Connecting independent filmmakers with communities throughout the South for film screenings and conversations around stories, important topics, and the art of filmmaking.

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Program Description

The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers connects independent filmmakers with communities throughout the South for screenings and conversations around stories, important topics, and the art of filmmaking. Since Southern Circuit’s inception in 1975, hundreds of filmmakers from around the country have toured, sharing their work and perspectives with over one hundred Screening Partner communities across the South.

Screening Partner organizations include universities, community arts centers, municipalities, museums, historic cinemas, places of worship, and more, serving diverse audiences of all ages. Screening Partners act as the hosts for touring filmmakers and present screenings with Q&As and other engagements such as class visits, meet-and-greets, and workshops. 

Southern Circuit prioritizes featuring Southern filmmakers and stories. We are committed to presenting films by filmmakers of color, LGBTQ+ filmmakers, and filmmakers with disabilities as well as filmmakers in every stage of their career including emerging and first-time filmmakers. Filmmakers are expected to be able to respond to questions regarding the ethics of their practices and their relationship to the topics, individuals, and communities featured in their work.

Southern Circuit is made possible through a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Views from the Southern Circuit

As filmmakers, we want our films to reach as broad and diverse an audience as possible. The Southern Circuit Tour makes that possible.

Pam Tom, Director, Tyrus

Questions?

For questions about Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, contact Jordan Young.

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