All That Breathes, director Shaunak Sen (Academy Award Nomination 2022)

Union, directors Stephen Maing & Brett Story (Oscars Shortlist 2025)

Coexistence, My Ass!, director Amber Fares (Sundance 2025)

The Territory, director Alex Pritz (Sundance 2022)

Crip Camp, directors Nicole Newnham & James Lebrecht, (Academy Award Nomination 2021)

American Factory 美国工厂, directors Julia Reichert & Steven Bognar (Academy Award 2020)

Life After, director Reid Davenport (Sundance 2025)

Sugarcane, directors Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie (Oscars Shortlist 2025)

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Catapult Film Fund is dedicated to supporting nonfiction filmmakers with critical early stage funding and mentorship to launch distinctive, story-driven, and cinematic films.

We believe in taking a chance on filmmakers who have ideas for artful and compelling nonfiction films that make us think differently about the world. Every day, we help launch new projects by providing research and development funding for documentary filmmakers because getting films off the ground is incredibly hard.

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