Our 2026 Film Lineup is LIVE 🎥 Get ready for 64 groundbreaking feature documentaries & 49 shorts from 32 countries, including 9 World Premieres ✨ Discover urgent, visionary storytelling & meet the creators behind these vital stories at DC/DOX: www.dcdoxfest.com Join us this June 11-14 in DC!

I’ll assume the person who runs the @democracynow.org social account doesn’t know… …that Steal This Story, Please actually premiered at @dcdoxfest.bsky.social as the Opening Night film back in June.

⭐️ Mark Your Calendars! DC/DOX returns June 11–14, 2026 and submissions are now open! Whether you’re a first-time filmmaker or an established storyteller, we invite you to share your work for consideration in the 2026 lineup. See the guidelines & submit: filmfreeway.com/DCDOX #documentary #film

Check out this great post-festival review by Patricia Aufderheide 🎥 filmmakermagazine.com/131078-dc-do...

Our Embassy was glad to take part in the U.S. premiere of "Facing War" – a documentary capturing a critical year of Jens Stoltenberg’s term as NATO Secretary General. The screening, part of @dcdoxfest.bsky.social, opened with remarks from director Tommy Gulliksen and Ambassador Anniken Huitfeldt.

As fate would have it, the third edition of the prestigious DC/DOX festival fell on the same weekend as President Trump’s birthday, and the $45 million military parade he organized in his honor – strike that, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. deadline.com/2025/06/2025...

@dcdoxfest.bsky.social Thanks for screening the outstanding “Coexistence, My Ass!” and the talk with its filmmaker Amber Fares and subject Noam Shuster-Eliassi. Timely and 💔 reminder that in Israel as here, democracy for some is not democracy (and freedom for some is not freedom).

That's a wrap on an extraordinary third edition of DC/DOX! 🎉 We're immensely grateful for the collective energy & dedication that brought this festival to life. Our deepest thanks go out to our brilliant filmmakers, sponsors, partners & vibrant audiences. We can't wait to see you again next year 💖

Tomorrow at 11AM: Regal Gallery Place! There are a few tickets still available 👇 dcdoxfest.com/films/armed-...

DC/DOX is buzzing with energy on DAY 3⭐Today's 31 films span a wide range of topics from psychedelic therapy & the addiction treatment industry to tech incubators & groundbreaking political activists & artists. Don’t miss our Signature Film, Dan Krauss’s BODYGUARD OF LIES! dcdoxfest.com 📸@carolapics

It's Day 2 and DC/DOX is in full swing! With 30 films on today's schedule and the exciting kick-off of our Reality Check Forum, there's so much to choose from and enjoy What are you waiting for? Get your tix or pass & join us this evening and all weekend long See you at the festival! dcdoxfest.com

🎉What an amazing night at the World Premiere of STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! Day 2 is now in full swing! 🎬 Friday’s schedule takes you on a journey across the country and the world. With 30 films on the schedule and the exciting launch of our Reality Check Forum, there's so much to explore and enjoy✨

In the DC area? Join us Friday eve for premiere screening of The Librarians @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social at @dcdoxfest.bsky.social on chilling story of book bans in Texas & the fight against censorship. Sadly more timely than ever. #TeachTruth publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/events/the-l...

Hardy - and Heart-y - standing O for the premiere of Steal This Story, Please at @dcdoxfest.bsky.social - Tia Lessin & Carl Deal’s epic Amy Goodman doc.

Thank you, MetroWeekly ❤️ The third edition of D.C.’s premier doc film fest features 'State of Firsts,' "I Was Born This Way,' and 12 world premieres from 25 countries. www.metroweekly.com/2025/06/dc-d... #pridemonth #lgbtq

We're thrilled to partner with the incredible Woolly Mammoth Theatre this year! 🎭 GOLDEN TICKET + 25-26 SEASON ALERT! The Woolly is gifting their all-access annual pass to the 100th person who buys a DC/DOX ticket *today* for ANY film playing at Woolly: dcdoxfest25.eventive.org/schedule?fil...

After his 1977 song “I Was Born This Way” became a disco hit and a gay anthem, Archbishop Carl Bean chose a vocation in activism for LGBTQ+ rights and HIV/AIDS awareness. Don’t miss the 2025 @dcdoxfest.bsky.social premiere of I WAS BORN THIS WAY on Friday, June 13: dcdoxfest.com/films/i-was-...

