Why DocU

Telling stories that matter

Our Mission

We seek to empower a young generation’s interest in the power of documentaries as a medium to give voice to the voiceless, and to provide them with the skills and opportunities necessary to tell such stories that will shape our world for the better.

How We Achieve Our Mission

Competitions

Oppurtunities

We provide opportunities in the form of student documentary competitions, with large sums of scholarship money and filmmaking equipment for winning entries.

Blog and film showcases

Community

We post regularly on our Instagram page and our website on the latest exciting news in the documentary world! Whether it be spotlights of professional documentaries, detailed analysis of specific documentary techniques in them, or fun facts related to the craft of filmmaking.

Professional Mentorship

Learn

We offer advice from professional documentarians and filmmakers to help you improve your filmmaking techniques and ability, so you can tell the stories you wish the world to hear!