Top 30 Documentary Film Influencers in 2026

1. Jimmy Chin

Bio NatGeo Photographer || Filmmaker
@thenorthface
@corosglobal
@canonusa
@kpmg
@peakdesign
@yeti *****@jimmychin.com Instagram Handle @jimmychin Instagram Followers 3.4M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 408 Documentary Film Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Louis Theroux

Bio I write and appear in documentaries. And podcasts. Instagram Handle @officiallouistheroux Instagram Followers 1.7M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Lanisha Cole

Bio 📸 @lanisha.jpg *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @misslanishacole Instagram Followers 228.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Philip Bloom

Bio London based award winning filmmaker
Trying my best to give back
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😺@1man5cats
⬇️My important links⬇️ *****@philipbloom.net Instagram Handle @philipbloom Instagram Followers 185.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male philipbloom.net/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

5. Maite Alberdi

Bio Hago películas documentales para vivir muchas vidas junto a la mía. @micromundofilms es mi productora. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @maitealberdi Instagram Followers 75K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Waad Alkateab

Bio Meru, Free Solo, The Rescue, NYAD, Love + War and Free + Solo Instagram Handle @chaivasarhelyi Instagram Followers 61.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Brent E. Huffman

Bio Documentary Filmmaker/Professor and Director of Doc Journalism at @northwesternu Passionate about human rights and social justice. New doc in Yemen. *****@germancamera.com Instagram Handle @brent_huffman Instagram Followers 19K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. RaMell Ross

Bio liberated documentarian, RI-AL Instagram Handle @ramellross Instagram Followers 15.1K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Gilbert A'leku

Bio *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gilbertaleku Instagram Followers 6.9K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Nicolas Vargas

Bio -Documentary photographer & filmmaker
-Founder of @shaiexpeditions
📍Asia-for now
⬇️ Workshop & Expeditions 🔗 Instagram Handle @nicolas_vargas_s Instagram Followers 4.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Duncan Parker

Bio Cinematographer
Wildlife | Documentary | Environmental
👇🏼 Sign up to Wildlife Filmmaking Course *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @duncanparker_camera Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Nishiehigashie

Bio Have a good one day.
なんとなくいい景色を共有したい✨
美味しく頂いたものなどは　　@jiou_05
#今そら #いま空 #今空 Instagram Handle @nishiehigashie05 Instagram Followers 1.4K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Elisheva Hudson

Bio Documentary filmmaker | Bet Shemesh, Israel
Strategic + creative storytelling
Israeli stories → American audiences
Jewish nonprofits + social impact *****@hudsonfilmsdocustory.com Instagram Handle @hudson_films_docustory Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Chris Parkhurst

Bio *****@barangfilms.com Instagram Handle @chris_g_parkhurst Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Kezia Jauron Evolotus

Bio PR for animal rights nonprofits and campaigns, vegan companies, documentaries, books. Parents of beagles freed from vivisection. Posts by Kezia. *****@evolotuspr.com Instagram Handle @evolotus Instagram Followers 983 Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Alina Navarrete

Bio ☼ protecting the wild one adventure at a time
☼ latina photographer + filmmaker
☼ ultra runner for @sendbars *****@alinaoutdoors.co Instagram Handle @alinaoutdoors Instagram Followers 948 Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Frank Vilaca

Bio Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess, except one thing. Your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. Instagram Handle @kolaporekid Instagram Followers 921 Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Mohammad Javad Rahimi

Bio D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M M A K E R | عکاس و مستندساز *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mostanadiom Instagram Followers 16K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Mattia Mura Vannuzzi

Bio 📹 Documentary Filmmaker, Festival Director
🌉 Building Bridges, Sharing Moments
💡 @cecinema.festival, @zaufilmfest
⬇️ Let's connect! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mr7eth Instagram Followers 8.1K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Nana Yaw Asiedu

Bio Film || Documentaries|| Advert
Award Winning Filmmaker
Decade of experience
Available to travel
📍Ghana,Accra *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @asiedutheartist Instagram Followers 6.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Josh Etheridge

Bio Director/DP. Feature Documentaries. Currently filming in Ukraine, West Africa, USA.
JEFILMS owner
VOIDFILMLAB co-owner *****@joshetheridge.tv Instagram Handle @joshetheridgefilm Instagram Followers 5.5K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Tosin Adeleye

Bio https://youtu.be/59fnAuvYjREfeature=shared *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tosin_adeleye Instagram Followers 4.1K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. S. Leo Chiang

Bio Doc filmmaker 🇹🇼+🇺🇸.
Latest: “Island in Between” WATCH NOW on @nytopinion Op-Docs👇🏽 *****@walking-iris.com Instagram Handle @sleochiang Instagram Followers 3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Jack Lawes

Bio Creating art. Filming stories.
📍Dahab, Egypt
🎥 @outlawesfilms
👇Latest film *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jack.lawes Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Hosein Malakooti

Bio ➡️Sound recordist🎙🎚🎛
➡️Cameraman🎥📹📸
➡️Editor💻🖥📼
▶️cinema📽🎞
🇮🇷حسین ملکوتی🇮🇷
📲09198518991📱 Instagram Handle @hoseinmalakooti Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Lawrence Gray

Bio Watch our documentaries on the history of Malaysia:
https://YouTube.com/goodnessgrays
And read Liminal Britain: https://lawrencegray.substack.com *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lwgray Instagram Followers 636 Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact