Developing Your Story

This event was recorded live on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

When developing your documentary story, you face some crucial decisions: Which characters should you follow and how many is too many? Should you put yourself or your family in the film? Or maybe you’ve been offered the chance to pitch a story that explores a specific urgent topic but you’re not sure how to convey the stakes of the project. Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, educator and Chicken and Egg Pictures/Working Films co-founder Judith Helfand (Love and Stuff) will explore the thrills and joys of tackling those initial story development hurdles and critical process questions. This session will include Judith’s frank but supportive feedback on several pre-selected story ideas.

Tickets for this event are $19. If you are interested in purchasing a Winter 2023 Season Pass, which will include live and recorded access to all March 2023 PRO programs, click here.

All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event, a written transcript, and a copy of the slide presentation after the livestream. Tickets are non-refundable.

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net. 

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