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Top 25 Documentary filmmakers based in the United States

Name: Documentary filmmakers based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 1,045 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,045 documentary filmmakers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 4,524 professional contacts across them, including 1,163 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers documentary filmmakers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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4,524Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest documentary filmmakers based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,045 documentary filmmakers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to documentary filmmakers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Participant	Indirect evidence	Culver City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	128 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by Chairman Jeff Skoll and under the leadership of CEO David Linde, Participant combines the power of a good story well told with real world impact and awareness around…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	DOC NYC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	106 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, takes place annually in November; the 15th edition was held in person and online Nov 13 - December 1, 2024, showcasing over 250…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	ITVS	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We partner with filmmakers who bring untold stories to public media to make a difference in the world.#ITVSfunded” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Jigsaw Productions	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Jigsaw Productions is helmed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, considered one of the most prolific and thought-provoking documentary filmmakers of our generation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Story Syndicate	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Documentary film and television production company founded by Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Words Pictures	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	74 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Words + Pictures, founded by Connor Schell and Chernin Entertainment in 2021, is a production studio with a mission to produce high-end, culturally relevant nonfiction content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	California Film Institute	Indirect evidence	San Rafael, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	67 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The California Film Institute (CAFILM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting film, as art and education, with a diverse series of annual…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Kino Lorber	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With a library of over titles, Kino Lorber has been a leader in independent art house distribution for over 45 years, releasing 35 films per year theatrically and garnering seven…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	ARK Media	Indirect evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Barak Goodman and Rachel Dretzin founded Ark Media in 1996, and were joined by partner John Maggio in 2003.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Splicer Films	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Splicer Films, our mission is to tell stories of purpose and impact that are the catalyst for positive change.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	SAN Diego International Film Festival	Indirect evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The San Diego Film Foundation is dedicated to providing new perspective through the experience of film.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Mcgee Media	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	Strong evidence “McGee Media was founded by award-winning filmmaker, Dyllan McGee, to produce documentary content that is innovative, compelling, and immersive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	American Documentary, INC	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A national nonprofit media arts organization, American Documentary (AmDoc) strives to make essential documentaries accessible as a catalyst for public discourse.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	International Documentary Association IDA	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IDA supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary culture.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Library Films	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Library Films is a premium documentary company helmed by Emmy-nominated director / producer Chris Smith.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	ARRAY	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2011 by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, ARRAY is a Peabody Award-winning multi-platform arts and social impact collective dedicated to narrative change.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	True False Film Fest	Indirect evidence	Columbia, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Exploring fact, fiction and what lies in between, the True/False Film Fest champions films that breathe life into the nonfiction format by honoring the finest new work redefining…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	LD Entertainment	Indirect evidence	West Hollywood, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Movie Production Company” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Blue Chalk Media	Indirect evidence	Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Blue Chalk Media is an industry-leading production company widely recognized for its signature cinematic nonfiction storytelling style and authentic expression of the human…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Concordia Studio	Indirect evidence	LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Smartypants	Indirect evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nothing against pants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Muck Media	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MUCK MEDIA is all about good stories and good people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Kartemquin Films	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sparking democracy through documentary since 1966, Kartemquin is a collaborative community that empowers documentary makers who create stories that foster a more engaged and just…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	The Documentary Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Documentary Group is an independent production company founded in 2006 with offices in New York and Los Angeles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Brave NEW Films	Indirect evidence	Culver City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to champion social justice issues by using a model of media, education, and grassroots volunteer involvement that inspires, empowers, motivates and teaches civic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: documentary filmmakers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names documentary filmmakers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of documentary filmmakers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name documentary filmmakers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Documentary filmmakers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

25.7%Verified-email coverage

4.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

14.6%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

915

11-50

109

51-200

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,045 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among documentary filmmakers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “documentary filmmakers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names documentary filmmakers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among documentary filmmakers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,163 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names documentary filmmakers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many documentary filmmakers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,045 documentary filmmakers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Participant, headquartered in Culver City, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most documentary filmmakers?

New York leads with 153 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (126) and San Francisco (38).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,163 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,045 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.