WMM Goes to DC/DOX 2025

June 2025 will mark the third edition of DC/DOX, a major international film festival in the U.S. capital. This year, 21 WMM films and filmmakers will be in the line-up, and Managing Director Kendra Hodgson will be in attendance. We’re excited to be a significant part of this festival that is fast becoming an essential stop on the circuit.  

The following 10 films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program are screening: 

  • APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS 
    dir. Petra Costa, prod. Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino 
  • ARREST THE MIDWIFE  
    dir. Elaine Epstein, prod. Robin Hessman  
  • COEXISTENCE MY ASS  
    dir. Amber Fares, prod. Amber Fares, Rachel Leah Jones, Valérie Montmartin  
  • LIFE AFTER 
    dir. Reid Davenport, prod. Colleen Cassingham  
  • RIVER OF GRASS  
    dir. Sasha Wortzel, prod. Danielle Varga, Sasha Wortzel  
  • SEEDS  
    dir. Brittany Shyne, prod. Danielle Varga, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon 
  • THE SHADOW SCHOLARS  
    dir. Eloise King, prod. Anna Smith Tense, Bona Orakwue, Tabs Breese  
  • THE TALLEST DWARF  
    dir. Julie Wyman, prod. Jonna McKone, Shaleece Haas, Lindsey Dryden  
  • UVALDE MOM  
    dir. Anayansi Prado, prod. Ina Fichman, Anayansi Prado, David Goldblum 
  • WRITING HAWA
    dir. Najiba Noori, co-dir. Rasul Noori, prod. Christian Popp, Hasse van Nunen, Renko Douze  

Look out for BABY DOEFOLKTALES, THE LIBRARIANS, MAINTENANCE ARTIST, EDGE OF DAYBREAK, DANIELLE SCOTT: ANCESTRAL CALL and I WAS BORN THIS WAY, which were produced and/or directed by filmmakers who are alum of the Production Assistance Program. We also want to shout out new films by filmmakers in our Distribution Program: CAMILLE A. BROWN: GIANT STEPS, DEAR TOMORROW, HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY, and THE INQUISITOR. 

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