Durham, N.C. – August 3, 2021 – Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Everett as Program Manager. He will oversee the organization’s many programs serving documentary makers (mentorship program, grant program, annual Artist Convening, and Fresh Docs).

Everett is a film director and producer, social media specialist, and graphic artist. He founded the creative studio Speller Street Films in 2015, while directing and producing his first feature-length documentary, WILMINGTON ON FIRE. Everett combines his love for history and visual storytelling in this award-winning film to chronicle the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898.  He was recently selected for Firelight Media’s Documentary Lab 2021-2022 fellowship for his upcoming martial arts documentary, GRANDMASTER, and is currently wrapping production on the sequel to WILMINGTON ON FIRE, WILMINGTON ON FIRE: CHAPTER II. 

“We are thrilled to welcome Chris Everett to the SDF team,” says Kristy Garcia Breneman, Southern Documentary Fund’s Executive Director. “Chris brings a wealth of knowledge through his experience and success as a documentary filmmaker, along with a passion for supporting powerful Southern voices.”