Date and Time
- Monday, Jun 8, 2026 7pm - 8:30pm
Location
Docs in Progress
8560 Second Ave
Details
Trailer Night is an opportunity to meet others in the documentary community and to provide feedback to several filmmakers on their trailers. Trailer Night is being moderated by Dawne Langford, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and producer focused on amplifying underrepresented stories. Her latest film, WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH, premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Excellence. Her past work includes CHECK IT, KANDAHAR JOURNALS, FINDING JOSEPH I, and THE BODY POLITIC (POV/PBS, 2024, Emmy-nominated). She is a Sundance Producers Lab Fellow (2023), Sundance + Adobe Women to Watch Fellow (2024), and a 2025 Dear Producer mentee, and received the 2026 Sundance Institute | Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction Film.
The Documentary Roundtable/Trailer Night is a regular program co-hosted by Docs In Progress and Women in Film and Video of Washington DC that alternates most months. You will receive the Zoom link one day before the event. We are looking forward to meeting you there!
Featured Trailers:
🎥 District of Resistance by Nick Lindner
The documenatry documents over a year of federal assault on the autonomy of the capital and its people. It is shared through the perspectives of a dozen organizers, community leaders, immigration rights advocates, education officials, and local politicians representing a variety of backgrounds but a shared solidarity. It is a story of resilience, patriotism, and faith in democracy.
🎥 Storming: Seasons of Care by Tiffany Fisher-Love
The documentary explores the depths of love, where hopelessness isn’t an option for one family who provides 24-hour care for their son nearing 10 years in a coma after a traumatic brain injury.
