BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Southern Documentary Fund - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Southern Documentary Fund X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Southern Documentary Fund REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20250309T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20251102T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20260308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20261101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20270314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20271107T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260225T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260225T130000 DTSTAMP:20260211T204352Z CREATED:20260120T230202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T204352Z UID:20197-1772020800-1772024400@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Mentorship Webinar: DIY: The Documentary Director as the Cinematographer DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/mentorship-webinar-diy-the-documentary-director-as-the-cinematographer/ LOCATION:Virtural Webinar CATEGORIES:Mentorship Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Mentorship-Webinars-2026-19.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260325T130000 DTSTAMP:20260211T204425Z CREATED:20260120T230746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T204425Z UID:20200-1774440000-1774443600@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Mentorship Webinar: Ethical Filmmaking DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/mentorship-webinar-ethical-filmmaking/ LOCATION:Virtural Webinar CATEGORIES:Mentorship Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Mentorship-Webinars-2026-20.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260507T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T200700Z CREATED:20260407T200622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T200700Z UID:21375-1778180400-1778187600@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Kinema Screening: Stay Prayed Up DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/kinema-screening-stay-prayed-up/ LOCATION:Virtual Screening CATEGORIES:Kinema Screenings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/64ef0116-f219-48fc-875a-e42ef1cbd379.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260527T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260527T133000 DTSTAMP:20260507T145442Z CREATED:20260507T135906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T145442Z UID:21845-1779883200-1779888600@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Mentorship Webinar: Crowdfunding to Build Independence with Seed&Spark DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/mentorship-webinar-crowdfunding-to-build-independence-with-seedspark/ LOCATION:Virtural Webinar CATEGORIES:Mentorship Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mentorship-Webinars-2026-42.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260605T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260605T150000 DTSTAMP:20260511T165141Z CREATED:20260511T165141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T165141Z UID:21884-1780668000-1780671600@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Student Doc Pitch DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/student-doc-pitch/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/277A4485-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260605T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260605T173000 DTSTAMP:20260429T195832Z CREATED:20251203T202747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T195832Z UID:19883-1780671600-1780680600@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Convening Check in & Opening Mixer DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/check-in-opening-mixer/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/277A3375-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260605T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260605T193000 DTSTAMP:20260428T205439Z CREATED:20260428T205359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T205439Z UID:21801-1780682400-1780687800@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:EDIT VERZUS: Two editors enter. One timeline survives. DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/edit-verzus-two-editors-enter-one-timeline-survives/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Edit-11.249-x-11.249-in-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T093000 DTSTAMP:20260511T164154Z CREATED:20260511T164154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T164154Z UID:21879-1780736400-1780738200@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Keynote Speaker: Christalyn Hampton DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/keynote-speaker-christalyn-hampton/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Christalyn-Hampton_Photo-credit-Shenika-Linen-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T094000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T104000 DTSTAMP:20260428T160440Z CREATED:20260428T160401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T160440Z UID:21780-1780738800-1780742400@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:The Rise of Native Media Sovereignty (presented by Vision Maker Media) DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/the-rise-of-native-media-sovereignty-presented-by-vision-maker-media/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Convening-2026-54.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T192357Z CREATED:20260423T192357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T192357Z UID:21679-1780743600-1780747200@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Fundraising for Your Documentary w/ Darcy McKinnon DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/fundraising-for-your-documentary-w-darcy-mckinnon/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Convening-2026-34.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T143000 DTSTAMP:20260427T202257Z CREATED:20260427T202257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T202257Z UID:21750-1780752600-1780756200@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Keeping it Short: The Future of Short-Form Documentary Distribution DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/keeping-it-short-the-future-of-short-form-documentary-distribution/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Convening-2026-52.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T154500 DTSTAMP:20260428T161742Z CREATED:20260428T161742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T161742Z UID:21783-1780757100-1780760700@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Beyond the Screen: Creating Immersive Experiences for Documentary Audiences DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/beyond-the-screen-creating-immersive-experiences-for-documentary-audiences/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Convening-2026-55.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T174500 DTSTAMP:20260427T202957Z CREATED:20260427T202957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T202957Z UID:21753-1780761600-1780767900@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Industry Roundtables DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/industry-roundtables/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Convening-2026-53.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T191500 DTSTAMP:20260511T164705Z CREATED:20260511T164705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T164705Z UID:21881-1780772400-1780773300@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:The Southern Lens Award Presentation DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/the-southern-lens-award-presentation/ LOCATION:Durham Arts Council\, 120 Morris St\, Durham\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Darcy_McKinnon_Color_0343_V1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T203000 DTSTAMP:20260511T194854Z CREATED:20260427T203456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T194854Z UID:21756-1780773300-1780777800@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:SDF Presents Screening: Roleplay DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/sdf-presents-screening-roleplay/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening,SDF Screenings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-2026-Convening-Ticket-Sales.