by and for nonfiction storytellers

Seattle Documentary Association cultivates and supports an equitable and professional community of nonfiction storytellers.

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View fullsize Mark your calendars! The Seattle Documentary Association, in collaboration with Seattle International Film Festival and Satterberg Foundation, invites you to celebrate our region's incredible documentary filmmakers and raise a toast to and mingle wit
View fullsize Tickets are now available for a special screening of the documentary Fish War we're hosting with NWFF next month! About the film: When the state of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places, it wa
View fullsize SCREENING REMINDER/LOCATION UPDATE! Due to an unforeseen circumstance, the screening of Lynden on November 10th will now take place at the nearby SIFF Uptown instead of the SIFF Film Center. Tickets are still available at the link in our bio and we
View fullsize We’ve had quite the busy and rewarding October filled to the brim with great documentaries and an incredible community of filmmakers! From happy hours with @siffnews , @pickfordfilm , and @seattlelatinoff - to tabling at the first @tasveerorg f
View fullsize The feature documentary Lynden, directed by Chris Baron & Bryan Tucker, screened as a SeaDoc WIP film in May 2023. The now completed film has been selling out screening after screening this summer - and we're thrilled to give our community anothe
View fullsize We are incredibly excited to be a part of the opening night mixer to kick off the Tasveer Film Market. This is an incredible opportunity to be in the room with fellow filmmakers, Sales Agents, Streamers, Distributors and Funders! Get your badge here
View fullsize Mañana 𝐦𝐢é𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 / Tomorrow 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 🎥🍻 Join us for a Filmmakers Happy Hour co-hosted by the @seattlelatinoff and the @seattledocumentary! 🎬✨ It’s the perfect chance to connect, share stories, and network wit
View fullsize Heads up to our Bellingham filmmakers and friends! We're proud to be partnering with the Pickford Film Center again this year for Doctober - the PNW's biggest documentary film festival - from October 3rd - 27th. Join us THIS SATURDAY at Bar Cicotti
View fullsize 🎬 Seattle, don’t miss this powerful documentary! 🎬 The powerful feature documentary @sweetheartdealmovie, presented by Abramorama, is coming to the @siffnews Film Center for a limited 1️⃣-week run, starting Friday, 9/27! 🔎 Synopsis: Four s
View fullsize Join SeaDoc and @siffnews at DocFest for an afternoon of Documentary Delights. We'll start the day with the 3:30pm screening of "The Movie Man" at the SIFF Uptown. Then we'll head up to the Traveling Goat for a happy hour, with hosted a
View fullsize You read right! This week is your last chance to get your documentary submissions in to be considered for our Works in Progress screening program. This program has helped countless filmmakers refine their cuts and get a sense for what audiences are t
View fullsize This weekend is packed full of exciting documentary events! We'll be watching docs and hosting a mixer on Saturday the 21st at 5:30 pm at the Port Townsend Film Festival as well as co-presenting the screening of CALL ME MULE at the Local Sighting's F
View fullsize Come watch films with us at The Northwest Film Forum for the Local Sightings Film Festival! SeaDoc is excited to co-present a couple of films. First up, CALL ME MULE by John McDonald. This is a film we've been excited about for a while now - John i
View fullsize Join SeaDoc at the PTFF! We'll be out in the beautiful Jefferson County town of Port Townsend mingling with local and visiting filmmakers alike at a reception from 5:30-7pm on Saturday 9/21. RSVP at the link in our bio! Location: The CoLab Second f
View fullsize Applications are now open for SeaDoc’s Fall Season of Works-in-Progress! Are you currently working on a documentary and need some fresh perspective and constructive feedback? Apply by September 27 through the link in our bio! We accept documen