We’re looking for artful films that are visually compelling and bring us into the issues through powerful human stories. You can find more information and directions for how to apply in the 2025 Call for Media to Block, Build, and Reimagine here. If you have a film that can be described in one or more of the following ways, please apply.
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2025 Call for Media to Block, Build, and Reimagine
Virtual
02-19 to 04-21
February 19, 2025
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Working Films and our partners at Democracy 2076, Political Research Associates, and Southern Vision Alliance are looking for story-driven short films that will illuminate the growing dangers of fascism and authoritarianism, fostering a shared understanding of the challenges we face and how to push back. Together, through the Docs in Action program, we will fund and tour films to support organizers who are resisting authoritarianism and building democratic possibility throughout the U.S. and beyond.
While recent examples of rising fascism—such as the erosion of democratic norms in the U.S., the rise of authoritarian regimes in Europe and South America, and the global surge in far-right extremism—underscore the urgency of these threats, they have been steadily growing and will continue to grow without deliberate and collective action. To address these challenges, we must expose the dangers they pose and highlight stories of resistance. Building the future we all deserve, requires breaking out of silos and learning from what’s worked—locally and globally, historically and today. We need to understand the roots of fascism and authoritarianism, how we got here and what we truly mean by democracy. This isn’t just about protecting democracy but reclaiming and reimagining it as a radical project, one that resists the status quo and embraces the possibilities of a just, multiracial, feminist future.
Through these stories, we can foster solidarity and demonstrate how collective care and action can counter the growing dangers we face. More than just a call to defense, these films will inspire audiences to envision a future rooted in hope and equip them with the tools to take action and reimagine a society where the radical possibilities of a just and inclusive democracy—one that uplifts everyone and embodies justice—can finally take shape.
The 2025 Docs in Action program has two tracks for filmmakers:
- Apply for up to $30,000 in funding for short documentary films. Only works-in-progress, short documentaries are eligible to apply for funding.
- Submit your completed documentary or narrative film to be included in a compilation that will be used to support organizing.