Congratulations 2015 SDF Filmmaking Grant Awardees

We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2015 SDF Filmmaking Grants, and grateful for the generous support of The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, which has supported these grants for the […]
Fresh Docs Screening in November

SDF and the Center for Documentary Studies are pleased to present a free screening of director Bill Hayes’s The Real Mayberry, a film about the past, present and future of Andy Griffith’s hometown […]
REEL SOUTH EPISODE 106: BENDING STICKS
North Carolina airdate: Mon, Jan 25th at 9p on UNC-TV South Carolina airdate: Thurs, Feb 25th at 9p on ETV-HD Bending Sticks celebrates the 25-year career of internationally renowned environmental artist […]
REEL SOUTH EPISODE 105: COUNTER HISTORIES ROCK HILL
North Carolina airdate: Mon, Jan 18th at 9:30p on UNC-TV South Carolina airdate: Thurs, Feb 18th at 9:30p on ETV-HD In 1961 nine college men decided they were ready to […]
REEL SOUTH EPISODE 104: CAN’T STOP THE WATER
North Carolina airdate: Mon, Jan 18th at 9p on UNC-TV South Carolina airdate: Thurs, Feb 18th at 9p on ETV-HD Can’t Stop the Water tells the story of Isle de Jean […]
REEL SOUTH EPISODE 103: COTTON ROAD
North Carolina airdate: Mon, Jan 11th at 9p on UNC-TV South Carolina airdate: Thurs, Feb 11th at 9p on ETV-HD Americans consume nearly 20 billion items of clothing each year, […]
REEL SOUTH EPISODE 102: TOMMY!
North Carolina airdate: Mon, Jan 4th at 9:30p on UNC-TV South Carolina airdate: Thurs, Feb 4th at 9p on ETV-HD Tommy! The Dreams I Keep Inside Me is a touching portrait […]
REEL SOUTH EPISODE 101: THE LAST BARN DANCE
North Carolina airdate: Mon, Jan 4th at 9p on UNC-TV South Carolina airdate: Thurs, Jan 28th at 9p on ETV-HD Randy Lewis knows that losing his dairy business would mean […]
Fresh Docs Screening in October

Join us October 30th at 7pm for our Fresh Docs screening of After Coal. The film profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky […]
By Sidney Lumet Screens Stateside

On the heels of their successful world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last Spring, SDF sponsored documentary By Sidney Lumet will have its North American premiere Oct 11 at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The film will also screen at the Austin Film Festival later this Fall.
Huge congrats to the entire Lumet team.