We are currently accepting submissions to the festival and are looking to feature documentaries that address issues of prejudice and social justice as they relate to marginalized communities. Our organization focuses on the targeting of public education by extremist organizations; documentaries covering this topic are preferred.

By engaging our 7,000+ supporter base, we hope to reach tens of thousands of concerned citizens throughout the nation, encouraging them, after participating in our Film Festival, to take action to promote LGBTQ+ rights and DEI initiatives, and to fight back against book bans in schools and public libraries.

A team of industry professionals from our supporter base will review submissions, recommend those we’ll air, and select one film which will be named Best in Show.

Submissions will close on Feburary 25, 2025.

Benefits to participation:
Exposure to large national audience (over 6,000 in our mailing list and over 100,000 social media followers)
Advertisement to run during the DofD podcast (viewership 2000 per week)
PR releases on social media
Producer/Director to present during one weekly nationwide zoom call (audience 100)
Website and link placement on our national website

To learn more about Defense of Democracy, and the important work our organization is doing, please visit www.defenseofdemocracy.org

Film Festival Submission Form

By Defense of Democracy, Inc.

Film Festival Submission Form