Pinball
Pinball paints a portrait of contemporary immigrant suburbia in Louisville through Yosef, a 19-year old Iraqi-American boy. He is at a crossroads in his adolescence where he and his friends […]
Black Mountain Spaces
From the 1940’s to the 1970’s, Central Appalachia lost, in some cases 75% of it’s Black population due to out-migration. The patterns of the Great Migration saw the abandonment of […]
SDF Rebrands With New Logo And Website
Over the past year, the Southern Documentary Fund has worked to re-align resources and programs to better serve our Southern makers. We’ve awarded 15 Emergency Research & Development grants, hosted […]
Meet Kristy Breneman, SDF’s New Artist Development Director
Durham, NC – November 13, 2020 – The Southern Documentary Fund is proud to announce the appointment of Kristy Breneman in the role of Artist Development Director. Kristy will oversee […]
SDF Receives South Arts Resilience Fund Grant to Upgrade Technology and Create NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING
The Southern Documentary Fund today announced receipt of a grant from The South Arts Resilience Fund in the amount of $30,000. With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the […]
2020 SDF Emergency Research & Development Grant Awardees
Southern Documentary Fund Announces Awardees of Emergency Research & Development Grants Durham, North Carolina. July 15, 2020 – The Southern Documentary Fund (SDF), a nonprofit arts organization that cultivates and […]
SDF Statement of Solidarity
The Southern Documentary Fund has a long history of supporting diverse makers who tell stories that promote racial and social justice. In this period of tragedy and turmoil, we join […]
REGISTER NOW FOR SDF GRANT INFORMATION SESSION- MAY 12 & 16, 2020
If you’re a Southern Maker interested in applying for the Southern Documentary Fund’s Emergency Research and Development Grant, we encourage you to attend one of our information sessions led by […]
SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND 2019 GRANT AWARD WINNERS
The Southern Documentary Fund Selected 20 Documentary Film Projects to Receive Grants Totaling $150,000 DURHAM, NC (December 23, 2019) The Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) is proud to announce the documentary film […]
6th Annual Artists Convening – Sept 6 – 8, 2019
Register here! FULL SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept 6th @ The Fruit 305 S Dillard St., Durham NC 27701 3:00 – 4:00 pm: Registration/check-in 4:00 – 5:30 pm: Who Tells The Story? in partnership […]
