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The D-Word - the worldwide documentary community
 The D-Word hosts discussions about the art, craft, business, and social impact of documentary film. Our Public Topics are open to all. Professionals can become Members of The D-Word and access a wide range of ongoing discussions in our Business, Creative, Social, and Technical Topics. The D-Word has become the leading online community for more than 2,500 documentary professionals from around the world. It is co-hosted by its founder Doug Block in New York, Ben Kempas in Munich, John Burgan in Aberystwyth (Wales), and Marj Safinia in Los Angeles.
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Public Topics
In our Public Topics, we hold a series of moderated online conferences with guest experts in the field. These week-long discussions cover the art, craft, business and social impact of documentary film. We also have a Mentoring Topic geared to beginning filmmakers with questions for our professional members. Our Public Topics are open to all. In order to post, registration as an Enthusiast is required.
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Members-only Topics
Our Creative, Business, Technical, and Social Topics are for documentary professionals only. You need to apply to become a full Member of The D-Word in order to read or post there. The member-only Topics are kind of a virtual doc lounge where you can hook up with peers from all over the world and converse about life, both reel and real. If you want to be part of this community and feel you have something to contribute, don't be shy and join us now.
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Collaborative projects
As an outgrowth of the discussions, members of The D-Word have produced two collaborative projects to date. The first is a collection of short films, Essays on Documentary. The second, WAR & PEACE, is a response to September 11 and its consequences. Ben Kempas was a coordinating producer on WAR & PEACE.
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Face2Face events
The D-Word has organized many "offline" meetings as well. Ben initiated the International Face2Face series, including events at Nordisk Panorama (Reykjavik) in 2004, at Silverdocs (near Washington D.C.) in 2006 and 2009, and at the Doc/Fest (Sheffield) in 2007.
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Members can still buy D-Word hats online. Founder Doug Block sells them here:
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