a podcast from Director Davis Guggenheim on the making of his new documentary feature, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, and see photos of his conversation moderated by DGA Special Projects Documentary Series Subcommittee Chair Ondi Timoner.

Meet the Nominees: Documentary

75th Annual DGA Awards

See video and photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Documentary.

Contact

Lisa Layer
Associate Western Executive Director (310) 289-2067
lisal@dga.org

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Documentary Committee Members

Committee Chairs

James Moll

Co-Chair

Alex Stapleton

Co-Chair

Marina Zenovich

Co-Chair

Documentary Agreement

Chuck Workman

This is a Visual History Recording

Visual History Interview

Chuck Workman discusses his career as a director of the Academy Award-winning short film Precious Images (1986), feature-length documentaries Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) and Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990), and his early work as an editor of numerous commercials, feature film trailers and Academy Awards montages.

The DGA Interview: Barbara Kopple

Barbara Kopple

The pioneering documentarian, with an uncanny ability to gain her subjects’ trust, has repeatedly put herself at risk while leaving no stone unturned.

Michael Apted

This is a Visual History Recording

Visual History Interview

Veteran feature and documentary film director and past-president of the DGA Michael Apted discusses his 45-plus year directorial career, highlighting his work on the Seven Up! documentary series, Coal Miners Daughter (1980), and Nell (1994) and reflecting on his presidency and Guild leadership over the years.

Shot to Remember: The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

In the opening sequence of The Thin Blue Line, Errol Morris enhances his quest for the truth with innovative, and controversial, style.

Steve James

This is a Visual History Recording

Visual History Interview

Director Steve James recounts career highlights including the groundbreaking documentary Hoop Dreams and the six-year-long process to make the film, which led to directing narrative films like Prefontaine and critically-acclaimed documentaries like The Interrupters and Life Itself.

Mel Stuart

This is a Visual History Recording

Visual History Interview

Mel Stuart (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Wattstax, Four Days in November) discusses his long and varied career as a director and producer of everything from fantastical musical pieces to hard-cutting political documentaries. Stuart shares his working philosophies, among them, his Five Rules to “making it” in the film industry.