About Atlanta Documentary Film Festival

ATL DOC Film Festival absolutely deserves a glowing 5-star review!

My team was truly honored to be selected as the opening feature, and even more grateful to receive the award for Best Local Documentary Feature—especially among such a stellar and inspiring lineup of films.

From start to finish, the team behind ATL DOC demonstrated exceptional attention to detail, a deep respect for the craft of independent filmmaking, and outstanding communication and timeliness throughout the entire process. Every aspect of the festival felt thoughtfully curated and professionally executed.

What stood out most was the way they celebrated and supported filmmakers. ATL DOC created an environment that felt welcoming, uplifting, and genuinely appreciative of the creators and their work. Hosting us in such a warm and celebratory way made the entire experience not just memorable, but truly special.

Cheers to them in championing independent voices and for putting together such a remarkable event. We’re incredibly grateful to have been part of it and look forward to what’s ahead for ATL DOC! 

 We had a fantastic time showing our film "Zack in Many Colors" at the Atlanta Documentary Festival. We got to meet so many incredible and passionate filmmakers and film lovers, and we walked away with a very special award. We love the Atlanta Documentary Festival! 

Loved being a part of ATL Doc and hope to submit more projects to them! I think they do an amazing job of curating an incredible slate of work! Submit here and attend if you can!

We are profoundly grateful  for recognizing our film "Living UN DONE" and honoring us with the Jury Award. 

From our cast and entire crew - the emotional response our film has evoked speaks volumes about its significance and impact and we are beyond grateful for this acknowledgment by the  team.

A gigantic thank you to the outstanding women who ran the festival, Kelsey Coy, Auraclea Toms, and Heather Elenia, as well.

Your tireless efforts ensured that we all felt welcomed and supported throughout the entire event. You ladies are truly extraordinary.

Filmmakers: I HIGHLY recommend submitting your film to this festival. It was a wonderful experience for all of us.

Attending the Atlanta Docufest was an amazing experience. The quality of films was outstanding and the networking opportunities with other film makers was very enriching. The festival staff were very accommodating and made the experience a wonderful one.

The Atlanta Docufest was unbelievably fun. They were super sweet and gave every filmmaker the opportunity to have a Q&A to talk about our films. I definitely look forward to submitting more of my work with the Atlanta Film Series.

Amazing! The festival is super-organized. Plenty of advance notice to arrange attending and sending out my own social media, The festival is highly promoted, so filmmakers get great coverage and PR. Perfect communication and networking, A must for all LGBTQ+ filmmakers,

I was thrilled to win Best Director - Documentary Short for our film “Sack Race With Knives”. The hospitality of the staff was great. The short films in our block were all really impressive and I enjoyed connecting with talented filmmakers.

We had a wonderful experience and are honored that IT’S NOT UP TO US won the Short Documentary Jury Award — considering the high quality of films in this festival, that is a tremendous honor.
Every film in our program was fantastic and I look forward to following the careers of the talented filmmakers I encountered.