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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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Wednesday, August 26
 

7:00pm CDT

SHOUT Opening Night Film: Tangerine
Limited Capacity seats available
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Just out of jail, Sin-Dee Rella, discovers that her pimp boyfriend has been cheating on her. Sin-Dee and her BFF, Alexandra, set out on a hilarious, wildly chaotic trek through West Hollywood to confront the involved parties. Tangerine’s stylish energy, combined with a unique (and borderline surreal) ambience, are just a couple of reasons for the intense amount of attention the film received at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and since. Not just entertaining and fun, surprisingly, Tangerine is, at its heart, a kind and endearing tale of friendship.

- Rachel Morgan
Filmmakers/Artists
SB

Wednesday August 26, 2015 7:00pm - 8:28pm CDT
Carmike Cinemas 321 Summit Blvd, Birmingham, Alabama 35243
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Saturday, August 29
 

12:00pm CDT

Funny Bunny Sponsored by Pentior Painting
Limited Capacity seats available
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Gene is a door-to-door canvasser crusading against childhood obesity. By chance, he knocks on the door of Titty, a teenage heir to a substantial fortune who has essentially been abandoned and is living alone. Titty enlists Gene to help him win the heart of Ginger, a camgirl and animal activist repulsed by human touch. These three damaged souls get caught up in the attempt to liberate a farm with amusing results in this moving comedy-drama from writer-director Alison Bagnall (The Dish and the Spoon).


- Corey Craft
Filmmakers/Artists
AB

Sponsors
PP

Saturday August 29, 2015 12:00pm - 1:25pm CDT
Carver Theatre 1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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1:25pm CDT

7 Chinese Brothers Sponsored by Electricity and Lighting
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7 Chinese Brothers is as hilarious as it is touching. Jason Schwartzman plays Larry, an all-around loser who seems to care far more about his admittedly adorable dog, Arrow, than about any of the humans in his life, except for maybe his ailing grandmother (played by the one and only Olympia Dukakis). After losing his job, Larry struggles to stay financially afloat in a world that seems, at least from his perspective, to be completely against him.

- Jaxon Thomley
Filmmakers/Artists
BB

Sponsors
EA

Saturday August 29, 2015 1:25pm - 2:41pm CDT
Alabama Theatre 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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3:30pm CDT

Krisha
Limited Capacity seats available
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Krisha is one of the most startling narratives to come our way this year. Told with a dizzying energy, the film spins off from being a family comedy to an unsettling fever dream. A likeable woman with a past of mental illness and substance abuse, braves a second chance to spend a holiday with her estranged relatives. Being amongst a high-trafficked house full of kids, annoying dogs, and old baggage, she starts to crack. A perfect marriage of experimental tone and cinematic craftsmanship, few films come away feeling so alive.

- Kyle McKinnon
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Trey Edward Shults

Saturday August 29, 2015 3:30pm - 4:53pm CDT
Alabama Theatre 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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3:45pm CDT

Stinking Heaven
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Set in New Jersey in 1990, Stinking Heaven depicts life in a sober living environment. Through constant role-play, the members’ stories are told, and through communication and togetherness, they seem to be on the path to betterment. Everything changes when a new member moves in and the lives of the inhabitants begin to unravel. Through voyeuristic vignettes that stitch together the relationships that exist between each of the group’s members, Stinking Heaven brilliantly shows how self-destructive behavior and manipulation can send ripples through lives interconnected through a shared experience of addiction.

- Charlie Bice
Filmmakers/Artists
NS

Saturday August 29, 2015 3:45pm - 4:55pm CDT
ASFA Lecture Hall 1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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4:15pm CDT

Wild in the Streets
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Best friends Haden, Danny, and Sharkee plan to spend the summer pulling pranks and taking it to the titular streets on their rollerblades, only to find themselves caught up in a turf war with the Hawks, a gang of ragamuffins who claim ownership of said streets and are willing to be total jerks to prove it. Wild In The Streets may have been shot on a shoestring budget, but it took no small amount of effort (or rollerblading ability) to bring it to life. Part of our Family section, the film is rated PG-13 for language and brief (and silly) nudity.

