Documentary Film Interns | Summer 2025

Motto Pictures is seeking Interns for summer 2025 (mid-May through August). Interns will have the opportunity to learn about the process of making documentaries through development, pre-production, production, post-production, and film distribution stages. The internship will be held mostly out of our office in Brooklyn, with opportunities to work remotely as well. Please attach a cover letter to your resume upon submission.

Please note: Beyond a daily stipend of $25, this internship is UNPAID. Prior to accepting this or any unpaid internship, you must contact your faculty advisor or internship coordinator at your college to see if this internship qualifies you for academic credit.

Learning opportunities may include:

Transcribing interviews

Archival research and organization

Grants & funding research

Minor editing tasks

Social media

Assisting with the daily organizational tasks of a production company.

Weekly informational meetings with producers

Qualifications:

We are looking for enthusiastic and creative individuals who are motivated to learn the ins and outs of the documentary film industry. In order to qualify, you must be enrolled in either a college or graduate-level program, and be eligible for course credit. As a small production company, we look for people who are team players and hard workers. Experience in Microsoft Office is required. Experience in Photoshop, Final Cut, Avid, Adobe Premiere and other editing software is a plus, although not required. Proficiency in Spanish is also a plus, but not essential.

About Motto Pictures

Motto Pictures specializes in producing and executive producing documentary features and series. Motto has been honored with four Academy Award nominations, ten Emmy Awards, and four Peabody Awards. Founded in 2009, Motto secures financing, builds distribution strategies and creatively develops films with an eye toward maximizing the position of each project in the domestic and international markets. Motto has produced a wide range of award-winning films, working with a line-up of talented and acclaimed filmmakers, that have been featured at the most prestigious film festivals and distributed around the world. Their productions include: SELENA Y LOS DINOS, A MAN ON THE INSIDE, THE ETERNAL MEMORY, CASSANDRO, LOVE TO LOVE YOU, DONNA SUMMER, VICTIM/SUSPECT, UNFINISHED BUSINESS, THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER FEATURING BRANDI CARLILE, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, ONE CHILD NATION, THE MOLE AGENT, A THOUSAND CUTS, BULLY. COWARD. VICTIM. THE STORY OF ROY COHN, ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL, THE FINAL YEAR, LIFE, ANIMATED, WEINER, THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS, BEST OF ENEMIES, ART AND CRAFT, THE KILL TEAM, 3 1/2 MINUTES, TEN BULLETS, 1971, SOLITARY, ENLIGHTEN US, SOUTHWEST OF SALEM, INDIAN POINT, BUCK, SERGIO, GOD LOVES UGANDA, MANHUNT, AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY and BEWARE OF MR. BAKER among many others.