Find Your Filmmaking Home
With an established track record of success in documentary film production and education, the Documentary Film Program at Wake Forest University offers you two graduate degree options:
A Home to Award-Winning Student Work
Diverse in both content and style, our award-winning student thesis films offer powerful stories on the human experiences at the center of a wide range of social and cultural issues. Experience the depth, breadth, and creativity of our student films by watching the clip below and reading more here.
A Home to Documentary Film Experts
The Documentary Film Program (DFP) is not only the home to full-time faculty members with decades of industry experience! The DFP is proud to have accomplished visiting filmmakers every semester that offer students education in the latest industry knowledge and trends. Learn more about current and past program visitors.
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Latest News
- A Hoop Dreams Celebration
The Documentary Film Program and Get in the Game invite you to a special event honoring the 30th Anniversary of Hoop Dreams, a groundbreaking […] - Alumni Screening ShowcaseWe are looking forward to the DFP Alumni Showcase screening of We Are, Because We Were, directed by Rodney Wilds (MFA ’23) on Tuesday, February 18 […]
- DFP & Computer Science Faculty Collaborate on AI Workshop
How AI is Changing the Documentary Film Process was the topic of a Lunch and Learn for students in the Documentary Film Program. Professor of […] - Chicago Humanities Festival Celebrates Hoop Dreams Anniversary
Another impactful event recently took place in Chicago to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hoop Dreams, highlighting the film’s lasting influence. Often called “the great […]
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What a meaningful and magical night celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic film HOOP DREAMS! 🎬🏀👏
Much like the film itself,...
HOOP DREAMS is more than a basketball story—it`s a powerful reflection of life, family, and resilience. Producer Peter Gilbert @pmgilbs describes it...
A week before our 30th Anniversary HOOP DREAMS event, producer Peter Gilbert @pmgilbs sat down with Get in the Game’s @gitg4change Mount Tabor...
The Documentary Film Program and Get In the Game @gitg4change invite you to a special event honoring the 30th Anniversary of HOOP DREAMS, a...
Start your week off right with a powerful screening! Make plans to attend SICK-AMOUR: A LOVE STORY, directed by Art Professor Joel Tauber @joel.tauber...
A big thank you to Rodney Wilds @rwilds_4 (MFA ’23) for sharing his powerful film, WE ARE, BECAUSE WE WERE, with the Wake Forest University community....
📽️ Join us for the DFP Alumni Showcase!
We’re excited to present WE ARE, BECAUSE WE WERE, a documentary directed by Rodney Wilds (MFA ’23), on...
Another great night of conversation and connection at our annual DFP/UNCSA mixer! Doc Film and UNCSA film music composition students spent the evening...
Thank you Jonathan Lacocque, @coatofarmstv co-director of O PIONEERS, for generously sharing your filmmaking experiences and expertise with the DFP...
"How AI is Changing the Documentary Film Process" was the topic of a recent Lunch and Learn for students in the Documentary Film Program. Professor of...
We are looking forward to the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers screening of O PIONEER on Wednesday, February 5 at 7:00 p.m. at...
RiverRun International Film Festival presents a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 🎥📚👏
The screening is...
We are delighted to share the news that Stanford University will host the world premiere of Meg Daniels’ @meganqdaniels latest film, I’m Still Here,...
You know it’s another successful end to the fall semester when the first-year students are sporting their new DFP hats! 👏
We had a fabulous...
Congratulations to Austin Price (MFA ’24) @of_price_and_men on successfully defending his thesis film, “American as Apple Pie”! 👏
Austin’s...
Applications for the 2025 Southern Exposure Film Fellowship are now open!👏
Now in its 13th year, the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship program...
Thank you, @rodrigo_dorfman, director of BULLS AND SAINTS, for sharing your filmmaking journey with the DFP students! It was the perfect way to wrap...
Fieldwork and teamwork in action! 🎥 Professor of Practice Peter Gilbert and DFP students are working with members of @hes_wfu to share the story of...
Major shoutout to MFA student Sheridan Coats for bringing the festive Halloween vibe to the DFP this week and turning each day into an entertaining...
Thanks to all who came out to our DFP Thesis Showcase screening of FINDING HOME and joined in on the post-screening discussion!
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