Building Bridges Documentary Fund

The Building Bridges Documentary Fund provides funding for independent documentary projects about the Muslim experience in the United States. The Fund’s goal is to support filmmakers and works that contribute to a fuller spectrum of narratives on the U.S. Muslim experience.

 

Fund Application

We encourage filmmakers at all levels – emerging, mid-career or veteran–to apply with projects that are feature-length (60 minutes and over), shorts (40 minutes and under), and episodic series. We fund the following project phases with the stated range of possible funding: 

  1. Research & Development ($10K to $25K)
  2. Production ($50K to $100K)
  3. Post-production ($50K to $100K)

For further assistance regarding the application process including any accessibility issues, interested applicants can email buildingbridges@caamedia.org with any questions not covered in our FAQ page. 

Apply by April 26 for our Open Call

Our Building Bridges application is currently open

Apply for the Building Bridges Documentary Fund

Funded Projects

Take a look at our funded films across two cohorts of the Building Bridges Documentary Fund

2024-2025 2025-2026

Doris Duke Foundation

The Building Bridges Documentary Fund is supported by the Building Bridges Program of the Doris Duke Foundation. We are honored to be a part of this multi-year journey with our colleagues in the program: the Islamic Scholarship Fund (ISF), Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) Hollywood Bureau, and Sundance Institute.