# NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Unveils DocuSlate Documentary Film Festival Lineup Featuring World, North American, U.S. Premieres & More

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/newfilmmakers-los-angeles-unveils-docuslate-documentary-film-festival-lineup-featuring-world-north-american-u-s-premieres-more/
- Published: 2026-10-21T18:49:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T19:56:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/2026-docuslate-documentary-film-festival-lineup-1237169901/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- DocuSlate runs from 12 to 15 November in Los Angeles.
- The programme includes 12 short films and five features.
- *Uncommitted* closes the festival with a Los Angeles premiere.

## Summary

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles has announced the programme for its 2026 DocuSlate Documentary Film Festival, running from 12 to 15 November in Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles. The festival brings together documentaries exploring personal experience, cultural history, environmental change, political engagement and community resilience, alongside filmmaker discussions and industry events.

The programme spans seven film sessions, with 12 short documentaries and five features. It includes two North American premieres, one world premiere, one US premiere, one West Coast premiere and six Los Angeles premieres; the opening film is *Sergio & Mirta, A Love Story in 8 mm*, built from rediscovered archival footage. Other highlights include the world premiere of *Why Is Climate Changing?* and the closing Los Angeles premiere of *Uncommitted*, about the Uncommitted National Movement; two virtual panels are also planned.

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