Doc Society Announces Fund for Films ‘In Service of Better Futures,’ Zohran Mamdani Project Among First Supported Features (EXCLUSIVE)

Doc Society, the London-headquartered non-profit organization that funds and supports independent documentary filmmakers, has announced the launch of a new fund.

The Doc Society Love & Rockets Fund is an international fund dedicated to cinematic non-fiction features it says are “in service of better futures.” The fund will award non-recoupable grants of up to $150,000, with additional funding for distribution and engagement of supported films. It launches with a $2.7 million commitment between now and mid-2028, bringing Doc Society’s annual film spend to over $4 million.

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The fund was borne “age of unchecked capitalism, rising authoritarianism and growing nationalism” and the need for films that “deconstruct architectures of power, illustrate alternate realities and create connection,” said the organization.

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“Doc Society is all in on fighting fascism,” it added. “With creative collaboration, dedicated craft, joyous partying and fierce camaraderie to help bring these visions of freedom, civil and human rights to screens. Whether part of a global movement, national reckoning or local transformation.”

Alongside announcing the new fund, Doc Society also unveiled the first six supported projects, including an untitled feature about the rise of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The inaugural projects to receive funding…