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260606T220000 DTSTAMP:20260511T195613Z CREATED:20260511T195613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T195613Z UID:21896-1780777800-1780783200@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Southern Documentary Convening Reception DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/southern-documentary-convening-reception/ LOCATION:Durham Arts Council\, 120 Morris St\, Durham\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PIC32-2-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260607T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260607T100000 DTSTAMP:20260428T162107Z CREATED:20260423T193227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T162107Z UID:21684-1780822800-1780826400@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Activism\, Meet Doc: At The Intersection of Social Justice Organizing and Documentary Filmmaking DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/activism-meet-doc-at-the-intersection-of-social-justice-organizing-and-documentary-filmmaking/ LOCATION:The Fruit\, 305 S Dillard St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Convening-2026-35.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260607T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260607T111500 DTSTAMP:20260428T162008Z CREATED:20260428T161905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T162008Z UID:21786-1780827300-1780830900@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Safety\, Free Expression\, and Access in Uncertain Times DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/safety-free-expression-and-access-in-uncertain-times/ LOCATION:NC CATEGORIES:2026 Southern Documentary Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Convening-2026-56.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260624T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260624T133000 DTSTAMP:20260507T145350Z CREATED:20260507T145350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T145350Z UID:21848-1782302400-1782307800@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Mentorship Webinar: How to Make Films at the End of the World with Resita Cox DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/mentorship-webinar-how-to-make-films-at-the-end-of-the-world-with-resita-cox/ LOCATION:Virtural Webinar CATEGORIES:Mentorship Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mentorship-Webinars-2026-44.png ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260723T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260723T123000 DTSTAMP:20260713T212051Z CREATED:20260713T211942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T212051Z UID:22266-1784808000-1784809800@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Inside The South: Deborah Riley Draper on Romare Bearden: A Life in Collage DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/inside-the-south-deborah-riley-draper-on-romare-bearden-a-life-in-collage/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Inside The South ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Inside-The-South-Logo-4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260813T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260813T210000 DTSTAMP:20260716T184558Z CREATED:20260716T184558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T184558Z UID:22428-1786647600-1786654800@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Kinema Screening: Drowned Land DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/kinema-screening-drowned-land/ LOCATION:Virtual Screening CATEGORIES:Kinema Screenings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Drowned_Land_Sardis_spillway2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260826T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260826T133000 DTSTAMP:20260723T185606Z CREATED:20260723T185606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T185606Z UID:22480-1787745600-1787751000@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Burnout\, Exhaustion & Staying in the Industry DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/burnout-exhaustion-staying-in-the-industry/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Mentorship Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Mentorship-Webinars-2026-49-e1785873194414.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260924T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260924T123000 DTSTAMP:20260716T185705Z CREATED:20260716T185705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T185705Z UID:22431-1790251200-1790253000@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Inside The South: Ricky Kelly on Humble In The Jungle DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/inside-the-south-ricky-kelly-on-humble-in-the-jungle/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Inside The South ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Inside-The-South-Logo-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261010T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261010T235959 DTSTAMP:20260727T143451Z CREATED:20260727T143451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T143451Z UID:22484-1791590400-1791676799@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Southern Doc Fest DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/southern-doc-fest/ LOCATION:Durham Arts Council\, 120 Morris St\, Durham\, NC\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Southern-Doc-Fest-postcard-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261010T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261010T143000 DTSTAMP:20260716T193943Z CREATED:20260717T160052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T193943Z UID:22376-1791637200-1791642600@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Reel South Shorts Block DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/reel-south-shorts-block/ LOCATION:Durham Arts Council\, 120 Morris St\, Durham\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Southern Doc Fest Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/doc-31.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261010T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261010T170000 DTSTAMP:20260716T193849Z CREATED:20260717T160021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T193849Z UID:22359-1791646200-1791651600@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Always Looking: Titus Brooks Heagins DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/always-looking-titus-brooks-heagins/ LOCATION:Durham Arts Council\, 120 Morris St\, Durham\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Southern Doc Fest Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Titus-photographs-Nikki-Elly.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20261010T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20261010T203000 DTSTAMP:20260716T193805Z CREATED:20260717T160002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T193805Z UID:22370-1791657000-1791664200@southerndocumentaryfund.org SUMMARY:Humble In The Jungle DESCRIPTION:Southern Documentary Fund is pleased to present a free work-in-progress screening of GRANDMASTER: THE VIC MOORE STORY\, by Christopher Everett as part of our Fresh Docs program. In 1965\, Vic Moore became one of the first African Americans to win a major karate competition. Now over 50 years later\, Vic Moore is locked in a race against time to pass his knowledge of Shuri-ryū Karate to the next generation of martial artists as he struggles with the health repercussions of a strenuous martial arts career. Doors will open at 6:30pm\, film will start at 7:00pm. There will be a post film discussion with Christopher Everett (director & producer)\, Victor Moore (subject of film)\, and moderator Dr. Alonzo Alexander (Director\, Imhotep and Kyran Anderson Academies at NC State Science House & Purple Belt in Shotokan Karate) immediately following the screening. ABOUT THE DIRECTORChristopher 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. He’s also currently in production on WE BUILT THIS: PROFILES OF BLACK ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS IN NC. 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/event/humble-in-the-jungle/ LOCATION:Durham Arts Council\, 120 Morris St\, Durham\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Southern Doc Fest Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/594815613_1683934359726072_2638577580535233682_n.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Documentary Fund":MAILTO:chris@southerndocumentaryfund.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR