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Where investigative journalism meets cinematic storytelling | Twelfth Season: November 5-8, 2026

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1/2: This year's Double Exposure turns on a single question: what happens to a democracy when the record itself is under assault, not only from those who manufacture doubt, but from the institutions once trusted to dispel it?

On the Record: Evidence in an Age of Doubt

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See our entire feature film and shorts lineup at https://t.co/2HuMzREzzM

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STUDENTS
JOURNALISTS
FILMMAKERS

Want to attend Double Exposure, but don't have the means?

APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP:
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Or students enjoy the entire fest for just $110: https://t.co/X0jBlfvKek

@GeorgetownTEN @Georgetown @HowardCenterUMD @HowardU @AmericanU

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"Brendan Carr is not the journalism police. And he is just about the least qualified person in the country to lecture the press about journalistic ethics," FPF's @SethAStern said.

Read more in @AJEnglish.
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Join us Nov. 7 for a VISUAL INVESTIGATION BREAKDOWN WORKSHOP ~ https://t.co/aldtZ0P1b3

w/ @zachtoombs of Evident Media & @schellgcn of @hrcberkeley and @UCBerkeleyIRP, on how they revealed dangers of ‘less-lethal’ weaponry

#Policing #PoliceBrutality #PoliceAccountability

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The 12th Annual @DX_IFF is here — and tickets are now available for the film lineup!

Discover compelling investigative films that expose wrongdoing at a time when accountability is under threat. Use ICIJ-DX26 for a 10% discount: https://t.co/jGGycRtmcb

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MY NDA follows three characters as they speak out against corporations who have done them wrong.

Screening Nov. 6!

https://t.co/HFJeuWX3EW

#MiriamShor #DocumentaryFilm #DocumentaryFilms

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#KikuyuLand director @BeaWangondu invites you to view a film on defending Indigenous lands in Kenya from multinational corporations.

https://t.co/VK7Dv5MyRI

#IndigenousFilm #IndigenousFilms @hrw @HRJN10 @amnestyusa @AfricansUS @SmithsonianNMAI

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How much does it cost to get information about a cop who punched someone in the face?

About $2.5M, plus 44,816 hours of staff time, according to the Eugene, OR, Police Department.

If that sounds absurd, it’s because it is.

Watch @LaurenLeHarper explain:

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Faked, Erased, Distorted: Does the Record Matter? Nov. 6

"Is this even real?" Hear a panel on AI, disinformation, preserving the record, and how to understand reality. w/ @waybackmachine @witnessorg @swapneel_mehta

https://t.co/KX2Rio3bX0

#Disinformation #AI #Authenticity

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#MyBrothersKiller directed by #RachelMason - plays Nov. 6: https://t.co/7RPX9UE0bX

When a gay adult film performer is killed, community set out to make a tribute, only to find new clues in a cold-case investigation.

@TheDCCenter @CapitalPrideDC @RHP_DC @TheTaskForce @OUTinNoVA

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DX Fest takes place Nov. 5-8 in Washington, DC! A deep-dive experience, our films, workshops, and panels that trains everyone to understand the complex social and political realities that surround us.

FILMS: https://t.co/2HuMzREzzM

PANELS AND WORKSHOPS: https://t.co/TcZyii5Os7

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THE DRUG IN OUR POCKET, directed by @AnneSundberg - plays on Nov. 8 @ 24:55pm.

https://t.co/fGzdbrK0s8

@druginourpocket examines how smartphones have radically reshaped childhood, adolescence and mental health.

@NationalPTA @FOSI @MentalHealthVA @MentalHealthAm #MentalHealth

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DX Forum has a panel and workshop about journalistic rights.

RIGHTS FROM THE GROUND UP - Nov. 6
https://t.co/UCWcgMuRBs

RIGHTS ON PAPER, RISK ON THE GROUND - Nov. 7
https://t.co/qsAMItX8iW

@FreedomofPress @rcfp @washingtonpost #PressFreedom #DocumentaryFilm #DocumentaryFilms

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MY DNA is our SPOTLIGHT film on Nov. 6!

Non-disclosure agreements were designed to protect trade secrets. MY DNA follows three people who decide, at extreme personal risk, to break theirs.

https://t.co/HFJeuWXBuu

@WSFX_Summit @LiftOurVoicesUS
#Journalism #NDA #Documentary

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@sonamvashi of #DocumentersNetwork at @city_bureau is among many speaking onYOUR CITY YOUR STORY, about how community movements and everyday people can call for and take accountability into their own hands.

Join us Nov. 6:
https://t.co/zAod361nDD

#Journalism #Journalist #News

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MY DNA is our SPOTLIGHT film on Nov. 6!

Non-disclosure agreements were designed to protect trade secrets. MY DNA follows three people who decide, at extreme personal risk, to break theirs.

https://t.co/HFJeuWXBuu

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This decision is a stinging defeat for Trump’s assault on the free press and a powerful vindication of the First Amendment.

As Judge Kelly recognized, presidents don’t get to use their power to purge journalists because they don’t like what they report.
https://t.co/SXhNCwhKrU

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Tickets are now available for @DX_IFF!

Taking place November 5-8 in Washington, DC, the compelling investigative films are centered around the theme of On The Record: Evidence in an Age of Doubt.

View the feature film lineup at: https://t.co/y97XbK6Jfc

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MY UNDERGROUND MOTHER: Nov. 8

Tamar told her daughter one story about who she was. Marisa Fox-Bevilaqua grew up with no reason to doubt it. Twenty years after her mother's death, a conversation with a great-aunt opens a door that was firmly shut.

https://t.co/xQVF23e8GU

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RHAPSODY ON THE OUTLAW OCEAN, directed by @ian_urbina - https://t.co/isJHCurJ2l

Reporting on the lawless high seas, thru an into an animated documentary told in rap, w/ lyrics and music by Will Segal; vocals by members of @HamiltonMusical, @BrandonVDixon

#Journalism #Film