Southern Documentary Fund

We cultivate documentaries made in or about the American South, providing makers with professional support, filmmaking grants, and fiscal sponsorship.

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

🎬 Join SDF on October 22 for a FREE virtual screening of LA ORQUESTA, followed by a post-screening talk with director Monica Villavicencio at 7 PM ET.

Watch the film. Stay for the conversation. 🎶

Register here: https://t.co/956g8UnpoN

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Get ready for an un-beaver-lievable time at Southern Doc Fest! 🦫🎬

Once Upon a Wetland takes us inside Durham's Beaver Queen Pageant, where LGBTQIA activism, environmental conservation & critter cosplay collide.

📅 Oct. 10, 2026 | Durham, NC
#SouthernDocFest

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🎬 Go behind the scenes of Humble in the Jungle with filmmaker Ricky Kelly!

Join us for the next #InsideTheSouth with Ricky Kelly!

📅 Sept. 24
🕛 12 PM ET
💻 Free + Virtual

Register here: https://t.co/u2vtQmTw2j

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🏀 Meet C.B. Claiborne, Duke University’s first Black basketball player, in CB: Power to the Player.

Catch this powerful short as part of the Reel South Shorts Block at Southern Doc Fest!

🎟️ Get your tickets: https://t.co/n7XWj69jaw

#SouthernDocFest

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🎬 Southern stories deserve the resources to reach the screen.

Learn more about Fiscal Sponsorship and SDF: https://t.co/BVN7ShrEHA

#SouthernDocumentaryFund #DocumentaryFilm #SouthernFilmmakers

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🚨 DUE TONIGHT! Apply to the Screenwriting Lab to develop your fiction feature screenplay over two weeks through individualized story and career development, meetings with film industry veterans and a pitch to industry executives.

✍ Submit NOW: https://t.co/7xraGKl2xf

#FilmIndependent #screenwriters #filmindustry

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From poetry to purpose, Becoming Yamazushi is a story you’ll want to experience. 🎬

Catch it as part of the Reel South Shorts Block at Southern Doc Fest on October 10! 🎟️

Buy here: https://t.co/n7XWj69jaw

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From a family restaurant in Durham to the big screen. 🍣🎬

Becoming Yamazushi, directed by G Yamazawa, explores family, food, culture & authenticity.

See it in our Reel South Shorts Block!

📅 Oct. 10 | Durham, NC
🎟️ Passes on sale now!
#SouthernDocFest

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We're so excited to share this story at the #Southerndocfest on October 10!

Buy your passes here: https://t.co/n7XWj69jaw

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🎬 ALWAYS LOOKING: TITUS BROOKS HEAGINS is coming to Southern Doc Fest!

Directed by Olympia Stone, the film follows acclaimed photographer Titus Brooks Heagins and the people and communities captured through his lens.

📍 Durham, NC
📅 Oct. 10
🎟️ https://t.co/1KKJ4Y6qPl

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

🏀 Meet the barrier-breaking player who made history at Duke.

CB: POWER TO THE PLAYER chronicles C.B. Claiborne’s journey as Duke’s first Black basketball player, student activist, and leader.

See it at #SouthernDocFest on Oct. 10 in Durham, NC.

🎟️ https://t.co/1KKJ4Y5SZN

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

🎬 ALWAYS LOOKING: TITUS BROOKS HEAGINS is coming to Southern Doc Fest!

Directed by Olympia Stone, the film follows acclaimed photographer Titus Brooks Heagins and the people and communities captured through his lens.

📍 Durham, NC
📅 Oct. 10
🎟️ https://t.co/1KKJ4Y6qPl

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

From a family restaurant in Durham to the big screen. 🍣🎬

Becoming Yamazushi, directed by G Yamazawa, explores family, food, culture & authenticity.

See it in our Reel South Shorts Block!

📅 Oct. 10 | Durham, NC
🎟️ Passes on sale now!
#SouthernDocFest

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

Family. Food. Culture. Authenticity.

G Yamazawa, tells the story of his family's Durham restaurant and the roots of his own creative journey.

See it in our Reel South Shorts Block at Southern Doc Fest!

🎟️ Passes are on sale now: https://t.co/FwDfnqXpgo

📅 Oct. 10 | Durham, NC

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🎟️ Passes for the inaugural Southern Doc Fest go on sale July 22!

📅 October 10, 2026
📍 Durham, NC
Get ready for a full day celebrating Southern documentary filmmaking.

#SouthernDocFest #DocumentaryFilm #SouthernStories

Buy here: https://t.co/n7XWj69jaw

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

🎟️ Passes for the inaugural Southern Doc Fest go on sale July 22!

📅 October 10, 2026
📍 Durham, NC

Get ready for a full day celebrating Southern documentary filmmaking.

Learn more: https://t.co/0bFQPs24ES

#SouthernDocFest #DocumentaryFilm #SouthernStories

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🎬 Applications are OPEN!

The 2026 @SouthernDocFund Production Grant is accepting applications.
✔️ 7 filmmakers
✔️ $15,000 each
✔️ Professional mentorship

Learn more here: https://t.co/LhFU5nYOFZ

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"Go find your people."

One of our favorite moments from our mentorship webinar with Resita Cox.

The right community can change everything. Documentary filmmaking is a team sport. 🎥❤️

Who are your people?

#DocumentaryFilm #Filmmaking #SouthernStories #Mentorship

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

Crowdfunding to Build Independence 🎬
FREE virtual webinar with SDF + Seed&Spark

May 27 • 12 PM EST
Register here: https://t.co/o7YZ5POXmd

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

The 2026 Southern Documentary Convening is almost here 🎬

Workshops. Panels. Industry Roundtables. EDIT VERZUS. Screenings. Community.
Featuring partners from The New York Times, ITVS, and more.

Get your passes here: https://t.co/0Atyo2t2nE

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

Join us for a Kinema screening of Stay Prayed Up 🎥

A powerful story celebrating The Branchettes and their legacy

Plus a live Q&A with director D.L. Anderson

🗓 May 7
🕖 7PM

Buy tickets here: https://t.co/27PfW7ROMi

[Southern Documentary Fund @SouthernDocFund]

Join us for a Kinema screening of Stay Prayed Up 🎥

A powerful story celebrating The Branchettes and their legacy

Plus a live Q&A with director D.L. Anderson

🗓 May 7
🕖 7PM

Buy tickets here: https://t.co/27PfW7ROMi