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February 13, 2020
SocDoc at SXSW Festival 2020
Winter is nearly behind us which means its time to kick off the 2020 festival season!
SocDoc has a strong showing at South By Southwest this year. So if you're in Austin in March, check out these alumni-directed films
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January 15, 2020
Camera, Sound & Budgeting Winter Weekend Workshops
Interested in improving your documentary skills? Here are five workshops which can give you a whole range of skills to explore the wonderland of documentary. Whatever your professional background, these small classes will provide targeted and hands-o
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January 14, 2020
Sundance 2020: Alumni films at the festival!
The SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2020 has announced their line up, which includes seven SocDoc titles!
In the US Documentary Competition, three of the sixteen selected features have SocDoc Alumni and Faculty on crew:
Director/producer BAO NGUYEN (
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October 21, 2019
DOC NYC 2019 - SocDoc in Abundance!
We are thrilled to see so many SocDoc filmmakers a part of this year’s DOC NYC line-up! DOC NYC, America's largeset documentary festival, is entering it's tenth year, November 6-15, 2019. We are proud long-time supporters of the festiva
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