OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC

From its launch in 2015, Double Exposure has been recording nearly all of its symposium sessions, in the firm belief that these compelling conversations would have value for many more journalists, filmmakers, and audiences than could attend Double Exposure in person.

DX² is our tenth anniversary thanks to the vibrant community of storytellers and truth-seekers who have contributed to Double Exposure over the years. We believe that by sharing these resources, we can exponentially grow their power to foster innovation, collaboration, and excellence in visual investigative journalism and filmmaking.

It’s a town square built by the DX community,  filled with a decade of rich content, including:

  • Panel discussions on everything from ethics “When No One Else is Watching” to pivoting on investigations, to cryptocurrencies, to film protagonists talking about their experiences working with directors;
  • Director and author Q&As with guests like Ezra Edelman, Alex Gibney, Yance Ford, Lawrence Wright, and countless others;
  • Master classes on turning news stories into narrative film with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mike Rezendes and award-winning playwright Miranda Hall, investigating tough topics with Katherine Eban, editing shorts with Regi Allen;
  • Workshops on digital security, grant writing for investigative journalists and filmmakers, working with victims of trauma, and, from our partners at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, fact-checking for filmmakers;
  • Legal bootcamps for investigative filmmakers, led by our partners at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

DX² is not just a static repository. We are committed to continually expanding this resource hub, ensuring it remains a dynamic and evolving platform for years to come.

DX IN REEL TIME

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“Another Body” Takes Aim At Deepfake Porn

This riveting documentary follows “Taylor Klein,” a student and deepfake porn victim, who seeks to unmask an anonymous dark web predator who superimposed her face onto sex scenes without her consent. The videos were widely circulated on websites like PornHub.
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Doc Shorts Stand Tall at Double Exposure Film Festival

Themes ranging from the aftermath of war to citizen-led protests and police violence ran through the second slate of shorts at Double Exposure's ninth edition. The films featured included, "23," "The Smallest Power," "Suddenly TV," "The Night Doctrine," and "Incident."
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Prying Eyes and the Widening Net of Government Surveillance at #DXIFF23

Filmmakers and legal experts discussed an expanding threat to the privacy of electronic devices through advanced surveillance techniques at a dedicated panel discussion, "Eyes Everywhere: The Widening Net of Government Surveillance."
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NFT, WTF? A Closer Look at the Human Stories Behind the Technological Enigma

When an audience member remarked that he was even more confused over NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, after the screening of “Minted,” Director Nicholas Bruckman and Writer/Producer Shawn Hazelett knew they had succeeded.
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Scenes from Double Exposure 2023

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WELCOME TO #DXIFF23! DAY ONE REVIEWS COMING IN!

Documentary reviews and press about the Double Exposure Film Festival

SYMPOSIUM LINEUP

We’re thrilled to part the curtain on Double Exposure’s tenth season, running from November 7-10, starting with the DX Symposium lineup. DX brings you timely conversations, skill-building workshops, master classes, one-on-one meetings, and–after long years of distance–plenty of opportunities to kick back with friends and colleagues.  

From discussions about the use of A.I. deepfakes in filmmaking, to a masterclass on fictionalizing investigative stories, this year’s symposium lineup is packed with compelling sessions you won’t want to miss.

Here’s a look back at some of the intriguing sessions from Double Exposure 2023.

When NFTs and cryptocurrencies collapsed, they took with them $2 trillion, countless dreams, and a once-promising paradigm for funding independent filmmakers and journalists.  How did that loss course through society, and who felt it  most? Post-collapse, where did the hot money go, and what does the answer to that question mean for content creators? (Hint: it’s not pretty.)

Zero in on the physical, social and legal attacks faced by the investigative filmmaking team of The Holly, which tackled the story of an unholy nexus between gangs, gentrification, and law enforcement in Denver.

Discover strategies and insights for building diverse and inclusive film teams. Learn how to work through potential sources of tension to enhance creativity and storytelling, leading to more authentic and powerful narratives.

Digging deep to find the story: Join trina reynolds-tyler from the Chicago-based Invisible Institute for a workshop on mining public records to expose patterns of policing gender-based violence. trina and cai thomas will provide training in interpreting and using this valuable source material.

DX Access + Pitch, the festival’s pre-arranged one-on-one meetings with industry figures, is back this year, for both virtual and in-person attendees, included with all DX passes.

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