SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND ANNOUNCES ITS 2023 PRODUCTION GRANTEES

Durham, N.C. – December 12, 2023 – Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) has selected five projects to receive a total of $50,000 in production grants. Recipients include a diverse group of […]
CLINT JUKKALA JOINS SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) today announced that Clint Jukkala has been named its new Executive Director. He will take the helm of SDF from Mark Sloan, SDF’s Interim Executive Director. […]
SAVE THE DATE: 2024 CONVENING

Southern Documentary Fund is excited to announce our 2024 Annual Convening in Durham, NC! SAVE THE DATE: Friday, June 7th – Sunday, June 9th, 2024! Join your fellow filmmakers at The […]
CYNTHIA HILL REMEMBERS NANCY BUIRSKI

Cynthia Hill, filmmaker and co-founder of Southern Documentary Fund, remembers Full Frame Documentary Film Festival founder and filmmaker Nancy Buirski. Nancy Buirski’s last screening took place in Durham, North Carolina […]
SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND NAMES MARK SLOAN INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Southern Documentary Fund (SDF), a nonprofit arts organization that cultivates and supports Southern documentary makers and documentary projects made in or about the American South, today announced the appointment of […]
SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Southern Documentary Fund Announces Five New Board Members Southern Documentary Fund, an organization focused on supporting Southern documentary makers, today announced the expansion of the SDF Board […]
AN UPDATE FROM SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

After two years as the Executive Director of Southern Documentary Fund, Kristy Garcia Breneman has announced that she will be transitioning from her role in mid-May. During her tenure, Kristy […]
FIVE SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARIES TO WATCH FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Southern Womanhood—the Southern Lady—is an archetype that all women from the South have had to reckon with at some point in their lives. I’ll never forget the moment when I […]
FIVE SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARIES TO WATCH FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Dive into the rich and constantly evolving world of Southern Black culture with these five powerful documentaries. Christopher Everett, SDF Program Manager, has selected each film as they shed light […]
SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY FUND TO RECEIVE $25,000 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

Durham, N.C. – Jan. 10, 2023 – Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a […]