Documentary filmmaking newsletters

NewsletterFIT tracks 23 newsletters that cover Documentary filmmaking as a primary topic, 18 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are Mediabistro (61K), Doc Voices (44K) and Hope For Film (27K).

Updated Oct 29, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology

  1. 1
    Mediabistro 61K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 17 days ago

    Likely audience: Media industry professionals

  2. 2
    Doc Voices 44K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 23 days ago

    Likely audience: Documentary filmmakers

  3. 3
    Hope For Film 27K subscribers

    Substack Weekly · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Film industry professionals

  4. 4
    Radical Books Collective 19K subscribers

    Substack Weekly · last post 17 days ago

    Likely audience: Film enthusiasts and documentary viewers

  5. 5
    Antony Loewenstein 18K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 21 days ago

    Likely audience: Independent journalists

  6. 6
    Ladyparts 15K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 18 days ago

    Likely audience: Human rights advocates

  7. 7
    The Josephine Porter Institute - Applied Biodynamics 12K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 22 days ago

    Likely audience: Biodynamic farmers

  8. 8
    So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast 9K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 22 days ago

    Likely audience: Journalists and media professionals

  9. 9
    DropFrame 8K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Documentary filmmakers

  10. 10
    DAN PERLMAN: No Notes, Except These. 8K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 11 days ago

    Likely audience: Film critics

  11. 11
    Students of Transformation 7K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 7 days ago

    Likely audience: Documentary filmmakers

  12. 12
    Penny Lane Is My Real Name 3K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 11 days ago

    Likely audience: Documentary filmmakers

  13. 13
    The Racontourist 3K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 25 days ago

    Likely audience: Journalists and writers

  14. 14
    Basically I'm magic 3K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 47 days ago

    Likely audience: New York City residents

  15. 15
    Calling from the Landline 1K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 6 days ago

    Likely audience: labor rights activists

  16. 16
    Sam Harris —

    Substack Weekly · last post 20 days ago

    Likely audience: AI safety researchers

  17. 17
    El Suizo Dispatches: Cinema Between Worlds —

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 20 days ago

    Likely audience: Cinema enthusiasts

  18. 18
    Avi’s AI Newsletter —

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 13 days ago

    Likely audience: Film industry professionals

  19. 19
    VICE News —

    Substack last post Jul 23, 2026

    Likely audience: Political enthusiasts

  20. 20
    Ce qui me lie par Armandine Penna —

    Substack last post Jul 22, 2026

    Likely audience: Photographers and visual artists

  21. 21
    Vistanium 4K subscribers

    Substack last post Feb 4, 2025

    Likely audience: History enthusiasts

  22. 22
    Climate Matters 2K subscribers

    Substack last post Dec 17, 2022

    Likely audience: Environmental activists

  23. 23
    The Satyashodhak Newsletter —

    Substack last post Jun 1, 2021

    Likely audience: Marathi language enthusiasts

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