Movies that Matter ~ Films with a Focus
Doug Hill, M.A.
Filmmaker ~ Storyteller
Screenwriter ~ Director
Doug Hill is a narrative and nonfiction filmmaker, educator, and all-around outdoorsman. His writing features themes of ethical, social, and environmental consequence. His voice frequently comes across in the dark humor space. His nonfiction/documentary work coincides with missions and small businesses which align with his personal morals. Doug’s films have been selected for festivals locally to internationally.
Doug is also the founder of the Gone Feral School of Traditional Outdoor Skills, for which he’s led wilderness- and front-country-based courses and filmed hundreds of instructional videos, demonstrations, and commercials. He is a carpenter, woodworker, and certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR).
CURRENT PROJECTS
In Development:
For the Love of Dog
a Documentary
For the Love of Dog is an upcoming documentary film as much about humanity as it is about dogs. It follows the plight of ‘rez dogs’ and the efforts by Native and non-Native people to help, despite staggering odds.
After volunteering at spay/neuter clinics on the Navajo Nation, Doug moved there in January 2025 to further immerse himself with hopes of being able to tell a more well-rounded story.
If you are interested in helping to fund (or otherwise be involved in) this project, please contact us.
In Pre-Production:
Blue Light Singles Night
a Romantic Comedy
When a jaded divorce attorney unknowingly walks into her local grocery store during its weekly singles night, the only place safe from the date-seeking men just might be the only other person not looking for love.
First Read Through: Doug Hill (L), Sarah Halas (C), and Chris Fraguada read the screenplay together for the first time.
Past Stuff:
a Mockumentary
S3 E7: In this episode of the popular docu-series Doesn't Exist in Nature, naturalist-host Douglas Nottenborough travels the world in search of a non-native, invasive species of Straw.
Primitive skills practitioner Doug Hill uses an old skill to tackle a new problem.
War. Poverty. Hunger. Climate Change.
This satirical parody solves the world’s problems.
One child at a time.
What If?
a Parable of Parody
After having enough of the treatment for the way he looks, JC and friends Andy, Pete, and Matt set out to improve the image of Longhairs in society - with dramatic and unexpected results - in this dark comedy retelling of an ancient story.