DOC Institute presents: Writing for Documentaries
Learn from experts and get feedback on your project at this 2-day interactive workshop series.
Led by award-winning writer and director Yasmine Mathurin, the in-person masterclass portion of the workshop will teach the essentials of documentary writing— from research to story editing. Following this, you will get the chance to discuss your project and get personalized feedback. We will then regroup virtually in November for you to discuss changes to your project and get a second round of feedback!
There are only 10 spots available so register now! Registration is $200 for DOC Members and $250 for non-members. Learn more about becoming a DOC member.
Schedule
October 26 | 10am – 5pm ET | CSI Spadina
Meet in-person for a masterclass and to get feedback on your project. Please come prepared with a 5-minute pitch of your project. Lunch will be served!
November 9 | Time TBA | Zoom
Meet virtually and get a second round of feedback on your project.
Breakthrough
This workshop is open to all, but it’s especially recommended for those who will be applying for DOC Insitute’s 2025 Breakthrough 2.0 Development Lab. Not only will the topics of this workshop be relevant to the lab, but you will also be honing your project for the Breakthrough application process.
About the Facilitator
Yasmine Mathurin is a Haitian-Canadian award-winning writer & director. Her feature documentary film ONE OF OURS premiered at Hot Docs in 2021 and won the Special Jury Prize and top 10 Audience choice and was nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards for best writing, best directing and best feature documentary. It is now available on CBC Gem, AMC+ and Sundance TV. She is an alumni of the Hot Docs Accelerator Lab, DOC Breakthrough program, RIDM lab, the UnionDocs Feature documentary lab, the Berlinale Doc Toolbox, TIFF CHANEL Women’s Writers Network, TIFF Writers Studio, Women In the Director’s Chair Story & Leadership Program.
She directed 3 out of 6 episodes of a short documentary series WITNESS which premiered at 2023 Hot Docs film festival and is now available on CBC Gem. She recently produced 4 of the 6 episodes in the CBC documentary series FOR THE CULTURE WITH AMANADA PARRIS. She is the recipient of the 2023 TIFF CBC Screenwriter Award for her upcoming fiction narrative feature film SORRY PARDON MADAME. She holds a BA in Political Science and Non-Profit Management from York University and a Journalism Masters from TMU (formerly known as Ryerson) University. She speaks English, French & Haitian Créole.
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Accessibility: The lab is being held on the 3rd floor of CSI Spadina, which can be reached with an elevator with a door of 30” width.
This workshop is made possible through the support of our funder Ontario Creates and our partner Black Screen Office.
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