Southern Documentary Fund

The Documentary Work Sample with Filmmaker Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
2022-12-15 14:00 (America/Halifax)
One of the most critical components of any documentary grant application is the work sample. In this interactive mentorship roundtable, documentary editor & producer Sabrina Schmidt Gordon will dive into the ways that you can craft an effective documentary work sample.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
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SDF Presents: MAMA BEARS at Cucalorus Film Festival
2022-11-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Thalian Black, 310 Chestnut St, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present MAMA BEARS at the 28th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival.
Sara Cunningham and Kimberly Shappley are two mama bears — conservative, Christian mothers whose profound love for their LGBTQ+ children has turned them into fierce advocates for the entire queer community. Tammi Terrell Morris is a young African American lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears are so important. MAMA BEARS explores the journeys of these women who have allowed nearly every aspect of their lives to be reshaped by love. Although they may have grown up as fundamentalist, evangelical Christians, mama bears are willing to risk losing friends, family, and faith communities to keep their children safe. Shot in a poetic, deeply intimate style, Daresha Kyi’s touching doc explores the complex intersections of politics, religion, faith, and unconditional love.
There will be a post film discussion with Daresha Kyi (director) moderated by Meredith Persin (LGBTQ+ Program Specialist at UNCW), immediately following the screening.

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This program was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Art, and North Carolina Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Documentary Waterfall with Filmmaker Rebekah Fergusson
2022-10-27 13:00 - 14:00
Do you want to diversify funding opportunities for your film? Do you want to feel more confident in financial negotiations for your project? This interactive roundtable, hosted by documentary filmmaker Rebekah Fergusson, is an introduction to the documentary waterfall: guidelines and best practices for investor financing and financial recoupment for documentary films.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
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SDF Presents: OUTTA THE MUCK
2022-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | The Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC, 27701
Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present OUTTA THE MUCK, directed and produced by Bhawin Suchak and Ira Mckinley.
Family, football and history come to life in an intimate portrait of the Dean family, longtime residents of the historic town of Pahokee, Florida. We take a journey back home, with filmmaker Ira McKinley, to the land of sugarcane, as he reconnects with his niece Bridget and nephew Alvin and explores their shared family history that spans seven generations. Told through stories that transcend space and time, Outta The Muck presents a community, and a family, that resists despair with love, remaining fiercely self-determined, while forging its own unique narrative of Black achievement.
Doors will open at 6:30pm, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Bhawin Suchak (co-director), Ira Mckinley (co-director), and Philip J. Merrill (African American Heritage Historian & Consultant) immediately following the screening.

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This program was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Art, and North Carolina Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

AUDIO UNDER THE STARS // HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL: STORIES OF TAKING CARE IN TOUGH TIMES
2022-10-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, NC, 27701
Audio Under the Stars is a unique, immersive, and shared experience that brings diverse individuals together for an evening of documentary storytelling in a charming, garden-party atmosphere. Stories both reflect the lives of the audience and take them to places they could never imagine. The richness of the stories creates captivating, magical moments: listeners often laugh along together or clap at moments of triumph.
HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL: STORIES OF TAKING CARE IN TOUGH TIMES shares stories on healing and connection, exploring what it means to be well, how we find community, what we do to get by when times are tough, and reflecting on how we’ve gotten this far through the pandemic.
If the weather is good, we will meet on the Great Lawn, the gorgeous grassy hillside between the Mount Merrill playground and the skate park.
If the weather is wet, we’ll shift to the Pavilion, with optional seating on the grass. Bring your weather gear!
Picnics and well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome. There are many local businesses in downtown Durham where you can enjoy food and drinks before or after the show. Please note, no alcohol, smoking, or vaping allowed.
This event is free to attend, but donations are welcome. Please consider bringing a cash donation, or making a donation online here. Listener support is vital to the future of Audio Under the Stars.
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
ABOUT AUDIO UNDER THE STARS
The Southeast’s largest outdoor audio documentary festival, Audio Under the Stars has been bringing people together to celebrate excellent audio storytelling since 2014.

