MAY THE LORD WATCH: THE LITTLE BROTHER STORY
Donate MAY THE LORD WATCH is the story of Little Brother, North Carolina’s preeminent rap group. Composed of Rapper Big Pooh, Phonte, and producer 9th Wonder, MTLW details the rise, disbandment, and...
View Article(DEY/DEM): A CHOREO-DOC
(DEY/DEM): A CHOREO-DOC explores how the lived experiences of Black non-binary folks in Atlanta, GA echoes the nearly erased history of gender non-conformity in pre-colonial Africa. We been here. We...
View ArticleBLACK VOTERS MATTER
Feature length documentary about the co-founders of the Black Voters Matter Fund, Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, the work they do to empower African American communities especially in the rural...
View ArticleDEAR APPALACHIA
Documentary series that highlights a commonly misunderstood place within the United States. Each episode has its own narrative arc and interweaves multiple narrative threads using cinéma vérité...
View ArticleTHE IN BETWEEN
A lyrical coming-of-age portrait of growing up on the U.S./Mexico border; woven from the daily lives of children in the sister cities of Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, the film celebrates and explores...
View ArticleTRAVEL NOTES OF A GEECHEE GIRL
In search of her authentic self, a South Carolinian Geechee girl wakes up in Paris realizing she’s just another starving writer living at the Beat Hotel; after a failed marriage and work as a Moon...
View ArticleOUT OF DARKNESS
Donate For more than 30 years, a weary group of sex abuse survivors have tried to get the Southern Baptist denomination (SBC) to report and remove sexual predators, many pastors, within their midst....
View ArticleTHE CIVIL CASE
Donate This documentary tells the story of a racist attack that took place in the home state of the KKK and how that landmark case is still used in court today to fight cases of hate. After Klansmen...
View ArticleMOONCHILD: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF YUSUF SALIM
Donate MOONCHILD: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF YUSUF SALIM follows the musical journey of jazz pianist, composer, and mentor Yusuf Salim from his early years immersed in the Baltimore jazz scene to his...
View ArticleMINNIE EVANS: VISIONARY ARTIST
Donate MINNIE EVANS: VISIONARY ARTIST is a documentary film that explores the brilliant art work of African American visionary artist Minnie Evans, and her friendship with photographer Nina Howell...
View ArticleTHE RIVER
Donate Deep in Louisiana, three fiery souls face off against the almighty Mississippi River as it threatens to erase them and everything they love. Darkly magical, deeply existential, and blazingly...
View ArticleOUTER BANKS DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
Donate The story of the Outer Banks embodies humanity’s ability to adapt to a dynamic and fast-changing natural environment, to imagine the future, and to create realities that amaze and inspire. It...
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5 DOCUMENTARIES TO STREAM FOR EARTH DAY
Need some ideas for films to watch in celebration of Earth Day? Southern Documentary Fund has selected 5 documentaries that demonstrate support for environmental protection. CAN’T STOP THE WATER (2013)...
View ArticleDELIVERING JUSTICE: A MOVEMENT IS BORN
Donate DELIVERING JUSTICE: A MOVEMENT IS BORN follows midwife Tanya Smith-Johnson as she embarks on a mission to reverse the devastating trend of more American women dying in childbirth each year. But...
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5 DOCUMENTARIES TO WATCH FOR LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH
Visibility Matters! It is the beginning of a conversation. It is the acknowledgment that difference is seen and valued. In our current world, there continues to be much fear expressed with the...
View Article2022 SDF PRODUCTION GRANT CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Durham, N.C. – June 13, 2022 – Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) announces call for entries for the 2022 SDF Production Grant. The call for production grant proposals is open effective immediately and...
View ArticlePOLITE SOUTH
Donate History is not always what you’re taught in school or what’s curated in museums. The past isn’t a feel-good story. But learning from history and reclaiming it – that’s empowerment. This short...
View ArticleTHE MAKING OF THE NUEVO SOUTH
Donate THE MAKING OF THE NUEVO SOUTH is a television series about the Latino immigrant experience in the American South. This historical demographic shift is considered one of the most unique...
View ArticleROAD SCHOLARS
Donate One woman took a group of African American at-risk teenagers on the road throughout the South in 2009 to interview older Black men about their lives, hoping it would save them from becoming...
View ArticleTHANK YOU, SISTER
Donate Sister Gertrude Morgan was an artist, evangelist, poet, and musician; a black woman wielding her tambourine, paint brush, and fierce voice to spread her singular message in the neighborhoods of...
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