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Top 15 Documentary filmmaking programs based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 43 documentary filmmaking programs headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 382 professional contacts across them, including 68 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers documentary filmmaking programs 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
43Companies
382Contacts tracked
68Verified emails
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The 15 largest documentary filmmaking programs based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 15 of 43 documentary filmmaking programs 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 filmmaking programs: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a106 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
2Indirect evidenceSouth Jordan, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a35 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hi!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceSilver Spring, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1016 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Docs In Progress is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that educates, inspires, and transforms the way people view their world through documentary film by providing individuals…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Talented young storytellers from around the world are paired with seasoned filmmakers to create powerful documentaries about their lives.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1011 contacts →

Strong evidence

“NW Documentary is an arts nonprofit that teaches and supports documentary filmmaking and nonfiction storytelling through workshops, youth programs, and a supportive community…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceLos Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Moxie Films produces documentaries for broadcast and cable networks, including Netflix, HBO, A&E, MTV, TLC, Lifetime Television, The Oxygen Network, Court TV, Showtime, Discovery…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“GOOD DOCS are films that do good in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a full range of courses, from the Avid, Blackmagic, Autodesk, Assimilate and Apple products to the complete suite of Adobe applications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceColorado Springs, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Youth Documentary Academy (YDA) trains young people how to locate stories from their lived experiences and direct their own documentary films.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceBurbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In the 50 years since it was founded, MZed has guided more than people worldwide in achieving their artistic, creative and business goals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our students come from universities all across the country and globe to study filmmaking in the heart of Los Angeles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“110th Street Films explores new approaches to documentary film.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 2007, White Elephant Enterprises has produced award-winning documentary films and journalistic style educational trainings.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceWilmington, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Two Birds Film produces original documentary films.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceNashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“It can be tough to navigate the professional world as a creative, and especially as a filmmaker.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Documentary filmmaking programs based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
17.8%Verified-email coverage
8.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
20.9%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
33
11-50
8
201-500
2

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 43 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 filmmaking programs, 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 filmmaking programs”. 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 filmmaking programs), 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 filmmaking programs, 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, 68 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
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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 filmmaking programs, 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 filmmaking programs are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 43 documentary filmmaking programs 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?

DOC NYC, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most documentary filmmaking programs?

New York leads with 9 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (4) and Nashville (2).

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 68 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 43 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.