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Civil Rights & Social Justice

Loving Opera Project

​A feature documentary at the intersection of creativity, history, representation and race. In Virginia, embed with a dynamic team of artists as they collaborate on a new opera about Richard

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EVE’S GARDEN

A love story to the people of New Orleans and the Saint Roch neighborhood. While unique to St Roch, many of the stories of this area echo common histories of

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The Silenced Truth Podcast

When survivors of sexual abuse within the Southern Baptist Convention and other conservative Christian groups realize their calls for reform have been buried by politics and patriarchy, they take their

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MADIE SUE

This is the story of the filmmaker’s grandmother, Mrs. Madie Stanley. She was born in 1939 in Greenville, North Carolina, and was the first and only child of her mother

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BLOOM

Journey with three North Carolinian parents and the doulas they partner with to achieve a safe and confident birth experience. “Bloom” explores the work doulas are doing to fill gaps

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32 BLOCKS

When neighborhood friends from Church Hill in Richmond, VA launch their music careers as teens in the face of Jim Crow, segregation in the music industry, and the early civil

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Shrink It & Pink It

SHRINK IT & PINK IT

Industrial Design – often thought of as design for mass manufacturing – is dominated by White male designers. This lack of diversity on design teams has significant consequences for those

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Southern Doc fest

The South has stories to tell

October 10, 2026 | Durham, NC

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

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Supporting southern stories and makers

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