Dara Kell

Narrative Strategy for Movements, Foundations & Public Institutions | Documentary Filmmaker

I work at the intersection of documentary filmmaking, movement collaboration, and narrative strategy. My practice has grown out of long-term relationships with social movements and focuses on how storytelling shapes power, accountability, and public life.

I’m interested in narrative as a form of infrastructure — how stories circulate, gather people, and make certain futures feel possible. Through film, research, and collaborative processes, I work with movements, foundations, and public institutions to embrace complexity, resist simplification, and create spaces for collective thinking.

How I Work

Much of what I do grows out of relationships built over time with movements and communities, where trust, consent, and accountability matter as much as the craft. This means working slowly when necessary, staying close to context, and being attentive to how stories circulate once they leave the frame.

Whether working through film, research, or narrative strategy, I’m interested in processes that support movements and institutions to speak with care, clarity, and responsibility — especially in contested or polarized environments.