South Arts announces the 2021/2022 Southern Circuit
S.C. adds a new screening partner venue
Today, South Arts announced the 24 screening partner venues and 10 films and filmmaking teams selected for the 2021/2022 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers.
This long-running South Arts program connects U.S.-based documentary filmmakers with communities throughout the South to share their work, discuss the art and process of filmmaking, and engage with audiences about issues impacting their communities.
All films will be screened online for audiences of each screening partner venue, with each screening followed by a pre-recorded 30-minute conversation with the filmmakers discussing their film’s subject matter and the filmmaking process. Each film will be available for attendees to view on demand during a four-day window allowing viewers to stop and resume at their leisure. As a precaution for health and safety in the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmakers will not tour in the Fall. Films will be presented online, though some screening partners may also host in-person screenings for their communities. In-person screenings and discussions with filmmakers in attendance will resume for Spring 2022.
“This year’s selections broach a range of important, timely topics including border and immigration issues, confederate monuments, healthcare justice, and domestic violence,” said Teresa Hollingsworth, program director. “South Arts has a strong commitment to equity and inclusion in all of our programs. We are proud to affirm that commitment in our selection of feature-length documentaries and their creators, with many sharing a direct connection to the subject matter and communities represented.”
Curious about where you can take in the films? South Carolina’s screening partner venues are:
- The Arts Center of Clemson; Clemson, SC
- Presbyterian College; Clinton, SC
Here are the films and filmmakers for the new season:
- And So I Stayed – Daniel A. Nelson and Natalie Pattillo, Directors
- At the Ready – Maisie Crow, Director
- Duty Free – Sian-Pierre Regis, Director
- Lily Topples the World – Jeremy Workman, Director
- Los Hermanos/The Brothers – Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider, Directors
- My Name is Pauli Murray – Betsy West and Julie Cohen, Directors
- Not Going Quietly – Nicholas Bruckman, Director
- The Neutral Ground – CJ Hunt, Director
- Proper Pronouns – Megan Daniels, Director
- Stateless – Michèle Stephenson, Director
Since its inception in 1975, Southern Circuit has brought some of best independent filmmakers and their films from around the country to communities throughout the South. The program is made possible through a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.