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 […]
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 […]
2018 Winners Announced in SDF’s Research & Development, Production Grants

DURHAM, NC (SEPTEMBER 10, 2018) – For 15 years, Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) has supported independent filmmakers across the American South and nuanced stories in the region. To that end, SDF […]
FRESH DOCS SCREENING – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 – FULL FRAME THEATER

The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of Always in Season. Always In Season is a documentary project that explores the impact more than a […]
5th Annual Artists Convening – June 1-3, 2018
Schedule for the 5th Annual SDF Artists Convening Featuring a Master Class with filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson! Joe Brewster is a Harvard graduate who uses his psychiatrist training […]
FRESH DOCS PRIME! – FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 – FULL FRAME THEATER

The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund present a free screening of documentary shorts, 7pm at the Full Frame Theater: SANTUARIO In Greensboro, NC, a small church […]
FRESH DOCS SCREENING – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2018 – FULL FRAME THEATER

The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of In That Valley of Gold, part of the Cumberland Folklife documentary series. […]
FRESH DOCS SCREENING – FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 – FULL FRAME THEATER

The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund are pleased to present a free screening of In the Executioner’s Shadow, a feature documentary film by Maggie Stogner and Richard Stack. In the Executioner’s […]
SDF Holiday Party 2017!

The wrap party is a time-honored tradition throughout cinematic history, and on Tuesday, December 19th, Southern Documentary Fund is calling on our friends and supporters to join us in calling […]