In this immersive two-day online workshop, participants will explore the powerful role of archival materials in nonfiction storytelling. From historical footage and photographs, to personal letters, newspapers, oral histories, and information banks such as census data, archives offer a rich visual and narrative foundation for documentaries that seek to illuminate the past and connect it to the present.

DC/DOX Reality Check Forum 2026:

Film R/Evolution will help you expand your nonfiction horizons. Documentarians see themselves as being primarily “filmmakers” when, in fact, we are storytellers first and foremost – with many platforms at our disposal.

In this two-day workshop, Nina Gilden Seavey, an accomplished Emmy-winning veteran of the non-fiction world, will provide you with a “How To” guide to prepare your documentary film for the demands of a competitive marketplace.

Budgeting, Funding, Pitching, Marketing and Distribution: Successfully launch your documentary film.

Individual workshop with Nina Gilden Seavey being offered as part of this year’s ScriptDC.

In this immersive two-day online workshop, participants will explore the powerful role of archival materials in nonfiction storytelling. From historical footage and photographs, to personal letters, newspapers, oral histories, and information banks such as census data, archives offer a rich visual and narrative foundation for documentaries that seek to illuminate the past and connect it to the present.

This conversation was recorded on September 12, 2025 and is now available to stream in full on YouTube or by visiting the event page on this site.

In this two-day workshop, Nina Gilden Seavey, an accomplished Emmy-winning veteran of the non-fiction world, will provide you with a “How To” guide to prepare your documentary film for the demands of a competitive marketplace.

Budgeting, Funding, Pitching, Marketing and Distribution: Successfully launch your documentary film.

Two-day online workshop with Emmy Award-winner Nina Seavey. Budgeting, Funding, Pitching, Marketing and Distribution: Successfully launch your documentary film.

Individual workshop with Nina Gilden Seavey being offered as part of this year’s ScriptDC.

In this two-day workshop, Nina Gilden Seavey, an accomplished Emmy-winning veteran of the non-fiction world, will provide you with a “How To” guide to prepare your documentary film for the demands of a competitive marketplace.

In this workshop participants will develop their ability to deliver insightful, incisive, film critique and analysis using the “language of film” in communicating these ideas. Then, you will translate that skill into the development and writing of a film treatment.