DOCMA: DIY Documentary Filmmaking (3 week course)

Please note: this is a 3 week course and the ticket prices include the full 3 sessions. It will take place in person at Glasgow Zine Library and The Deep End.

Come along and make your own DOCMA film! A DOCMA is a 5-minute documentary film made by a team of 5 filmmakers in 5 different documentary styles.
It’s a game - designed to get our making flowing, with no previous filmmaking experience required! Roles and tasks are determined by lottery, and filmmakers follow a set of guidelines: The DOCMA Commandments. Teams will be formed, roles allocated and guidelines explained. You’ll have a week to complete your own bit of documentary magic which will then be screened to fellow participants and friends at The Deep End. Completed films will be added to the ever-growing online DOCMA archive.
The topic of this DOCMA series will focus on the effects that the Cost of Living crisis are having on us. When trying to meet our basic material needs takes up so much of our energy, we have less time for reflection and creativity. Collective care through making and thinking together can profoundly impact our wellbeing, and we look to cultivate this through collaboratively making these mini docs.
Alongside the documentaries, we'll be creating a small zine that documents the process and ideas along the way, which will be printed and made available at the screening.
To be able to progress through the course, you will need to attend both Workshop 1 & 2. You will also need something to shoot and edit on, such as a smartphone, tablet or laptop. If you need to borrow these to be able to take part, please email [email protected] in advance of the event.

October 13th 2-4pm @ GZL (Workshop 1: Ideas Creation)
October 20th 2-4pm @ GZL (Workshop 2: Filmmaking)
November 3rd 2-3:15pm @ The Deep End (Screening)

CW: Discussion around how cost of living crisis is affecting us and our community

DOCMA is a collaboration between Yasmin Al-Hadithi, Anne Milne & Tomás Sheridan.
All three filmmakers are based in Scotland and formed the DOCMA Collective in 2016
with the purpose of inviting filmmakers and non-filmmakers alike to participate in
creative documentary projects.

DOCMA is a methodology. It is a tool...and a game! We run creative storytelling and filmmaking workshops at festivals and with community organisations. We offer a range of options based on your budgetary and durational needs/allowance. Our workshops and courses are open to all ages and abilities and can be delivered face-to-face or online.

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Please note: we can only issue refunds requested 72 hours before the course begins.

This event is for ages 18+ and will be held in person at Glasgow Zine Library and The Deep End.

There will be a maximum of 15 participants. During the event participants will be involved in: Talk / Lecture, Group Discussions, Break out rooms / Small group discussions, Hands on activities, Reading, Writing, Sharing work that has been created, Visual presentation, Sound/music, filmmaking

The first two sessions will take place at the GZL space on Albert Road in Govanhill and the final session will be at The Deep End.

You may be asked to wear a mask at this event. GZL provides hand sanitizer and KN95 masks for participants. If you would like to attend and request that all other participants wear masks, you can either ask our staff member on the day or email us ahead of time at [email protected] and we will ask all who are able to mask to do so. Additionally, we have an air purifier with HEPA filters in the library.

If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via [email protected]

GZL pledges to support The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. As part of this pledge we may participate in strikes called in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. If this event falls on a strike day and is cancelled, we will work with event leaders to reschedule the event asap. Participants will also have the option of receiving an immediate refund for any ticket purchases and travel booked to attend.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Glasgow Zine Library, 32-34 Albert Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom