Back to School Sale: 50% off documentary filmmaking courses
Individual products from $24.50,
plus focused bundles and one-year all-access.
Ends 13 August.
Choose the offer that fits where you are
Start with one focused course, build a broader filmmaking foundation or get the complete library. Other sale offers are available below by category.
Start making your documentary
7-Day Documentary Crash Course
A step-by-step introduction to the documentary filmmaking process.
Choose this if you want a clear, lower-commitment place to begin.
Was $149 Now $74.50
View the 7-Day course Build a filmmaking foundation
Documentary Filmmaking 101 Bundle
Six products covering the process, ideas, storytelling, funding and legal basics.
Choose this if you want a broader beginner toolkit rather than one starting course.
Value $435 Sale $217.50
View the Filmmaking 101 bundle Get everything for one year
Back to School All-Access Bundle
All 18 paid sale products plus Funding Essentials, with 12 months of access.
Choose this if you want support across the complete documentary journey.
Save 72% against $2,508 $699
View one-year all-access Looking for a specific filmmaking need? Browse the complete sale by category immediately below.
Start and shape your documentary
Begin with the foundations, develop a stronger idea and shape it into a documentary story you can move forward.
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12-week course 
Plan distribution and reach buyers
Plan a realistic route to market, understand what streamers and buyers need, and identify sales agents who can help take your film further.
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Build your pitch and budget
Turn your idea into a persuasive pitch, build a workable budget and use current professional rates when planning your production.
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Use AI in documentary production
Apply AI selectively to documentary development, audio and visual workflows, with practical training designed for filmmakers.
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Handle rights, contracts and business
Protect your project with practical legal forms and clear guidance on the rights, contracts and business decisions documentary filmmakers face.
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One-year all-access 18 paid products One purchase · 12 months of access
The complete collection
Support across the whole documentary journey
Get every paid individual product included in the Back to School sale, from planning and storytelling through budgeting, legal, AI and distribution.
- All 18 paid individual products in the Back to School sale
- Bonus addition: Funding Essentials
- 12 months of access from enrolment
Catalogue price $2,508 $699 Save 72%
Get one-year all-access Price in US dollars. Saving is against the combined standalone catalogue price. Access ends 12 months after enrolment.
How the Back to School sale works
Choose individual products, one of the focused bundles or one-year all-access. The price and access details for each option are shown before you buy.
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50% off individual products
Coupon BACK2SCHOOL26 is applied automatically through the product links above.
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Focused bundles
Each bundle brings related products together around a specific filmmaking need.
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Clear access details
Check the relevant offer page for its access period and everything included.
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Secure Thinkific checkout
Complete your purchase through the Desktop Documentaries course site.
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Local currency at checkout
Prices on this page are shown in US dollars. Thinkific displays your local currency at checkout.
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The advertised sale ends at 11:59 pm Pacific Time on Thursday, 13 August 2026.