AUDIO UNDER THE STARS // HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL: STORIES OF TAKING CARE IN TOUGH TIMES
2022-09-23 18:00 - 20:00 | The Fruit, 305 S Dillard St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Audio Under the Stars is a unique, immersive, and shared experience that brings diverse individuals together for an evening of documentary storytelling in a charming, garden-party atmosphere. Stories both reflect the lives of the audience and take them to places they could never imagine. The richness of the stories creates captivating, magical moments: listeners often laugh along together or clap at moments of triumph.
HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL: STORIES OF TAKING CARE IN TOUGH TIMES shares stories on healing and connection, exploring what it means to be well, how we find community, what we do to get by when times are tough, and reflecting on how we’ve gotten this far through the pandemic.
Bring a blanket, bring a friend! You can find all kinds of food and drinks available at the many local businesses at The Plant! (No outside food or drink, please). Well-behaved dogs on a leash are welcome.
This event is free to attend, but donations are welcome. Please consider bringing a cash donation, or making a donation online here. Listener support is vital to the future of Audio Under the Stars.
*In the event of rain, this will be rescheduled for 9/30.
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
ABOUT AUDIO UNDER THE STARS
The Southeast’s largest outdoor audio documentary festival, Audio Under the Stars has been bringing people together to celebrate excellent audio storytelling since 2014.

Creating a Pitch Deck for Your Documentary with Filmmaker Isabel Castro
2022-09-22 12:00
Your pitch deck is one of the most important tools in your initial stage of obtaining financing. In this mentorship roundtable session, documentary filmmaker Isabel Castro will show examples of her own personal pitch decks and discuss the importance of these decks in pitching, raising funds, and selling your film.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
Please notify us of any requests as early as possible, and note that requests made within 5 days of the virtual event cannot be guaranteed.

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Making Documentaries for Social Change
2022-09-21 17:15 - 18:00 | Ray Charles Performing Arts Center, 900 West End Ave SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310, United States
Join us for a discussion exploring the many ways that documentary storytelling can create social change. A panel of documentary professionals come together to discuss how they’ve carried their messages beyond the screen to create engagement from audiences and respond to social issues and injustices. Subjects that will be discussed include impact and outreach strategy, partnerships, and engaging with the media.
There will be a mixer in the lobby of the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center immediately following the panel discussion.
Moderator:Christopher Everett is an independent film director, producer, and curator, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Christopher is the Program Manager at the Southern Documentary Fund and is the founder of Speller Street Films and Black Kung Fu Cinema. He’s a recent Firelight Media Doc Lab Fellow and is the guest curator at The Cary Theater in Cary, NC for their Kung Fu Film Series. His debut feature documentary Wilmington on Fire chronicles the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. He’s currently in post-production on Wilmington on Fire: Chapter II and also Grandmaster: The Vic Moore Story which looks at the life and teachings of martial arts pioneer Grandmaster Victor Moore.
Panelists:Aalam-Warqe Davidian is an Ethiopian-Israeli film director. Her directorial debut, Fig Tree, was an Ophir Award nominee for Best Picture in 2018. Her film With No Land is an Official Selection for the 4th Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival.
Mikki Harris uses a journalistic approach to understanding the cultural context of community, both past, and present through the use of innovative visual storytelling. She is a multimedia journalist whose work over the past 20 years has focused on community-based power as examined through the tools of journalism and cultural studies. She uses storytelling to shift perspective in dynamic ways that both preserve and carry culture. She uses oral history, documentary photojournalism, and video, as well as writing to document and shape stories of impact. Her article and photos in National Geographic provide a look into this work.
Hal Jacobs brings a career in freelance writing and developing written and video resources for higher education into film work that focuses on arts, social justice, and the environment. Hal’s film Common Good Atlanta documentary is an Official Selection for the 4th Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival. He lives in Decatur, Georgia with his wife Alicia, who is a librarian at Fernbank Elementary School and often a contributing editor for HJC projects.
Daresha Kyi is an Emmy award winner who writes, produces, and directs documentary and narrative films and all kinds of television in Spanish and English. A natural-born storyteller, she made her first short, experimental film, Schism, at the age of 16. As a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she was awarded a Tisch Scholars fellowship and graduated with a degree in Film & TV. Her award-winning student film, The Thinnest Line, helped her receive grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, and other foundations to fund her second film, Land Where My Fathers Died.

