How Documentary Orgs Serving People of Color Are Coming Together to Survive and Thrive

Senior Editor of Diversity and Inclusion at The Hollywood Reporter Rebecca Sun describes the March 2024 release of Color of Congress’s report on the state of support for people of color working in the documentary field. Highlighting the breadth of organizations and filmmakers served, Sun points to the impact of Color of Congress within the industry and notes that each of the 2024 Documentary Short Oscar nominees had directors or producers who received support from the group in some way. Sun includes information from the report on how Color of Congress aims to support independent documentary filmmaking through strategizing around collective marketing and distribution in the future.