r/documentaryfilmmaking
17k members
r/documentaryfilmmaking is a subreddit with 17k members. The community frequently discusses documentary, film, topics, filmmaker, and camera, and they frequently recommend/review camera setup, documentary, and documentary recommendations, and the most common flair used is questions , video, advice, recommendation , and personal .
Community to talk about making documentaries, tips for filmmakers, topics, brainstorming etc...
Popular Topics in r/documentaryfilmmaking
#1
Documentary
199 posts
#2
Film
39 posts
#3
Topics
33 posts
#4
Filmmaker
30 posts
#5
Camera
17 posts
#6
Filmmaking
16 posts
#7
Trailer
10 posts
#8
Music
10 posts
#9
Short
10 posts
#10
Interview
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/documentaryfilmmaking
Camera Setup
7 reviews
#1
Sony
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Tamron
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Canon
5.0★ from 1 review
Documentary
6 reviews
#1
Sony
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Canon
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Panasonic
4.0★ from 1 review
Documentary Recommendations
4 reviews
#1
John Grierson
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
François Truffaut
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Vittorio De Sica
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/documentaryfilmmaking
#1
Questions
: "Saw a short documentary film at the weekend and it didn’t sit well with me from an ethics perspective - am I being overcritical?"
34 posts
#2
Video
: "I spent the last 10 years filming my friends and the reality of war in Ukraine. Today, I finally released my complete 6-part documentary series."
20 posts
#3
Advice
: "My Ten Commandments of Documentary FIlmmaking"
13 posts
#4
Recommendation
: "I got fed up of Vimeo so I built my own"
8 posts
#5
Personal
: "I’m a documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience and started a YouTube distribution experiment"
4 posts
#6
BTS
: "Debut documentary filmmaker"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/documentaryfilmmaking
Yearly
+7k members(66.5%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026