- Jaxon Thomley
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton

Scott and Matt Hamilton have been making films and short videos since early high school (or if you want to be technical, since the age of 5 with their Dad and a VHS camera). Originally from Wichita Falls, the brothers recruited anyone they could get to be a part of their filmmaking... Read More →

Saturday August 29, 2015 4:15pm - 5:45pm CDT
McWane Science Center 200 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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5:25pm CDT

You're Killing Me
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You’re Killing Me is the gay horror comedy no one knew they needed. Joe is coming out of the closet as a serial killer to his oblivious new boyfriend, George, who is more focused on achieving fame through his YouTube channel than worrying about his new bf’s pastimes. As George’s friends begin to disappear, he begins to realize he may not get out of this relationship alive. Equal parts gratuitous gore and irreverent humor and seemingly John Waters inspired, You’re Killing Me examines life (and death) while dating in an age of incessant snark and chatter.

- Rachel Ahrnsen
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Jim Hansen

Jim Hansen

Th e Orphans
Jim Hansen has created several web series including the Chloe parody series, My Drunk Aunts, The Eirik Videos and the newly releasedParagon School for Girls. He is currently in post production on You’re Killing Me, a comedy/horror movie he directed and co-wrote. Jim has... Read More →

Saturday August 29, 2015 5:25pm - 6:55pm CDT
Red Mountain Theatre Company 301 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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5:40pm CDT

Some Beasts
Limited Capacity seats available
Sal has left modern society, his past and his girlfriend to live off the land in remote Appalachia as a caretaker and gardener. But is this remote living freedom or its own kind of prison? Sal struggles with the isolation of his new job, with the death of a neighbor and a long-distance relationship, and with the discovery of an abandoned child as he wonders where, if anywhere, he truly belongs. Beautifully shot and performed, Some Beasts tells its story of loneliness and self-reliance with an uncommon grace.

- Corey Craft
Filmmakers/Artists
CB

Saturday August 29, 2015 5:40pm - 7:10pm CDT
ASFA Lecture Hall 1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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7:40pm CDT

Applesauce
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Applesauce examines the chain reaction of distrust, deceit, and severed body parts that ensues when people begin to discuss the worst thing they’ve ever done. A dark, energetic, often indecorous comedy, Applesauce is 90 minutes of the most captivating, well-written bizarreness to hit the screen... well since Director Onur Tukel’s last festival favorite, Summer Of Blood. A skillfully crafted mash up of Woody Allen’s Manhattan Murder Mystery and Curb Your Enthusiasm meets The Maltese Falcon, Applesauce premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year.

- Hallie Tarpley & Rachel Morgan
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Onur Tukel

Onur Tukel

Onur Tukel is an American actor, painter, and filmmaker. A notable figure in the New York City independent film community, Tukel's films often deal with issues of gender and relationships.

Saturday August 29, 2015 7:40pm - 9:11pm CDT
Red Mountain Theatre Company 301 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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7:55pm CDT

The Invitation - with 'A Peaceful Man'
Limited Capacity seats available
"A Peaceful Man"
Dir: Harrison Norris
RT 4 min. Australia
Beaten within an inch of his life, a peaceful man has a gruesome epiphany through violence.

The Invitation
Will and his new girlfriend are guests at a dinner party hosted by his estranged ex-wife. Considering the couples past some unpleasantness is expected, but Will quickly begins to suspect that something more than typical inquietude is afoot. The Invitation captures the essence of the most awkward social gathering imaginable and combines it with the momentum of a runaway train. Creepy and captivating, the thriller does an incredible job keeping its audience guessing. Sharp casting and precise direction lead the list of wonderful things about The Invitation and there’s truly not a wasteful minute in the feature.

- Rachel Morgan
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Karyn Kusama

Karyn Kusama

Karyn Kusama is an American film director who had her breakthrough with Girlfight, her first feature film. She wrote the screenplay and directed the film at age 27.

Saturday August 29, 2015 7:55pm - 9:34pm CDT
Alabama Theatre 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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8:15pm CDT

Anathema Arienette Sponsored by Davis Architects
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“My name is Allie Green. I’m sixteen. And this is my suicide tape.” This begins Allie’s deeply personal video diary, chronicling the next few months of her life leading up to that inevitable day. Anathema Arienette assembles her daily entries and taps into the world of a girl trapped in the clutches of depression. Having lost touch with friends and living a fear-driven relationship with her father, Allie’s camcorder provides the only means of expressing herself. Deeply emotional and effective, Anethema cuts to the core of the pains of adolescence.

