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History

The idea for starting D O C U L I N K, an email listserv and support network for documentarians, arose in discussions between Robert Bahar, Bryan Donnell, Antonia Kao, Lori Lovoy-Goran, and Monique Zavistovski at the USC Graduate School of Cinema-TV on the eve of our respective graduations. As nonfiction filmmakers trekking out into the "real" world, we felt a need for community and support.

We know many talented, similarly-impassioned filmmakers who share our journey and yet work in relative isolation from each other. We believe that linking up and creating a community benefits us all. By sharing skills, expertise, leads, screening announcements, etc. we can learn from and support each other.

Since its launch in February 2002, DOCULINK has grown into a vibrant community of over 2000 people who are actively involved with documentaries. We hail primarily from Los Angeles but also from the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and as far away as Peru. We're an eclectic group and range the gamut from indie director/ producers to cinematographers, editors, researchers, and festival programmers. Some of us are in college or graduate school; many others have established careers in nonfiction filmmaking.




			History The idea for starting D O C U L I N K, an email listserv and support network for documentarians, arose in discussions between Robert Bahar, Bryan Donnell, Antonia Kao, Lori Lovoy-Goran, and Monique Zavistovski at the USC Graduate School of Cinema-TV on the eve of our respective graduations. As nonfiction filmmakers trekking out into the "real" world, we felt a need for community and support. We know many talented, similarly-impassioned filmmakers who share our journey and yet work in relative isolation from each other. We believe that linking up and creating a community benefits us all. By sharing skills, expertise, leads, screening announcements, etc. we can learn from and support each other. Since its launch in February 2002, DOCULINK has grown into a vibrant community of over 2000 people who are actively involved with documentaries. We hail primarily from Los Angeles but also from the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and as far away as Peru. We're an eclectic group and range the gamut from indie director/ producers to cinematographers, editors, researchers, and festival programmers. Some of us are in college or graduate school; many others have established careers in nonfiction filmmaking.