• 4 different courses covering making a documentary, idea generation, storytelling and funding

  • Downloadable material to help you be prepared for starting your documentary

  • Developed by experienced and award-winning documentary filmmakers

  • 'Lifetime Access' to all materials

What People Are Saying

"The 7-Day crash course coaching kept me motivated and more importantly…educated to keep going forward. It was my foundation!!" - Adam Ybarra

"I have learned so much so far, and loving the experience. I am learning a lot of fundamentals of documentary filmmaking, which are helping me sharpen my skills and refine my script." - Sally Muiruri

What You Get (6 Product Bundle!)

Everything you need to get started on your documentary filmmaking journey:

  1. 7-DAY DOCUMENTARY CRASH COURSE (Course Price: $149)- An easy-to-understand blueprint of the documentary filmmaking process and immediate access to the core information you need to get started.

  2. HOW TO GENERATE DOCUMENTARY IDEAS (Course Price: $49) - Learn how to generate winning ideas for Netflix, Hulu, Nat Geo and more!

  3. DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING AND SCRIPTWRITING (Course Price: $99) - A step by step guide on how to create compelling stories in Documentaries with real examples from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim.

  4. FUNDING ESSENTIALS FOR YOUR DOCUMENTARY (Course Price: $49) - Pitch for funding! A step-by-step cash-winning roadmap to how to fund your documentary.

  5. DOCUMENTARY LEGAL FORMS AND CONTRACTS (Product Price: $69) - Includes 8 of the most commonly needed releases and contracts during the making of a documentary. 

  6. DOCUMENTARY BUDGET CASHFLOW WORKSHEET (bonus product) - A handy budgeting tool to help you figure out your cash flow needs across the life of your documentary production. 

Meet Some of Your Instructors

Instructor, Desktop Documentaries Faith Fuller

Hi friend! I'm Faith, I've been in the filmmaking/TV/video biz more than 25 years and I created this course to help super cool people like yourself get their documentaries made, seen and sold! I hope you enjoy the course!

Documentary Writer-Director Daniel Raim

Daniel Raim is an Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker known for celebrating cinema’s unsung heroes and masters. His acclaimed "The Man on Lincoln’s Nose" earned an Oscar nomination, spotlighting Hitchcock production designer Robert F. Boyle. Raim’s "Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, earning a Golden Eye nomination and global distribution, including Netflix and TCM.

Raim has directed over 30 Criterion Collection documentaries on filmmakers like John Cassavetes and Buster Keaton. His feature "Image Makers" (2019) for TCM and "Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen" (2022), narrated by Jeff Goldblum, had its theatrical release through Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber and is now streaming on Paramount+. Raim’s current project, "The Ozu Diaries," delves into the life and legacy of Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu. Follow Daniel's work at DanielRaim.com

Documentary Producer-Director Jilann Spitzmiller

Jilann Spitzmiller is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on the BBC, Sundance Channel, Starz/Encore, Aljazeera, PBS, Canal+ and many other channels worldwide.

Spitzmiller is a 3-time recipient of ITVS funding and has twice received Sundance Institute funding. She has been a Sundance Institute fellow and a mentor at NALIP's Producer's Lab, as well as a guest panelist and teacher at many festivals and workshops. Her work has won more than 20 awards and has been shown around the globe.

She is co-founder of DocuMentors and is deeply committed to helping filmmakers world-wide have the most impact that they can by telling their best story possible.

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING 101 BUNDLE

Everything you need to get started on the journey to create your first documentary!

Includes: 7-Day Crash Course, Storytelling and Scriptwriting Course, Funding Essentials Course, Idea Generation Course and Legal Forms Starter Pack

Sale Price: $207.50