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The Ronald Searle Project

Revealing a giant of satire whose influence on western culture shaped generations of artists. Ronald Searle has been called “one of the world’s greatest satirical artists.” From his first published

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15

The Brunswick 15 (working title) is a documentary that chronicles and brings context to the experiences of fifteen young rural Blacks along the crossroads of race, education and politics and

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HOTEL CLERMONT

HOTEL CLERMONT documents the last days of a storied Atlanta hotel and the lives of its residents, who occupy the fringes of Atlanta society. Until it was officially shuttered in

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BULL CITY TURNAROUND

When convicted felons and individuals that’s experienced real-life trauma in Durham, North Carolina address drugs, guns, crime, abuse, in the top 10 fastest growing cities in the United States, when

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Y’ALL COME SEE

Y’all Come See is a three season podcast exploring Black regions, cultures and imaginations. Y’all Come See is about culture, space, land, community, imagination and centers Black story and oral

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Ethel Mae Elliot, left, and Lena Mae Perry, right, perform at The Branchettes 23rd Anniversary in 1996, Long Branch Disciples of Christ, New Grove, North Carolina. Photo by Roland L. Freeman, from the documentary film STAY PRAYED UP.

STAY PRAYED UP

Making music and making a life are one in the same in this celebratory documentary about a legendary NC gospel group and their 82 year old matron who’s powerful testimony

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Casual Crabbing

Crabbing brought Tia Clark back to herself—now she’s using it to help others find belonging, healing, and a deeper love for nature and each other. Casual Crabbing tells the powerful,

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Uncensored

Uncensored is a documentary that recounts the peril journalists endured while covering Colombia’s narcoterrorism violence in the 1980s and 1990s during the reign of Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel. In 1985,

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Southern Doc fest

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October 10, 2026 | Durham, NC

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