17th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival: Saturday Family Shorts

The 17th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival
August 28-30

Sidewalk Film Festival is produced by the Alabama Moving Image Association, a federally recognized 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission to inspire, encourage and support filmgoers, the city of Birmingham and the filmmaking community. In addition to hosting the annual film festival, we host monthly networking and educational events, a monthly documentary series, short film and screenwriting competitions, manage a youth board and a variety of other year-round programs.

Tickets sales to our events cover approximately 1/3 of our annual operating cash budget, so we depend on corporate sponsors, grant-making organizations and individuals like you to survive. if you’d like to know more about supporting Sidewalk, please contact us at sidewalk@sidewalkfest.com.

This schedule is subject to change.

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Saturday Family Shorts LIMITED

Limited Capacity seats available

Theodora
Dir: Henry Chaisson, Travis Bogosian
RT 6 min. USA
A resourceful young girl prepares dinner for a friend.

Wisdom Tooth
Dir: David Seale
RT 8 min. USA
A short film about the cavity within. A woman's fears about an impending meeting with the dentist are assuaged by a precocious girl in the waiting room.

Southern Roots
Dir: Elizabeth Serral
RT 9 min. USA
Macayla, new to the North, struggles to keep her Tennessee upbringing under wraps, before realizing she and her sassy Southern mother are truly unique.

White Out
Dir: Cable Hardin
RT 6 min. USA
A lone pilot is faced with isolation on a cold, dark world. Music by Domenico Cimarosa and performed by Nathan Jorgensen and Mary Ermel Walker.

Bumblebees
Dir: Jenna Kanell
RT 4 min. USA
Despite being told as a child he would never speak or walk, Vance accomplished what doctors thought was impossible. But now he has a new challenge: dating.

How I Got Made
Dir: Tracy S. Facelli
RT 25 min. USA
Set in 1981, Gaby, a nine year old girl, comes up with a unique way to help her little brother defeat the school bully after she watches 'The Godfather' with her Dad.

Story for Mindy
Dir: Neil Ira Needleman
RT 4 min. USA
A children's book author uses the characters from his books to teach his own young daughter important lessons about love, courage, and the power of storytelling. The beautiful illustrations in this video were created by Christopher Partellow.

Admission is free for 12 and under.

Filmmakers/Artists

Cable Hardin

David Seale

Elizabeth Serral

Henry Chaisson

Jenna Kanell

Director / Writer, Laser Pigeon Pictures LLC

Jenna Kanell delivered a TEDx Talk titled "A Bee Showed Me That Limits Are Lies" inspired by her vanguard short film "Bumblebees," which after its festival run has screened in universities and festivals internationally to encourage dialogue on disabilities and compassion. She's assistant... Read More →

Category Narrative Shorts
Sidebar Family Film Fest

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