Hawai'i Doc Club

12/13/2021

Non-fiction production requires risks that streamers are unwilling to take on themselves, while the commodification of truth presents risks to the independent soul of documentary filmmaking.

11/18/2021

Hi Doc Club Exchange starts this Saturday at 10am - HST! Folks looking to gain support for their work will pitch their stories for a cash prize of $1000.

Reserve your spot to join us today:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApdeCurD4sGtSAk-JrXbzk-EXc6_NP4tSH

Selected stories being pitched include:

“Tip of the Spear”, directed bySophia Perez (Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) and produced by Sylvia Frain (Auckland, New Zealand)
“Not Another Puppet Doc”, directed by Dane Neves (Honolulu, HI)
The Art of Resistance: Yun Suknam”, directed by Kyeng McGuirk (Honolulu, HI)
“UNT. TUSCARORA DOCUMENTARY”, directed by Stacey Rice (Los Angeles, CA) and produced by Lindsay Ashlay (Austin, TX)
“Romania, Step by Step…”, directed by Olga Cojocariu (Paris, France).

Learn more about each project below.

11/17/2021

Filmmakers from Hawai'i to New Zealand to France will be sharing their stories in our micro pitching event this weekend. Do you have a documentary film in the works?

Register to reserve your space today: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApdeCurD4sGtSAk-JrXbzk-EXc6_NP4tSH?fbclid=IwAR1URN8nzqui31HmO1kgmWDHjSoO6QDz3a-VovZpVf0gF-RZSmopRVa2Azc

11/17/2021

Hi folks! We're inviting you to join us for the first HAWAI'I DOC CLUB EXCHANGE event, where documentary filmmakers in Hawai'i and beyond pitch their stories and then connect to collaborate.

Do you have a story to tell? Do you want to meet more folks in the film industry? Come join us Saturday at 10AM Hawaii-Time.

You can register for free here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApdeCurD4sGtSAk-JrXbzk-EXc6_NP4tSH

09/11/2021

Today is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The good folks at Doc Edge are hosting a virtual event today and screenings two short documentary films: What happened on September 11 directed by Amy Schatz, and Heroes Amongst the Flames directed by Zach Shannon. Both films will be available to watch for the month of September.

Australasia’s premier international documentary film festival. Held annually in Wellington and Auckland, the Festival is an Oscar-qualifying event that showcases the best films from New Zealand and around the world.

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07/04/2021

We've got a new workshop registering for the summer starting July 27th! Come join the HDC community and learn more about producing documentary films
https://www.hidocclub.com/

07/03/2021

06/29/2021

Tonight! Meet with other documentary filmmakers in a virtual producing roundtable. Share your ideas, and connect with other filmmakers. Register for this online event, starting at 5pm Hawaii-time:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Hawai'i Doc Club | Hi Doc Producer's Meet-Up . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.