- Kyle McKinnon
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Jay Burleson

Jay Burleson

Sign Me Up! Productions/Sleep Creature

Sponsors
DA

Saturday August 29, 2015 8:15pm - 9:17pm CDT
ASFA Black Box Theatre 1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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8:30pm CDT

The Tribe Sponsored by Carmike Cinemas - Summit 16
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Possibly the year’s most revolutionary and controversial movie, The Tribe explores the ruthless inner workings of a Ukrainian boarding school for the deaf. Told entirely through Russian sign language and bold physicality, the film follows a new student as he navigates through the corrupt hierarchy of students and faculty. Swiftly, he marks his place within the student-run crime and prostitution ring, yet things take a turn when he falls for a girl. Desperate to hold onto her, our story spirals into a stunning climax of brutality.

- Kyle McKinnon

Reminder: Though this film is sponsored by Carmike Cinemas, it is showing at the Carver Theatre.
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Miroslav Slaboshpitsky

Sponsors
CC

Saturday August 29, 2015 8:30pm - 10:42pm CDT
Carver Theatre 1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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8:45pm CDT

Haze
Limited Capacity seats available
Over the years we’ve come across several films examining the tribal attributes of campus Greek life, but none have reached the level of bro-tastic (and even sis-tastic) insanity as Haze. The story follows Nick, a freshman and leader of his fraternity pledge class. His peers look up to him as they endure humiliating levels of hazing, but it is revealed that his own brother is covertly trying to shut down the entire system, his loyalty is tested to the worst degree. Warning, not for those squeamish when it comes to vomit.

- Kyle McKinnon
Filmmakers/Artists
DB

Saturday August 29, 2015 8:45pm - 10:30pm CDT
ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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10:05pm CDT

A Wonderful Cloud - with 'Muck'
Limited Capacity seats available
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"Muck"
Dir: Bruce Smolanoff
RT 15 min. USA
Mel, a 20-year old female open mic comedian, lives with her tabloid-obsessed mother in Queens. Abandoned by her father and born into a family of unfulfilled hopes and dreams, Mel is a bottled fight waiting to erupt.

A Wonderful Cloud
Can exes ever really stay friends after a break-up? Or are they destined to remain mortal enemies until the end of time? A Wonderful Cloud answers “maybe” to both of these questions in its telling of the story of two ex-lovers (and business partners) who find themselves reunited for a weekend as they shift back and forth between love and hate in nearly every scene. It’s funny, it’s dark, it’s daring, and it’s true. A Wonderful Cloud premiered earlier this year at the South By Southwest Film Festival.

- Hallie Tarpley & Jaxon Thomley
Filmmakers/Artists
EK

Saturday August 29, 2015 10:05pm - 11:25pm CDT
ASFA Black Box Theatre 1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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10:20pm CDT

Come Down Molly
Limited Capacity seats available
Molly, a lonely, suffocated young mother, decides to take a weekend away from her husband and infant son. Her aim is to reconnect with a group of male friends from high school at a cabin in the Rocky Mountains. There, the group drinks, takes psychedelic drugs and wanders through the forest as Molly tries to reconnect with the carefree person she used to be. Visually vivid and emotionally raw, Come Down Molly is a story of coming to terms with aging and new stations in life.


- Corey Craft
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Gregory Kohn

Gregory Kohn

Gregory Kohn - Writer/Director Gregory’s first feature, Northeast, a “vividly natural portrayal” of an aimless playboy, was part of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and later distributed by Tribeca Film.  After Northeast, Gregory directed numerous music videos, most notably... Read More →

Saturday August 29, 2015 10:20pm - 11:40pm CDT
ASFA Lecture Hall 1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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10:20pm CDT

Bare
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Bored with small town life, Sarah is thunderstruck by the entrance of outgoing, exciting troublemaker, Pepper. What begins as an intoxicating collision of two very different lives quickly begins to evolve into something more substantial. But, like any collision, there is fallout. Natalia Leite’s feature directorial debut magnificently captures the excitement of insoluble crushing and places it against the backdrop of the wondrously neon-highlighted desert. Featuring Paz de la Huerta and Dianna Agron (best known for Glee) in her first feature film lead role, Bare premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year.

