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Surviveways

Donate A media and action project focused on the most important solutions you haven’t heard of, to meet our needs today and lay the groundwork for future generations.With Surviveways, we’re making them popular –

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[Untitled Paperhand Documentary]

A documentary showcasing North Carolina’s Paperhand Puppet Project and the making of their 2025 show “The Gift”, released in honor of the project’s 25th anniversary. Paperhand Puppet Project has been

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Pelada

Four soccer-playing filmmakers abandon jobs, renew passports, trade novels for Lonely Planets, and travel the world in search of pick-up games: impromptu scenes that arise anywhere, between anyone. As we

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Tig

“Good evening, I have cancer,” comedian Tig Notaro famously announced in front of a stunned audience back in 2012, “Everyone having a good time? I have cancer.” In just 30

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A CITY IN THE FOREST

In Atlanta, a diverse intersectional movement defends an urban forest from Cop City, a plan for the country’s largest police training facility. This film paints a prismatic portrait of the

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UNITED SKATES

This feature length film documents an underground subculture growing inside our country’s last standing roller rinks, from LA to North Carolina to Chicago, shedding light on the recurring pattern of

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Concerto

Concerto is a documentary that tells the story of two gifted classical instrumentalists who endured a difficult childhood to become the accomplished symphony musicians they are today. Christopher Rex is the

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The Black Future Initiative

The Black Future Manifest[o] is a living, breathing audio archive that will attempt to answer the questions, what needs to be done and what is currently being done to ensure

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Southern Doc fest

The South has stories to tell

October 10, 2026 | Durham, NC

Get your Early Bird Passes today

Get ready for another 3 days of learning, networking and good genuine Southern community fun! 

Voices of the South:
A Campaign Of Giving

Supporting southern stories and makers

This Giving Tuesday, join Southern Documentary Fund in reaching our $5,000 goal to support Southern filmmakers. Your gift amplifies diverse voices, fuels powerful storytelling, and ensures Southern stories continue to be told.