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.
Accidental Environmentalist Dir: Kristine Stolakis RT 12 min. USA. John Wathen was just an average guy until coming into contact with toxic chemicals, stumbling upon a video camera, and discovering his passion for protecting the world's waters. Watch this Alabama native's transformation into an internationally recognized environmentalist.
Bottomless Dir: Véronique Vanblaere RT 2 min. USA A Belgian woman seeks citizenship in the United States, and finds that her experiences are bottomless.
N.T. 11 11 31 Dir: Summer Upchurch, Katharine Buckley RT 11 min. USA In 2007, three local Montgomery boys vandalized the Confederate Memorial on the state capitol grounds by spray-painting the faces and hands of soldiers black. The act of vandalism reveals underlying issues of racial inequality, a questionable portrayal of southern history, and the difficulty people find in sustaining a dialogue about race in the South.
Collinsville Trade Day, 1988 Dir: Jason Keener, Charles Keener RT 7 min. USA A vintage 1988 home video of the popular outdoor market in Collinsville, used to create a personal view of a small town's culture.
Frank and Bowie Dir: Tamara Varner RT 5 min. USA An exploration of a young man's relationship with his vehicle.
Futureman Dir: Patrick Sheehan RT 16 min. USA A film following Roy 'Futureman' Wooten (of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) as he discusses and works with his various musical inventions, including a piano based on the periodic table and the newest piano he used to compose the soundtrack he has composed for his upcoming feature film about the Black Mozart.
Seizing the Unrecorded Dir: Ingrid Pfau RT 29 min. USA A film exploring the connection between the filmmaker's career and her battle with epilepsy.
Feral Dir: Matt Henton, Lane McCaig RT 10 min. USA Recent research reveals the devastating impact of feral and outdoor cats on wild songbird populations, but what is the answer to cat over-population?
Pursuit of Hippo-ness Dir: Alan E. Franks RT 26 min. USA A film about hippos and the people who love them.