- Rachel Morgan
Filmmakers/Artists
NL

Saturday August 29, 2015 10:20pm - 11:48pm CDT
Alabama Theatre 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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Sunday, August 30
 

11:00am CDT

Tired Moonlight Sponsored by McKinney Capital
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2015 has been a good year for Director Britni West, she took home the Slamdance Grand Jury Prize and was named one of Filmmaker Magazines “25 New Faces Of Independent Film”. Her first feature, Tired Moonlight, perfectly captures the spirit, majesty and timelessness of summer in small town America. To quote the filmmakers, “Pitting grand landscapes against dinners of fried chicken and the roar of V8 engines on Saturday nights, Tired Moonlight wanders through Solitaire games (always won), secrets lost in cavernous hearts, and the fifty miles of bad road that always gets you home.”

- Rachel Morgan
Filmmakers/Artists
BW

Sponsors
MC

Sunday August 30, 2015 11:00am - 12:16pm CDT
Alabama Theatre 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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11:00am CDT

Love Arcadia Sponsored by Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
Limited Capacity seats available
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When uptight real estate developer Joanna threatens the existence of his family’s bubble teashop, Jake sets out on a mission to prove to her and her unimaginably-wealthy-yet-still-empty-inside father that a place like Tea Arcadia is worth preserving. Filled with humor and heart, this coming-of-age story follows the two teens as they traverse the rocky, bubble tea-filled path to adulthood and in doing so learn a little bit about love. Part of our Family Film Festival, Love Arcadia is rated PG.

- Jaxon Thomley
Filmmakers/Artists
LG

Sponsors
RR

Sunday August 30, 2015 11:00am - 12:37pm CDT
ASFA Black Box Theatre 1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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12:25pm CDT

Secret Screening Sponsored by Davis Architects
Limited Capacity seats available
It's a feature narrative film. And that's really all we can tell you. Come see this super secret film screening at Sidewalk 2015 before it premieres next year at one of the massive super famous film festivals. The filmmakers are scheduled to attend. This is a one and only chance!
Sponsors
DA

Sunday August 30, 2015 12:25pm - 1:55pm CDT
ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
  Feature

12:25pm CDT

Secret Screening Sponsored by Davis Architects
Limited Capacity seats available
It's a feature narrative film. And that's really all we can tell you. Come see this super secret film screening at Sidewalk 2015 before it premieres next year at one of the massive super famous film festivals. The filmmakers are scheduled to attend. This is a one and only chance!
Sponsors
DA

Sunday August 30, 2015 12:25pm - 1:55pm CDT
ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
  Feature

1:10pm CDT

H.
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Strange things are happening in Troy, New York. A black horse gallops through downtown streets. Gravity works in reverse. A mother nurses her plastic baby. Random citizens are falling into "temporary walking comas.” These surreal images, many inspired by actual news events, are part of the paranormal mystery of H., a film that reminds us that real life is weird enough without the aid of the supernatural. Chalky, shiver-inducing photography pairs well with the varied sonic elements to set a chilling scene in this highbrow creepfest.

- Charlie Sanders
Filmmakers/Artists
DG
RA

Sunday August 30, 2015 1:10pm - 2:47pm CDT
Alabama Theatre 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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1:30pm CDT

Troop 491: The Adventures of the Muddy Lions
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Everybody has to make a choice. Are you going to do the right thing or the easy thing? That’s the question facing Tristan, a naive middle-school student coping with life in the inner city. His mother, desperate to keep her son out of prison like his father, signs him up for Boy Scouts, where he connects with a band of brothers. Soon after, he witnesses a murder and must choose between the code of the streets - keep quiet - or the Scouts’ code. Part of the Sidewalk family line-up, Troop 491, is rated PG-13.

- Charlie Sanders
Filmmakers/Artists
P

Sunday August 30, 2015 1:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
McWane Science Center 200 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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3:00pm CDT

Uncle Kent 2
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Who would ever make a sequel to Joe Swanberg’s Uncle Kent? That’s only part of the joke in this oddball, self-aware and disorientingly funny follow-up from director Todd Rohal (The Catechism Cataclysm). After his idea for Uncle Kent 2 is turned down by the sequel-averse Swanberg, lonely animator Kent Osborne heads to the San Diego Comic-Con and becomes embroiled in - what else? - an apocalyptic science fiction plot involving simulation theory, animated cats, the singularity, pop songs that just won’t leave your head, and the pitfalls of making sequels to independent films.

