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 […]
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 […]
Register now for the SDF Awards Brunch – Sunday, September 9th!

Southern Documentary Fund just gave out $150,000 in grants to Southern filmmakers, and Mateo Bar & Tapas is helping us throw a party to celebrate! Come join the fun Sunday, […]
Documenting Movements: A conversation

Tuesday, September 5th @ Beyu Caffe 7:00 pm Southern Documentary Fund and #BeConnected present: Documenting Movements: A Conversation on walking the line between exposure and storytelling North Carolina activists are making history. […]
Good Pitch Local: North Carolina

October 17, 2017 Location: Durham, NC WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA? Good Pitch is the place where filmmakers and changemakers meet the partners they need to tell the most urgent local […]
SDF MacArthur Grant

The Southern Documentary Fund will receive a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The $900,000 grant, to be distributed over three years, will enable SDF to […]
Screening: TOMMY! THE DREAMS I KEEP INSIDE ME

May 31, 2017 7-9pm The Cary Theater 122 E. Chatham Street Cary, NC 27511 TICKETS Tickets for the Film Screening are $10 per person ahead of time and $15 […]
Welcome New Projects!

baartman, beyoncé and me Black Beach/White Beach: A Tale of Two Beaches The Blue Ridge documentary series The Book Keepers Don’t Get Trouble In Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops Story […]
4th Annual Artists Convening – June 9 – 11, 2017.

Announcing the schedule for the 4th Annual Artists Convening! Featuring a Master Class with filmmaker Carlos Sandoval Carlos Sandoval is an Emmy nominated filmmaker whose work includes: THE STATE OF […]