THE 10th ANNUAL COMMUNITY STORIES FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE FROM NOVEMBER 13-20, 2019

Submissions to the Community Stories Festival are now closed. We will inform all filmmakers of the status of your submission by the end of September.

We will be announcing more about the 2019 program by early October. In the meantime, check out these highlights from the 2018 festival:

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2018 COMMUNITY STORIES FESTIVAL

Documentary Screenings, Salons and Discussions celebrating the stories and storytellers from our local community.

Opening Night Shorts at the Takoma Park Community Center Thursday, November 8 (Reception 7:00 pm/Screening 7:30 pm) Find out what's playing and get free tickets.	Brunch Salon: Documentary at Home at Docs In Progress Sunday, November 11 at 11:00 am Learn more and get free tickets.
Sunday Night Shorts at the Sandy Spring Museum Sunday, November 11 at 7:30 pm Find out what's playing and get free tickets.	Spotlight on Storytelling with Life Is Rich at Story District Monday, November 12 at 7:00 pm Learn more and get free tickets.
Filmmaker & Friends Meetup at Not Your Average Joe's Silver Spring Tuesday, November 13 from 6:00-8:30 pm 15% of all food and drink purchases will benefit Docs In Progress Learn more	Closing Night Shorts at the Silver Spring Civic Building Wednesday, November 14 at 7:00 pm Find out what's playing and get free tickets.

THE COMMUNITY STORIES FESTIVAL IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF

ABOUT COMMUNITY STORIES

Docs In Progress is proud to be based in diverse, vibrant, and historic Montgomery County, Maryland just outside Washington DC. We also believe in the power of documentary to bring community together. Since 2010, our annual Community Stories Festival is a way to highlight the stories of people, places, and events from our local community. The festival is open to the public and gives local residents a chance to learn more about their communities and meet both the filmmakers and people featured in the films.

The festival features films made by professional filmmakers in our community which spotlight local stories, as well as works produced by adults and youth in our our production classes and camps. To allow these first-time filmmakers to focus on learning effective storytelling and the technical aspects of using a camera and editing equipment, we identify local individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits for the students to profile in short videos. 

Below are just a handful of Community Stories profile videos which have been made by our students over the years. You can see even more on our Youtube page.