How Do Political Docs Stay Alive in New Trump Era? Key Documentary Players Meet at CPH:DOX to Ponder Alternatives After ‘Streamers Went to the Right’

Film writer Addie Morfoot reports from CPH:DOX on a private meeting where European and American documentary broadcasters, funders, and producers gathered to address the shrinking support for politics docs in the U.S. Attendees, including Impact Partners’ Geralyn Dreyfous and Jigsaw’s Sarah Mowaswes, discussed the challenges of financing projects like an upcoming Edward Said documentary without mainstream funding backing. European funders emphasized the need for collaborative, globally minded storytelling rather than purely U.S.-centric pitches.