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.
Pathways: Robin's Story Dir: Patrick Sheehan RT 9 min. USA This short film tells the inspiring true story of one woman's journey from prison and homelessness to a new life.
Spearhunter Dir: Adam Roffman, Luke Poling RT 14 min. USA Deep in the wilds of rural Alabama, a spear-hunter proclaims himself the world's greatest and erects a museum dedicated to his own obsession. In this atmospheric and darkly funny documentary, an offbeat cast of lovers, acolytes, and critics of the megalomaniacal spear-hunter remember his distinctive tactics both for killing and for leaving a legacy.
Veterans Day Reunion Dir: Ian J. Cunningham RT 10 min. USA The National Veterans Day Parade began in Birmingham, Ala. Over the years, it has become so much more than a parade.
4th Down Dir: Kourtney Cowart, Michael Shikany RT 12 min. USA University of Alabama at Birmingham students, faculty, and boosters react to the termination of the UAB football program and work together for its reinstatement.
Maid in Dixie Dir: Annelise Moreau, Rachael Hartley RT 10 min. USA An exploration into how some Southern women identify themselves in a culture steeped in the traditional ways of the mythical Old South.
Take Only Memories Dir: Robert Clay, Gigi Douban RT 10 min. USA What goes in the attic stays in the attic. Until an army of pickers comes in and takes the family photos to the thrift shop. What happens next is a look at the strange world of people who take the memories of others into their own hands.
Stumped Dir: Robin Berghaus RT 10 min. USA When filmmaker Will Lautzenheiser suddenly becomes a quadrilateral amputee, he must face a world he never imagined, including his first stand-up comedy show.
"The Truth" Up and Coming Dir: Sonya Mitchell RT 20 min. USA An inspiring story about a young lady named Carla Youngblood, who makes a unique transition from working in corporate America to performing comedy in America.
White Statues Dir: Abbie Wilson, Brett Shaw RT 9 min. USA "White Statues" looks at the difficulties in preserving history from the antebellum time period with accuracy from all perspectives.
10-4 Dir: Piyush Borse, Karan Jani RT 10 min. USA An inside look at the Birmingham Police Department as it became a national model for community policing with the changes it has made since the 1960s.
Shugs Dir: Mary D. Recio, Katie Howard RT 9 min. USA A story about the Birmingham Sugar Babies -- a group of women who found community in dance later in life.