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ANGEL OF ALABAMA - OPENING NIGHT FILM AT BEYOND: THE CARY FILM FESTIVAL
2022-09-15 19:00 - 20:00 | THE CARY THEATER, 122 E. Chatham St., Cary, NC, 27511, United States
Brenda Hampton was born first of ten to a family in rural Alabama. Her mother taught her to think critically and always fight for justice, so she left for Boston to become an investigator. When her mother fell ill, she returned to Alabama to donate her left kidney. Eventually Brenda’s remaining kidney began to fail and triggered her realization of a larger problem. With her expertise and passion for justice, she identified the source of massive environmental contamination in Alabama. Her years of work have led to a permanent water solution for her community. Her efforts have even pushed international progress including a policy change by the largest fast-food company in the world: McDonalds.
There will be a post-screening conversation with Elijah Yetter-Bowman (Director), Brenda Hampton (Subject of the Film), Ryke Longest (Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Duke University), and Emily Sutton (Haw Riverkeeper at the Haw River Assembly).
Join us for a reception at BREW Coffee Bar immediately following this event.
Thank you North Carolina Humanities for supporting this screening.
For assistance with accessible seating at The Cary Theater please contact the general box office at 919-462-2055, and/or reach out to the House Manager beginning one hour prior to the screening or performance.

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ABOUT BEYOND: THE CARY FILM FESTIVALEach fall in the heart of the North Carolina, the Town of Cary hosts its annual short film and screenplay festival presented at the historic Cary Theater. Engaged audiences, new and established filmmakers, industry professionals, and special guests from around the country come together to celebrate the art and craft of short filmmaking.
ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIESThrough public humanities programs and grantmaking, North Carolina Humanities connects North Carolinians with cultural experiences that spur dialogue, deepen human connections, and inspire community. NC Humanities is a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. To learn more visit NChumanities.org.
This program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Fundraising for Your Documentary with Filmmaker Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
2022-08-31 13:00 - 14:00
Are you in need of funding for your documentary and wondering where to find money to make and/or finish your film? Documentary filmmaker Sabrina Schmidt Gordon will dive into the many ways that you can fund your project. This interactive mentorship roundtable will include brief case studies and opportunities to ask questions.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
Please notify us of any requests as early as possible, and note that requests made within 5 days of the virtual event cannot be guaranteed.

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The Documentary Budget With Documentary Filmmaker Rebekah Fergusson
2022-07-28 13:00 - 14:00
Every budget tells a story. A well-written one is both a road map for your production and a reflection of the creative vision of your film. This discussion delves into how to write your first budget, general budgeting principles, as well as methods and software. The interactive roundtable will include brief case studies and opportunities to ask questions.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
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Fresh Docs: IN THE BUBBLE WITH JAIME
2022-07-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Nickelodeon Theatre, 1607 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of IN THE BUBBLE WITH JAIME, by Emily Harrold as part of our Fresh Docs program.
In South Carolina, African American Jaime Harrison takes on Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham to run for U.S. Senate. But what happens when the COVID epidemic sets in? In a state with one of the largest African American populations in the United States, Harrison must face not only a global pandemic but a legacy of racial injustice that makes winning an uphill battle.
Doors will open at 5:00pm, film will start at 5:30pm. There will be a post film discussion with director Emily Harrold immediately following the screening.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOREmily Harrold is a documentary filmmaker from Orangeburg, South Carolina. Her films have screened at festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival, DOC NYC and the Telluride Film Festival. Her short film Meltdown In Dixie, a TOPIC original documentary that is part of WORLD Channel’s America ReFramed Series, won the Academy Qualifying Best Short at the 2021 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and has gone on to garner many awards including a 2022 dupont Columbia Finalist designation and a 2022 Silver Telly Award. Harrold produced the PBS American Experience documentary Flood in the Desert about the 1928 St Francis Dam Disaster, which premiered in May 2022. Her feature documentary directing debut, While I Breathe, I Hope about politician Bakari Sellers, won the documentary Audience Award at the 2018 New Orleans Film Festival, premiered on WorldChannel’s AfroPop series in 2019, and won a 2020 Southeast Region Emmy. Harrold is also part of the team behind Discovery’s Tigerland (Sundance 2019) and National Geographic’s Ron Howard-directed Rebuilding Paradise (Sundance 2020). She is part of DOC NYC’s 2021 40 Under 40 Class. Harrold is a member of Film Fatales, Documentary Producers Alliance, and the collective The Filmshop. She is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
ABOUT FRESH DOCSFresh Docs is Southern Documentary Fund’s work-in-progress screening series. These screenings give SDF makers an opportunity to showcase their work fresh from the edit suite, and receive structural, editorial, and Point-of-View feedback from qualified professionals such as documentary media makers and production specialists.

