Website Under Development.

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NONPROFIT

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NW Documentary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to build regional capacity for nonfiction storytelling. We offer filmmaking workshops, project support, access to equipment, and a creative community to anyone with a story to tell.

EVERYONE

HAS

A STORY

NW Documentary was founded in 2003 with a DIY spirit and a goal to make filmmaking tools and skills accessible to everyone — to help new projects get started and old projects get finished. We support projects of all kinds and sizes, and filmmakers of all backgrounds and skill levels.

STORIES

CREATE

COMMUNITY

NW Documentary has seen how stories bring people together. Subjects and storytellers. Creative teams. Films and audiences. Stories of all sizes. The density of storytelling shapes our social landscape — stronger stories create stronger communities.

NONFICTION

NONPROFIT

PNW

NW Documentary is a Portland based nonprofit offering project support, workshops, access to equipment, and creative community

EVERYONE

HAS

A STORY

Founded in 2003 with a DIY spirit we support projects of all kinds and filmmakers of all backgrounds .

STORIES

CREATE

COMMUNITY

We've seen how stories bring people together and believe that stronger stories create stronger communities.

NEWS

Mike Turner at NW Doc in March

Join us in March for a series of Thursday evening screenings and events featuring Oregon filmmaker Mike Turner. We’ll watch two of his films and one he selected, and on the last Thursday in March he will share clips from his new project and reflect on his experience creating and distributing indie docs. Seating is limited for Thursdays at NW Doc. Drop-ins are always welcome but preference given to those who RSVP below.

Doc Camp Registration Opens

NW Documentary’s friends and collaborators at Oregon Media Lab have opened up registration for this year’s Doc Camp. Doc Camp is a multi-day event in Portland where mid-career documentary filmmakers from all over the country gather for case studies with industry leaders, screenings of works-in-progress, timely panel discussions and community building. Only 25 spots available.

REGISTER HERE

Learn more at Oregon Media Lab

Website Still Under Construction

Please bear with us. A slow rolling update and long overdue. The site is being constructed live. In the spirit of NW Doc it’s a website as a work-in-progress. If you find yourself on an unfinished page that’s why.

If you have web development or graphic design skills, or an interest in developing those skills and would like to help reach out to: sam@nwdocumentary.org

Sunnyside Love

Willamette Week included the Sunnyside Community Center in their “Reasons to Love Portland” Valentine’s Day issue. We’re proud to be part of this community. NW Documentary isn’t mentioned, but we’re here working in the background like any good documentary filmmaker would be.

Read the WWeek Article

Nyback Archive Moves In

“The analog film collection of the late Dennis Nyback moves to the basement of a Southeast Portland community center, where a crew of dedicated cinephiles takes on the monumental task of cataloguing its over 5,000 titles.”

Read the full Oregon Artswatch Article

EVENTS

19mar7:00 pmWatch A Doc: MonumentThursdays @ NW Doc19 Spots remaining

26mar7:00 pmNight School w/ Mike TurnerThursdays @ NW Doc20 Spots remaining

02apr7:00 pmWatch A DocTree Fest @ PAM CUT

09apr7:00 pmWorks In ProgressJesus Contreras

16apr7:00 pmWorks In ProgressTBD

23apr7:00 pmWorks In ProgressAndru Morgan

14may7:00 pmWatch A DocDetails TBD

21may7:00 pmWorks In ProgressSam Gaty

28may7:00 pmNight SchoolDetails TBD

NW Documentary Arts and Media is a 501(c)3 nonprofit registered in the state of Oregon.