Get Doc’d Podcast
The Get Doc'd podcast introduces listeners to strange and interesting documentaries.
Each episode will delve into a different documentary, and the hosts will share their thoughts, opinions, and insights into the film. From quirky and offbeat stories to hard-hitting social issues.
Get Doc’d Podcast
First Frames
In this episode of Get Doc’d, we dive into First Frames, a quietly powerful documentary by Ilie Mitaru that takes us to the heart of displaced childhoods in Turkey. At the center is Serbest Salih, a Syrian refugee and photographer, whose mobile darkroom becomes a vessel for education, expression, and healing in communities still reeling from displacement and devastating earthquakes.
But what truly sets First Frames apart is its perspective—it’s the children who hold the camera, ask the questions, and frame their realities. We explore how the film redefines documentary storytelling by giving voice and visual agency to the young. Their photographs, their words, and their boundless imagination offer an unfiltered look into lives shaped by conflict, but not defined by it.
Join us as we discuss how First Frames captures the resilience, humor, and creativity of childhood, even in the most uncertain of times—and how photography becomes both a tool for memory and a spark for the future.
Links:
Watch the Documentary here: FIRST FRAMES - WePresent — ILIE MITARU
To support Serbest Salih and his mobile darkroom click Here: Fotohane DARKROOM
Filmmakers, This One's For You!
We mentioned an incredible opportunity on the show: The Nonfiction Hotlist has partnered with Yahoo Media Group to distribute 20 short documentary films with paid licensing fees.
If you have a completed short doc (10-40 minutes, finished between Jan 2023 and March 2026), this is your chance for global distribution and promotional support.
DEADLINE: March 6, 2026.
➡️ Submit your film and get all the details here: Yahoo x NFH — nonfiction hotlist.
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