REEL SOUTH EPISODE 102: TOMMY!
Tommy! The Dreams I Keep Inside Me is a touching portrait of Tommy Onorato, a 60 year-old man with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the life-long dream of singing with a Big Band. Armed with his...
View ArticleREEL SOUTH EPISODE 103: COTTON ROAD
Americans consume nearly 20 billion items of clothing each year, yet few of us know how our clothes are made, much less who produces them. Cotton Road follows the cotton commodity from South Carolina...
View ArticleREEL SOUTH EPISODE 104: CAN’T STOP THE WATER
Can’t Stop the Water tells the story of Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana and the Native American community fighting to save its culture as its land washes away. The post REEL SOUTH EPISODE 104: CAN’T...
View ArticleREEL SOUTH EPISODE 105: COUNTER HISTORIES ROCK HILL
In 1961 nine college men decided they were ready to go to jail to fight segregation laws and inequality in Rock Hill, SC. Their sit-in at the local whites only lunch counter changed the course of the...
View ArticleREEL SOUTH EPISODE 106: BENDING STICKS
Bending Sticks celebrates the 25-year career of internationally renowned environmental artist Patrick Dougherty, who has created hundreds of monumental, site-specific sculptures out of nothing more...
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening in November
SDF and the Center for Documentary Studies are pleased to present a free screening of director Bill Hayes’s The Real Mayberry, a film about the past, present and future of Andy Griffith’s hometown of...
View ArticleCongratulations 2015 SDF Filmmaking Grant Awardees
We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2015 SDF Filmmaking Grants, and grateful for the generous support of The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, which has supported these grants for the past two...
View ArticleComing in 2016: public TV series Reel South
The American South – its history, people, culture, and landscape are infused with a sense of heritage like no place else in the country – or the world. Introducing REEL SOUTH, a new anthology series...
View ArticleStaff Changes at SDF
from SDF’s Executive Director Rachel Raney I’m writing today with some bittersweet news. At the end of the year I will be stepping down as the Executive Director of the Southern Documentary Fund....
View ArticleSo Much SDF at Cucalorus
SDF is seriously representing at the 21st Annual Cucalorus Film Festival this week! Don’t miss a chance to see both SDF works-in-progress and completed films at one of our favorite festivals just down...
View ArticleYou’re Invited: SDF’s Holiday Party
Filmmakers, Friends, Fans! Please join SDF to celebrate an amazing 2015. We’ll gather Tues, Dec 8th from 5-7p at the Surf Club in Durham. There will be snacks – salty and sweet – and a cash bar:) Click...
View ArticleSupport SDF via the Indy Week Give!Guide
For the third year in a row, SDF is proud to be participating in the Indy Week Give!Guide. The Give!Guide shines an important spotlight on 40+ local non-profits making a big difference in our...
View ArticleA Warm Welcome to our Interim ED
The SDF Board of Directors is grateful to outgoing Executive Director Rachel Raney for her four years of leadership, and wishes her well in her new position at UNC-TV. We have appointed a search...
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening in January 2016
SDF and the Center for Documentary Studies are pleased to present a free screening of The Ties that Bind, director Diana Newton’s exploration into the way her family members responded when her former...
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SDF Winterfest 2016
Join us for SDF’s3rd Annual WINTERFEST FundraiserSaturday, February 27, 2016 from 7-10 pm@ Trailblazer Studios soundstage in Raleigh Last year’s event set the bar high, and we plan to deliver again...
View ArticleDEADLINE EXTENDED! SDF is Seeking a New Executive Director
SDF is excited to announce our search for new leadership. We have heard from a number of potential applicants asking that we extend the deadline for the Executive Director search, because of the...
View ArticleFRESH DOCS SCREENING IN February 2016
SDF and the Center for Documentary Studies are pleased to present a free screening of Peace in Our Pockets. Kenny Dalsheimer’s latest film follows the inspirational Kenyan activists of Sisi ni Amani...
View ArticleSDF Artists Convening – June 10-12
Save the date! The 2016 SDF Artists Convening will take place Friday through Sunday, June 10-12 in Durham, NC. As in years past, there will be opportunities for professional development through...
View ArticleSDF Bids Farewell to Filmmaker and Board Member Alan Jacobs
We are saddened to report that our friend and SDF Board Member Alan Jacobs has passed away after a long and courageous struggle against a rare heart disease. Born and educated in New York, Alan spent...
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening in March 2016
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of director Rhiannon Fionn’s Coal Ash Chronicles, a compilation of experiences and...
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