Support the Southern Documentary Project

The mission of the Southern Documentary Project is to train the next generation of storytellers. To do that, SouthDocs employs professional filmmakers who teach and mentor students in the Southern Studies undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Contributions to the Southern Documentary Project support production expenses and student equipment purchases.

MAKE A GIFT ONLINE

If you wish to mail a gift, please indicate on the check that it is for the Southern Documentary Project and send it to

The University of Mississippi Foundation/SouthDocs
406 University Avenue
Oxford, MS 38655

Current initiatives which benefit from contributions:

MFA in Documentary Expression + Student Projects
Our undergraduate, MA, and MFA students create documentary projects (photography, film, audio, or multi-media) as part of their coursework. Visit the documentary studies page to learn more.

MFA graduates Sandip Rai, Lilly Slaughter, Elise Dean, Bethany Fitts, 2023

Mississippi Creates Film Series
The Southern Documentary Project partners with the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council on an annual basis to sponsor student-created documentary films that look at the humanities through the stories of local musicians and artists who create work that is inspired by their lives and experiences in the state of Mississippi.

Photo from MS Creates film project, 2021