- Corey Craft
Filmmakers/Artists
TR

Sunday August 30, 2015 3:00pm - 4:13pm CDT
Carver Theatre 1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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4:00pm CDT

Back to the Future Part II Sponsored by Golden Flake
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Flying cars? Nope. Hoverboards? Nuh-uh. Rampant 1980s nostalgia? Well, they got that one right. Compare director Robert Zemeckis’s vision of 2015 with the real thing by revisiting Back to the Future Part II. The 1989 sequel to the time-travel comedy classic finds Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveling from 1985 to 2015 to save Marty’s kids from shame and a criminal record. In doing so, they open the door for Biff Tannen to change history. Can they set the timeline right again?

- Corey Craft
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.

Sponsors
GF

Sunday August 30, 2015 4:00pm - 5:48pm CDT
McWane Science Center 200 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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5:00pm CDT

For A Few Zombies More Sponsored by Davis Architects
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We’re proud to premiere the ultimate southern-fried zombie apocalypse comedy you never knew you were begging for. Set ten years after Hide and Creep, a video store clerk-turned wandering gunslinger teams up with a woman with a mysterious past. Together they must fight off a gang of bandits and rescue a scientist who may have the key to ridding the world of the undead. Fueled with blood soaked comedy and action, For a Few Zombies More reigns as the cinematic love-child of John Carpenter and Hal Needham.

- Kyle McKinnon
Filmmakers/Artists
CS
avatar for Chuck Hartsell

Chuck Hartsell

I'm the co-director, co-writer, and co-star of the new film, "For a Few Zombies More," a sequel to the 2004 feature "Hide and Creep" that I also co-directed with Chance Shirley.

Sponsors
DA

Sunday August 30, 2015 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT
Carver Theatre 1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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5:15pm CDT

Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Limited Capacity seats available
Director Frank Ross returns with a blue-collar comedy drama with an all-star cast. James Ransone plays Lonnie, a well-meaning house painter who has fallen into a routine of work, X-Box and functioning alcoholism. He sets himself to transform his relationship with co-worker Monica from something friendly to something more romantic, but really manages to blow it along the way. With a script that’s full of life and laughs and lots of ugly truth, Bloomin Mud Shuffle is Ross’ most accomplished work to date. The film features Alex Karpovsky, Natasha Lyonne, and Alexia Rasmussen.

- Kyle McKinnon
Filmmakers/Artists
FV

Sunday August 30, 2015 5:15pm - 6:30pm CDT
Red Mountain Theatre Company 301 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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5:30pm CDT

Rosehill
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It’s a simple premise - a New York actress visits an old friend in Indiana to embark on a local road trip. Both women experience relationship-related stress to differing degrees, which leads to bristling between them. The film effortlessly blends genres, with partially improvised fiction, meditative interludes, and documentary-style moments. However, the truly refreshing aspect of Rosehill is that it allows for platonic sensuality between these friends while exploring need and desire in relationships. What evolves is a flowing, heartfelt story of the changing nature of friendships and partnerships as we age and evolve.

- Kate Michel
Filmmakers/Artists
BW

Sunday August 30, 2015 5:30pm - 6:50pm CDT
ASFA Recital Hall 1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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6:30pm CDT

Closing Night Film: Apartment Troubles Sponsored by Carrigan's Public House
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Starring the creative minds behind its writing and direction, Apartment Troubles follows a pair of dysfunctional roommates in their attempt to escape eviction by their reasonably frustrated Manhattan landlord. Jennifer Prediger plays Olivia, a spiritually inclined actress, alongside Jess Weixler as Nicole, a conceptual artist. When their landlord’s patience runs out and Nicole’s cat dies under mysterious circumstances, the duo decides to hit the road and visit Nicole’s wealthy aunt (played by Megan Mullally) on the opposite coast. Between reality TV try-outs, tarot card readings and shotgunning deserts the pair question the nature and future of their co-dependent friendship. Apartment Troubles is hilarious, charming, astute and not-to-be-missed.

