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.
Documentary Committee
My Mom Jayne — An Eastern Region Special Projects & Focus on Women Committee Documentary Series screening
A Documentary Series Screening in New York
The Documentary Series screens films selected by the Committee, followed (where possible) by a discussion with the Director about the making of the project. Online registration is required.
Contact
- Jennifer Peat
DGA Special Assignments Executive(310) 289-5305JPeat@dga.org
committee links
committee chairs
James Moll
Co-Chair
Alex Stapleton
Co-Chair
Marina Zenovich
Co-Chair
Chuck Workman
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.
Michael Apted
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.
Steve James
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
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.