Initiated in November 2023, #DocSafe is a collaborative initiative dedicated to questioning, researching, raising awareness, advocating, and ultimately developing recommendations and best practices to create a safer documentary industry for all.

Evolving from a grassroots initiative into a social enterprise (gUG) registered in Berlin, Germany, #DocSafe seeks to reduce and eliminate harm in all its forms. Whether harassment, oppression, discrimination, abuse of power, ethical breaches, curatorial shortcomings, or broader safety concerns. We approach this as an ongoing, collective conversation shaped by diverse voices.

The initiative is committed to keeping this conversation active: advocating for greater accountability and safety within the industry, creating practical resources, sharing best practices, and developing training materials and templates for organisations and professionals alike. At the same time, we provide supportive incubation environments, in collaboration with our partners, for filmmakers from transnational backgrounds to develop their projects, pursue their professional aspirations, and build communities and networks within a nurturing space.

Throughout all of this, we remain conscious of historically rooted structures of injustice, power dynamics, and ingrained behavioral patterns. Our focus is on driving structural change rather than individual punishment, while also fostering personal responsibility and the capacity for reflection, learning, and growth.