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2022 SDF Production Grant Information Session #2
2022-07-12 16:00 - 17:00
Join SDF for our 2022 Production Grant Information Session #2, which will introduce the grant eligibility guidelines and provide a general overview of the newly revised Doc Core application. The Documentary Core Application is a collaborative effort by grantors who regularly fund documentary projects to standardize application requirements, with the aim of fostering greater access and a more equitable and sustainable documentary field.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
Please notify us of any requests as early as possible, and note that requests made within 5 days of the virtual event cannot be guaranteed.

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Documentary Case Study With Emmy-Nominated Documentary Filmmaker Isabel Castro
2022-06-30 14:00 - 15:00
From concept to completion, four-time Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Isabel Castro gives us an overview of the process used in her latest film MIJA, a documentary that dives into the world of a young woman hustling harder than anyone else, because for her and her family, “making it” isn’t just a dream—it’s a necessity. This interactive mentorship roundtable discussion will answer questions about the entire documentary filmmaking process.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
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2022 SDF Production Grant Information Session #1
2022-06-27 13:00 - 14:00
Join SDF for the 2022 Production Grant Information Session, which will introduce the grant eligibility guidelines and provide a general overview of the newly revised Doc Core application. The Documentary Core Application is a collaborative effort by grantors who regularly fund documentary projects to standardize application requirements, with the aim of fostering greater access and a more equitable and sustainable documentary field.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
Please notify us of any requests as early as possible, and note that requests made within 5 days of the virtual event cannot be guaranteed.

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2022 SDF Production Grant
2022-06-13 - 2022-07-18
Applications are open for our 2022 Production Grant! SDF will be awarding $10,000 each to five filmmakers directing their lenses at powerful Southern stories. We encourage filmmakers at all levels to apply for this funding opportunity. The 2022 Production Grant wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation.
We will be hosting two grant information sessions. SDF Program Manager Chris Everett will give an overview of SDF’s Production Grant, eligibility requirements, and tips for writing a successful application. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions about the grant process. Both information sessions will be recorded.

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STAY PRAYED UP Hometown Premiere
2022-05-07 16:00 - 20:00 | The Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC, 27701
Celebrate the mighty spirit of Lena Mae Perry and her church gospel noisy crew with a special hometown premiere of this award-winning, soul-lifting documentary film experience. Perry is the steadfast bandleader of The Branchettes, a legendary North Carolina gospel group that has packed churches throughout the South and as far away as Ireland over the past 50 years. The film, which enjoyed a raucous world premiere at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival, presents an expansive vision of spirituality and the power of creative community as Perry, 83, records her first live concert album with Phil Cook, a white Wisconsin-born gospel enthusiast and musical polyglot half her age. Bring your mothers and your grandmothers out to this sacred Mother’s Day gathering as we rejoice in community and give our matriarchs the flowers they deserve with a special post-screening performance by The Branchettes.
Directed by D.L. Anderson & Matt Durning (72 min.)
TIMELINE3:30pm – Doors Open4:00pm – 5:30pm – Show Start | Invocation + Film Screening5:30pm – 6:15pm – Q&A + Performance6:15pm – 8:00pm – Meet & Greet

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The Documentary Director-Editor Relationship with Carla Gutiérrez
2022-04-21 12:00 - 13:00
The director-editor relationship is an integral part of the documentary filmmaking process. How do the director and editor navigate their relationship with each other?
Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) hosts an interactive mentorship roundtable discussion with Emmy- and ACE Eddie-nominated documentary editor Carla Gutiérrez (JULIA, PRAY AWAY, RBG) on forming collaborative relationships and why the relationship between the director and editor is essential for a documentary to be successful.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
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SDF Fiscal Sponsorship Info Session
2022-04-20 13:00 - 14:00
What exactly is fiscal sponsorship and how can documentary makers benefit from this program? Join the Southern Documentary Fund for a virtual session where we discuss the basics of fiscal sponsorship, the application process, and answer any questions you may have regarding the program.
We will also be joined by documentary filmmaker Emily Harold for a first-hand account on how she used fiscal sponsorship to successfully fundraise for her projects.
*Please note that live captioning is available for all virtual public events. To make a request for any other accessibility-related accommodation, ask a question, or give us your feedback, please email us at info@southerndocumentaryfund.org to discuss your specific needs. We will respond as soon as possible and will do our best to work with you on your specific request. If you require assistance by phone, please call us at 919-308-3714.
Please notify us of any requests as early as possible, and note that requests made within 5 days of the virtual event cannot be guaranteed.