- Hallie Tarpley & Jaxon Thomley
Filmmakers/Artists
avatar for Jennifer Prediger

Jennifer Prediger

Jennifer Prediger is a New York City–based actress, writer, and director known for the films A Teacher (2013), Life of Crime (2013), and Apartment Troubles(2014)—her directorial debut with collaborator Jess Weixler. Prediger also played and wrote Ask Umbra, the "worl... Read More →
avatar for Jess Weixler

Jess Weixler

Jessica "Jess" Weixler is an American actress. She is best known as the lead character Dawn O'Keefe in the comedy-horror film Teeth and the comedy The Big Bad Swim... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for Carrigan's Public House

Carrigan's Public House

Carrigan's Public House

Sunday August 30, 2015 6:30pm - 8:05pm CDT
Alabama Theatre 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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7:10pm CDT

Queen of Earth
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Catherine is reeling from the death of her father and a breakup. She seeks solitude at the lake house of her close friend Virginia. Overcome by delusions and memories of happier times, and wary of Virginia’s relationship with a neighbor, Catherine edges closer and closer to a complete psychological breakdown. Director Alex Ross Perry, on the heels of last years critical hit Listen Up Philip, channels Roman Polanski and Ingmar Bergman in this tense paranoid thriller about poisonous codependency and modern upper-class narcissism.

- Corey Craft
Filmmakers/Artists
AR

Sunday August 30, 2015 7:10pm - 8:40pm CDT
ASFA Black Box Theatre 1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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7:20pm CDT

Female Pervert
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Phoebe is an attractive, lonely video game designer looking for love. She struggles through relationships trying to make authentic connections. Unfortunately, her particular array of perversions tends to scare her suitors away. In an attempt to change she starts to see a therapist, joins a book club and buries her sex toys. Will she be able to suppress her eccentric urges? Or will she accept that she’s a female pervert? Sidewalk alum, Jiyoung Lee’s, second feature, Female Pervert, premiered earlier this year at the Slamdance Film Festival.

- Lisa Cordes
Filmmakers/Artists
JL

Sunday August 30, 2015 7:20pm - 8:24pm CDT
Red Mountain Theatre Company 301 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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7:25pm CDT

SHOUT Closing Night Film: Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
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Family, classmates, and church friends gather to celebrate Henry Gamble's 17th birthday with a party that rivals Mrs. Dalloway's in sexual and emotional tumult. Struggling to reconcile his conservative Christian upbringing and blossoming gay identity, Henry floats between the conflicting worldviews of his party guests. As day stretches into night and once polite small talk grows in intensity, Henry's pool party reveals its attendees' clandestine affairs and discomforts. Writer/director Stephen Cone depicts evangelical church culture with striking precision in this familiar story of suburban secrets and lies.

- Noah Cannon
Filmmakers/Artists
SC

Stephen Cone

Director, Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
(Writer/Producer/Director) Stephen Cone is a Chicago-based filmmaker, educator and actor. His feature film, 2011’s award-winning, critically-acclaimed The Wise Kids, which the Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips called “one of the best coming-of-age pictures in a long time... Read More →

Sunday August 30, 2015 7:25pm - 8:52pm CDT
ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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9:10pm CDT

The Keeping Room
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A cross between a Civil War-era home invasion thriller and a female-led Western, The Keeping Room stands as one of the most powerful and exciting narratives to come out this year. Three women (two sisters and a slave), left to care for their Georgia homestead, are forced to fight for their lives as two of Sherman’s scouts go rogue and terrorize them in the still of night. Gritty yet equally poetic, The Keeping Room delivers from the beginning to the very poignant end.

- Kyle McKinnon
Filmmakers/Artists
DB

Sunday August 30, 2015 9:10pm - 10:45pm CDT
Red Mountain Theatre Company 301 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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9:35pm CDT

The Overnight
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Alex and Emily are new to Los Angeles and their small son leaves little room to make adult friends. By chance, they meet another couple in the park, Kurt and Charlotte, who invite the family over for dinner. But as the night progresses, things take one bizarre turn after another, as Alex and Emily begin to suspect the other couple’s true, potentially sinister motivations. The Overnight subverts the clichés of typical swinger sex comedies and is equal parts riotously funny and unpredictable.

- Corey Craft
Filmmakers/Artists
PB

Sunday August 30, 2015 9:35pm - 10:55pm CDT
Carver Theatre 1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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