T.C. and Kristen Johnstone are a husband and wife impact documentary filmmaking team and the founders of Doc Film School. They live in Boulder, Colorado.

For the past 25 years, they’ve made their living directing and producing documentary films using this exact system.

They’ve raised over $4 million to fund their work. Their films have been released theatrically, distributed in the U.S. and internationally, and shown on platforms like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple, reaching audiences around the world.

Their work includes Rising From Ashes (executive produced by Forest Whitaker), which won awards at 19 film festivals and helped launch a nonprofit, as well as In the Dirt and Untethered, films built for community screenings and long-term measurable impact.

Kristen produces, researches, and leads impact campaigns for each film as well as helps instruct within the DFS community.

They’ve worked in over 63 countries building films the same way they teach inside Doc Film School.

This is the system behind their work. You can learn more at Doc Film School & tcjohnstone.com