Documentary Film in the Public Interest Initiative
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DFPI is a project of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, driving new research, analysis, innovation, and provocation around core issues facing the documentary field.
The Henry Awards will not continue in 2026. For more information on how the Shorenstein Center will continue to recognize documentaries that deepen public understanding of urgent civic issues, please visit henryawards.org/.
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Henry Awards will not continue in 2026. For more information on how the Shorenstein Center will continue to recognize documentaries that deepen public understanding of urgent civic issues, please visit henryawards.org/.
“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Engage with AI’s Structural Impacts. Read about ideas on drawing inspiration from recent labor organizing efforts, investing in media literacy, and pursuing policy interventions in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d....
October 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Engage with AI’s Structural Impacts. Read about ideas on drawing inspiration from recent labor organizing efforts, investing in media literacy, and pursuing policy interventions in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d....
“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Budget for Safety, Redistribute Risk. Read ideas on planning for safety and security protocols, deploying digital protection tools, exploring protection tactics, and more in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d...
October 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Budget for Safety, Redistribute Risk. Read ideas on planning for safety and security protocols, deploying digital protection tools, exploring protection tactics, and more in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d...
“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Care for Participants. Read about ideas on relational consent models; participant advocacy; compensation ethics; preemptive legal tools; and more in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d...
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Care for Participants. Read about ideas on relational consent models; participant advocacy; compensation ethics; preemptive legal tools; and more in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d...
“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Rethink Discovery, Distribution, and Reach. Read about ideas on building new platforms and leveraging existing ones, looking to enduring models, and strategic framing in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d....
September 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Rethink Discovery, Distribution, and Reach. Read about ideas on building new platforms and leveraging existing ones, looking to enduring models, and strategic framing in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d....
"Documentary at Risk" Recommendation: Fund the Future—Build Structural Support for Public-Interest Film. Read about ideas on public funding at every level, slate financing, lobbying power, grassroots funding, and taxing the tentpoles in our convening report dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d...
September 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Documentary at Risk" Recommendation: Fund the Future—Build Structural Support for Public-Interest Film. Read about ideas on public funding at every level, slate financing, lobbying power, grassroots funding, and taxing the tentpoles in our convening report dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d...
Have you had a chance to check out our new digital home? Visit dfpi.shorensteincenter.org to follow our work, including research from fellows, upcoming events, and the latest updates to our Documentary Distribution Literature Review.
June 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Have you had a chance to check out our new digital home? Visit dfpi.shorensteincenter.org to follow our work, including research from fellows, upcoming events, and the latest updates to our Documentary Distribution Literature Review.