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Pitching Your Documentary to Investors with Alexis Galfas
2022-03-31 12:00 - 13:00
Finding the funds to make your documentary is a massive challenge. In order to do so, you will need to be ready to pitch your project to potential financial backers. In this interactive mentorship roundtable discussion, Alexis Galfas will tell us how to pitch to investors.

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Music Supervision for Documentary Filmmakers with Executive Producer Aurelia Belfield
2022-03-17 13:00 - 14:00
How can documentary filmmakers get through the process of clearing and gaining licensing rights to use music in a project? How do you find and work with a film composer?
Music & Casting Supervisor/Executive Producer Aurelia Belfield of Trailblazer Studios will give us an overview of the process of using music in your documentary.

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Documentary Case Study with Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker Byron Hurt
2022-02-24 13:00 - 14:00
From concept to completion, award-winning documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt gives us an overview of the process used in his upcoming film HAZING, a documentary that explores the culture of hazing. What gear did he use? How did he get funding? What went right and what went wrong? This interactive mentorship roundtable discussion will answer questions about the entire documentary filmmaking process.

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Fresh Docs: BULLS AND SAINTS
2022-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC, 27701
Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of BULLS AND SAINTS, by Rodrigo Dorfman as part of our Fresh Docs program.
After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult journey of their lives. Set between the rodeo rings of eastern North Carolina and the spellbinding Mexican hometown they long for, BULLS AND SAINTS, filmed over 6 years, is a love story of yearning and reverse migration.
Doors will open at 6:30pm, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with director Rodrigo Dorfman immediately following the screening. This event will be in adherence to the Carolina Theatre’s Health and Safety policies. The Carolina Theatre of Durham is requiring all fans to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours OR full vaccination for entry. The City of Durham is requiring face coverings to be worn while at the theater except while eating or drinking. Additional policies may apply on a show-by-show basis and are subject to change.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Rodrigo Dorfman is a Latino award-winning filmmaker and multimedia producer living in Durham, North Carolina. He has worked with POV, HBO, Salma Hayek’s Ventanazul and the BBC among others. His short ONE NIGHT IN KERNERSVILLE won Jury Award for best short at Full Frame (2011). “NUEVOlution! Latinos and the New South”, a national touring museum exhibit based on his documentary work was exhibited at the Levine Museum of the New South, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the Atlanta History Center. He is a cinematographer of ALWAYS IN SEASON; his documentary FIESTA! QUINCEAÑERA premiered on PBS stations nationwide in April 2019 and his documentary THIS TACO TRUCK KILLS FASCISTS won the Best Louisiana Feature Award in 2018 at the New Orleans Film Festival. His latest documentary QUARANTEENED, will be broadcast on PBS nationwide in 2022. His memoirs Generation Exile, will be published by Arte Publico Press in 2023.
ABOUT FRESH DOCS
Fresh Docs is Southern Documentary Fund’s work-in-progress screening series. These screenings give SDF makers an opportunity to showcase their work fresh from the edit suite, and receive structural, editorial, and Point-of-View feedback from qualified professionals such as documentary media makers and production specialists.

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Finding Your Vision in the Editing Room
2022-01-27 13:00 - 14:00
Assembling the many hours of documentary footage you’ve filmed can make the editing process a daunting task. There are a number of approaches you can take to finding your story, and we’re here to help.
Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) kicks off the new year with an interactive mentorship roundtable discussion with Emmy- and ACE Eddie-nominated documentary editor Carla Gutiérrez (JULIA, PRAY AWAY, RBG) on finding your vision in the editing room.

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The Business of Documentary Filmmaking
2021-11-18 18:00 - 19:00
As filmmakers, we love the creative aspects of making documentaries and the impact they can have on the world. But at the end of the day, documentaries are a business venture that must be treated as one. Navigating the legal, financial, and sale side of this business can be a daunting task. Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) hosts an interactive mentorship roundtable with award-winning documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt on the business of documentary filmmaking.

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Making the Cut: A Conversation with Bonnie Cutler
2021-10-19 18:00 - 19:00
Can you really fix it in post? When’s the best time to bring an editor onto your project? Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) hosts an interactive conversation with award-winning documentary editor and story producer Bonnie Cutler about the ins and outs of documentary editing.

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