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Winterfest 2016 was a Winner!
Many thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, filmmakers, musicians, and YOU for making this such a memorable evening…and to Elizabeth Galecke for photographing it:...
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SDF Full Frame Happy Hour
Here for Full Frame? We know you’ll need to break for refreshment and a few rays of late afternoon sunlight in between a packed schedule of great docs. Come raise a glass (or a plastic cup) with SDF...
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening in April 2016
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of director Lisa Sorg’s, A Sense of the Fitness of Things, a film that confronts the mystery...
View ArticleNow Accepting Submissions for Reel South Season 2!
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...
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SDF’s Annual Spring Brunch and Showcase
Celebrate Southern Documentaries and help supportSDF at our annual Spring Brunch and Showcase! Join us on Sunday, June 12, 2016 for a champagne brunch at Mateo Bar de Tapas. Enjoy a fantastic...
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening May 2016
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of director Carol Thomson’s Liberty Warehouse, which explores the history of an iconic...
View ArticleMeet Naomi Walker, SDF’s New Executive Director
The Southern Documentary Fund is delighted to announce that our Board of Directors has named Naomi Walker as SDF’s new Executive Director. She replaces Rachel Raney, who served the organization for...
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening September 2016
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of director George King’s Thumbs Up For Mother Universe: The Lonnie Holley Story. The film...
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening – November 4, 2016
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of Rodents of Unusual Size, a film by Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler, and Jeff Springer....
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening – December 2, 2016
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of Jeffrey Mittelstadt’s Staring Down Fate, about a red wolf biologist who is diagnosed...
View ArticleSDF’s Annual Holiday Party–Join Us!
Filmmakers, Friends, Fans! Please join SDF as we bid farewell to 2016, a year of transition and a renewed sense of mission to promote documentary storytelling as a vital pathway toward understanding....
View ArticleFresh Docs Screening – January 27, 2017
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of Shaena Mallett’s Farmsteaders. The film follows Nick Nolan, an Appalachian prodigal son...
View ArticleThe Loving Story – Reception + Screening & Discussion
Southern Documentary Fund is proud to present: The Loving Story Produced by Nancy Buirski and Elisabeth Haviland JamesCourtesy of Icarus Films THE LOVING STORY is the definitive account of Loving v....
View ArticleReel South – Season Two
REEL SOUTH returns with an expanded season and a new host—platinum-selling, Grammy-winning recording artist Darius Rucker. The series premieres weekly on WORLD Channel, Sunday nights from January 8...
View ArticleFresh Docs screening – Friday, February 24, 2017
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of John Whitehead’s film Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: the Carolina Chocolate Drops’...
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4th Annual Artists Convening – June 9 – 11, 2017.
Save The Dates! You won’t want to miss our 4th Annual Artists Convening, coming June 9 – 11, 2017. Stay tuned for more details. The SDF Annual Artists Convening takes place each spring in Durham, NC....
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Welcome New Projects!
baartman, beyoncé and me Black Beach/White Beach: A Tale of Two Beaches The Blue Ridge documentary series The Book Keepers Don’t Get Trouble In Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops Story The...
View ArticleREEL SOUTH Season 3 – Call For Entries!
REEL SOUTH is an anthology documentary series highlighting the best non-fiction storytelling from the region. The series is distributed to public television stations nationally, bringing diverse...
View ArticleFRESH DOCS SCREENING – FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 NOTE: NEW VENUE!
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of Olympia Stone’s Elizabeth King / Body of Work. Elizabeth King puzzles over with an acute...
View ArticleFRESH DOCS SCREENING – FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 – FULL FRAME THEATER
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of David Mayer’s Senior Night, a short film retelling the final basketball game of a...
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