True Crime at DC/DOX Demonstrate the Requirements and Limits of Persuasion Now in its third year, the city’s annual documentary film festival has a distinct identity clearly reflected in its programming. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7656...

Check out this fantastic conversation with our very own Sky Sitney! ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAQK...

🚨CENTERPIECE ALERT! This Friday, June 13, experience THE ALABAMA SOLUTION —a gripping inquiry into systemic abuse of power inside Alabama’s state prison system. Q&A to follow with co-directors Andrew Jarecki (The Jinx) & Charlotte Kaufman 🎙️ 🔗 Limited tickets! dcdoxfest.com/films/the-al...

WRITING HAWA continues its festival journey! This time @dcdoxfest.bsky.social on June 15. Telling the story of three generations of Hazara women in Afghanistan, director Najiba Noori intimately captures her mother and niece as they aspire to emancipate themselves. dcdoxfest.com/films/writin...

Go behind the scenes with our Head of Studio, Jared Lipworth, during a panel discussion exploring the power of documentary storytelling at @dcdoxfest.bsky.social 📆 Sat, June 14, 2:00 P.M. 📍 Planet Word, Friedman Family Auditorium 🎟️ dcdoxfest.com/events/reality-check-panel-behind-the-greenlight

🎶🌈 I WAS BORN THIS WAY is coming to DC! Don’t miss the incredible story of Singer-Activist Archbishop Carl Bean. Featuring appearances by Lady Gaga, Questlove, Billy Porter & Dionne Warwick “Love is for everyone.” THIS FRIDAY: 6/13 at 5:15pm @ Burke Theatre www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgR...

DC premiere of @heightenedscrutinydoc.com (director @samfeder.bsky.social) at @dcdoxfest.bsky.social, featuring @aclu.org attorney @chasestrangio.bsky.social as he fights for gender affirming care for Tennessee trans youth. dcdoxfest.com/films/height...

“... documentary has been part of a long continuum where it’s been operating at different times against the tide and with forces that are always making it difficult. That’s kind of its purpose.” - Sky Sitney (Co-founder & Festival Director) www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

"A DNA Technique Is Finding Women Who Left Their Babies for Dead" Genetic genealogy is identifying the mothers of deceased newborns shedding light on crimes that went unsolved for years. nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u... Curious? Join us to watch BABY DOE next Friday 6/13 @ DC/DOX! Visit dcdoxfest.com!

Come watch COACH at DC/DOX! 🏒🎞️ russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2025/06/06/t...

Do you have your Industry Pass? The #dcdoxfest Reality Check Forum kicks off next Friday 6/13! 🧐 The Forum is a dynamic gathering space where the documentary community comes together to ask hard questions, share bold ideas & imagine new paths forward. Not to miss 👇 dcdoxfest.com/reality-chec...

⭐️ Next Sunday 6/15 ⭐️ Don’t miss DANIELLE SCOTT: ANCESTRAL CALL - a legally blind Afro-Cuban, Polish-Jewish & Asian mixed-media artist at the cusp of international fame, risks her wellbeing by exposing herself to the intergenerational trauma of the Atlantic Slave Trade: dcdoxfest.com/films/daniel...

🌍 Next Friday! THE SHADOW SCHOLARS is coming to DC/DOX! A fascinating journey following an estimated 40,000 highly-educated, underemployed Kenyans writing academic papers in a multi-billion-dollar ʻfake essayʼ industry 👨‍🎓 Get tickets 👇 dcdoxfest.com/films/the-sh...

East Coast Premiere! ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD, dir. by @renaud.brothers 🎥 dcdoxfest.com/films/armed-... 💬 Q&A to follow with co-director Craig Renaud, executive producer Jon Alpert & Committee to Protect Journalists. Sunday, June 15 at 11AM @ Regal Gallery Place

📹 🌱From the directors of "Boys State," MIDDLETOWN is coming to DC! 💬"... a story of teenage tenacity but also one of adults grappling with the grit & hopes of their younger selves"-Variety Join us Sun 6/15 > Q&A to follow with co-directors Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss dcdoxfest.com/films/middle...

June 12 is the world premier of Steal This Story, Please!

Next week! Our ‘25 Closing Night film is BODYGUARD OF LIES! Screening + Q&A with dir. Dan Krauss, former Inspector General of the Afghanistan Reconstruction, John Sopko & @thewashingtonpost.bsky.social, Craig Whitlock. 🗓️ Sat. 6/14 @ 7PM. Limited tickets at: dcdoxfest.com/films/bodygu...

