Calling all DPA members 📣 Time to show off your fit! Whether you’re repping our cozy hoodie, the iconic producer’s hat, or your go-to producer commandments tote, we want to see it in action. Tag us in your pics or send your photos to [email protected], and you could be featured in the DPA Download! Get your merch via the #linkinbio now.
Starting in April, when DPA President Erica L. Taylor, shared her letter on the current landscape of our industry to the community, we’ve continued building momentum around our advocacy efforts.
From coalition-building to launching the Political Advocacy Subcommittee, we remain deeply committed to supporting nonfiction producers at every level. Advocacy is not a moment, it’s an ongoing effort rooted in collective power and care.
Here’s a recap of what we’ve done so far and what’s to come ⭐
In this video, ERL Librarian Sarah Rachael Wainio shares what the library is all about and where you can find us next - including at Tribeca, DC/DOX, and Bentonville Film Festival! 🎉
We’re incredibly grateful to all the organizations who’ve endorsed this work, and especially to the amazing volunteers and vetting committee members who brought this vision to life. We couldn’t have done it without you.
👇 Tagging our community of librarians below 💛
@sarahrachaelwainio@steffievanrhee@simongmendes@mschantal@emergencegrrl@risesanders@llisalmn@rlrozycki
The festival circuit is changing fast. So what does that mean for producers and independent filmmakers trying to navigate what comes next?
Join Barbara Twist and Mallory Martin for a conversation moderated by DPA Board Member Yael Bridge about the shifting festival landscape, ethical and accessible exhibition pathways, and how we can strengthen the independent film ecosystem together.
🗓️Thursday, May 21
⏰ 12pm PT / 3pm ET
Click the link in our bio to RSVP!
CIFF50 is in the books, and Cleveland’s film community keeps moving.
CIFF’s year-round work brings screenings, education, and partnerships that support meaningful storytelling.
Stay connected by following @CleFilmFest !
Join us for our upcoming Speaker Series - Rights, Risks, & Realities for Filmmakers!
Nicole Page and Daniel Ain from Reavis Page Jump LLP will answer all your burning legal questions! Joe Schroeder, our DPA Membership Engagement Committee Co-chair, will host and help us all sift through today’s relevant legal questions, including generative AI, the evolution of fair use, protecting your footage, paying your participants, and making distribution deals.
Click the link in our bio to register today!
#docproducers #dpa #speakerseries
Media monopolies pose a potent threat to media workers and to U.S. democracy overall. Join us on Monday, April 27 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT for a panel discussion on the dangers of media consolidation, how we got here, and what we can do about it. Register at bit.ly/FightBigMedia
How did we get here and what can we do about it?
Join the DPA and the National Writers Union on Monday, April 27 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET for a panel discussion about the dangers of media monopolies and how they pose a potent threat to media workers and U.S. democracy overall. Register #linkinbio
#docproducers #dpa
🎉 [PART 2/2] Congratulations and welcome to our 2026-2028 Board of Directors! These passionate filmmakers are dedicated DPA members who will spend the next two years stewarding our organization forward, amplifying the voice of documentary producers in the industry.
Dawn Mikkelson @emergencegrrl
Dan Nicholas @danthomasnicholas
Risé Sanders-Weir @risesanders
Joe Schroeder @josephmschroeder
Rebecca Stern @bcstern
Erica L. Taylor @imericataylor
#docproducers #dpa #nonprofit
🎉 [PART 1/2] Congratulations and welcome to our 2026-2028 Board of Directors! These passionate filmmakers are dedicated DPA members who will spend the next two years steering our organization forward, amplifying our voice of advocacy for documentary producers in the industry.
Yael Bridge
Helen de Michiel @hdemichiel
Tiffany Fisher-Love @intrepidtrekking
Meg Grifftihs @the.meggriffiths
Jon Halperin
J.R. Hardman @jr_hardman
#docproducers #dpa #nonprofit
SURVEY LINK IN BIO ✏️ The Coalition of Documentary Workers is a volunteer organization formed through the DPA’s Union Research Committee in collaboration with a number of other progressive film organizations that brings together documentary workers with diverse perspectives committed to advancing a safer, more sustainable, and pro-worker industry, especially in these tumultuous times.
One of the CDW's missions this year is to find affordable & sustainable healthcare solutions for documentary workers. To support this work, we have created a survey for Health Insurance from Documentary & Nonfiction Workers.
The data from this survey will help us understand the current state of coverage for documentary workers, their needs and wants regarding coverage, and key demographic and financial factors that will influence future options.
Responses are optional and kept confidential. No email addresses are collected, and only combined, de-identified results will be shared publicly.
⭐️ NEXT THURSDAY, MARCH 26th @ 12pm PT / 3pm ET ⭐️ RSVP LINK IN BIO ⭐️
As our next DPA Speaker Series, we are excited to present a panel discussion on approaches to licensing film music for documentary producers. Join us for a conversation with a music supervisor and a production music specialist as we explore music licensing, composition, and creative strategies for your documentary projects with panelists: Jim Cathcart, Senior Account Director, TV, Film & Documentaries at APM Music and Roanna Gillespie, Music Supervisor
#documentary #dpa #speakerseries
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![[PART 1/2] Congratulations and welcome to our 2026-2028 Board of Directors! These passionate filmmakers are dedicated DPA members who will spend the next two years steering our organization forward, amplifying our voice of advocacy for documentary producers in the industry.Yael BridgeHelen de Michiel @hdemichielTiffany Fisher-Love @intrepidtrekkingMeg Grifftihs @the.meggriffithsJon HalperinJ.R. Hardman @jr_hardman#docproducers #dpa #nonprofit](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747495370205163156268_0_fb3878aa9021dd8a893a4f508e9a46bd.jpg?o=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&h=e30323d3a85783f4df613978f84bc9a0)