Proud to present our '25 Spotlight Film 🗳️🏳️‍⚧️ STATE OF FIRSTS: an intimate portrait of @mcbride.house.gov historic run to become the first trans member of Congress Sun. 6/15 @ the Burke Theatre + Q&A with dir. Chase Joynt, producer Jenna Kelly & Sarah McBride (virtually) dcdoxfest.com/films/state-...

Coming to DC/DOX to watch DEEPFAKING SAM ALTMAN next Friday, June 13? Take a look at this interview with director Adam Bhala Lough @documentary.org: www.documentary.org/column/synth...

🚔🔥 Next Saturday 6/14! DC premiere of WTO/99 and Q&A with the director & special guests! This immersive archival doc reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization & the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest: dcdoxfest.com/films/wto-99/

🙌 Next Friday! DC/DOX Centerpiece: THE ALABAMA SOLUTION + Q&A with co-directors Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman. A six-year long inquiry into systemic abuse of power, and real time investigation into a brutal killing and coverup inside Alabama’s state prison system dcdoxfest.com/films/the-al...

@mcbride.house.gov: Happy Pride! Don't miss the DC premiere of 🗳️ 🏳️‍⚧️ STATE OF FIRSTS on Sunday, June 15, 7:00pm @ the Burke Theatre. — an intimate portrait of Sarah McBride's historic run to become the first trans member of Congress—with special guests in attendance 😍 dcdoxfest.com/films/state-...

Based on the bestselling book by Robert Macfarlane...Take a deep dive into the Earth with UNDERLAND⛰️ a mesmerizing film following 3 intrepid "astronauts of the underworld" as they explore hidden wonders & knowledge of the earth beneath our feet. Friday 6/13 @ 2:30PM: dcdoxfest.com/films/underl...

@adamrothman.bsky.social: Please join us for the DC premiere of NATCHEZ, an exploration of the complex relationship between history, memory & identity in the Mississippi town of Natchez, a place known for its antebellum architecture and a past deeply rooted in #slavery: dcdoxfest.com/films/natchez/

“After the Revolution, who’s going to pick up the garbage on Monday morning?” 🎨 ♻️ Join us for DC premiere of MAINTENANCE ARTIST & stay for a post-screening discussion with director & Mierle Laderman Ukeles herself! 💬 FREE ticket: National gallery of Art, Sunday 6/15 dcdoxfest.com/films/mainte...

🌟DC premiere of COEXISTANCE, MY ASS! Meet Noam: raised in an integrated Israeli-Palestinian village, she turns to stand-up comedy to confront difficult truths with biting satire🎤 Q&A with dir. Amber Fares & Noam Shuster-Eliassi, moderated Hanna Rosin. June 15 / Tix @ dcdoxfest.com/films/coexis...

We are absolutely thrilled! 🎉 So many incredible Brown Girls Doc Mafia members are joining us at DC/DOX this year! A fantastic 34 films in our lineup have BGDM members on their team – from directors and cinematographers to producers, EPs, and editors! 🎥👩🏾‍💻👨🏾‍💻 👉 Ready to connect? dcdoxfest.com

DC is a great film festival town & @dcdoxfest.bsky.social is one of the ones we most look forward to. 6/12-15, they’re screening some of the most exciting new docs around, including a handful of environmental titles you won’t want to miss. Check out our recs below & get your tix at: dcdoxfest.com

✨ A year of passion, challenges, and powerful young voices 🎤 Don't miss SPEAK. at #dcdoxfest! 💬 Q&A to follow with co-director Guy Mossman and film participants Esther Oyetunji and Mfaz Mohamed Ali ✨ Friday June 13 @ 5:45pm - Regal Gallery Place dcdoxfest.com/films/speak/

World premiere alert! 📣 THE LAST CLASS is a deeply personal portrait following visionary #educator @rbreich.bsky.social as he teaches his final course, reflecting on a period of immense personal and global transformation Friday June 13 @ Burke Theatre 🗣️ Q&A to follow! dcdoxfest.com/films/the-la...

@aaec-cartoonist.bsky.social‬: DC premiere // Saturday, June 14 at 12:45pm!! 🖊️ 👇 dcdoxfest.com/films/a-sava...