Alabama Documentary Shorts 1 sponsored by Shipt

Schedule

Sat Aug 27 2022 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location

Alabama Theatre | Birmingham, AL

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- Playing as part of the 24th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank -
A Million Dollar Journey
Directed by Nick Golden, Dawson Estes
11 minutes • USA
Documentary, Alabama, Student
Over two years of planning, isolating, reassembling, and rehearsing all lead up to a historic performance in the 2021 Macy’s Parade by the Million Dollar Band. This short documentary by Dawson Estes and Nick Golden follows the band through all the hardships and trials that would result in the best band the University of Alabama has ever fielded.

Drexell & Honeybees
Directed by Angel Caro
6 minutes • USA
Documentary, Alabama, Black Lens
Drexell & Honeybee's is a "donations only" restaurant; run by Lisa and Freddie Thomas-McMillan. Together, with the help of volunteers, they serve meals to their beloved small community of Brewton, Alabama. Rich or poor, everyone who walks through their doors is treated equally with dignity and respect. No cash register necessary.

Another World Right Here
Directed by Sage Lucia
15 minutes • USA
Documentary, Alabama, Student
A deep dive into Birmingham’s punk music and culture scene, now decades-long.

Chasin' Butterflies
Directed by Joshua Harding, Adam Hobbs, Matt Klug
19 minutes • USA
Documentary, Alabama
Butch Anthony is a lot like his art: eccentric, playful, authentic, charming, provocative, embellished, and layered. But, as a self-taught artist from a one-horse town in rural Alabama, he can’t be easily categorized any more than his art can. In this layered portrait, we meet the man behind the drive-thru museum, trophy-covered Cadillac, and pontoon pirate ship known as Llatikcuf (read it backwards). Get to know the Butch behind the Butch and see him for what he truly is: an original.

Monograph: Chris Lawson
Directed by Lisa Cordes
7 minutes • USA
Documentary, Alabama, Student
Social worker and artist Chris Lawson’s vast media portfolio is as diverse as his life’s experiences. Living in Cambodia, France, Alabama, and traveling all over the globe has infused his work with a style of “ethnographic surrealism” as one fellow artist described it. Now based in New Orleans, Lawson is a storyteller at his core who weaves tales together through collage, film, poetry, and song.

Surviving the Holocaust: A Conversation with Dr. Robert May
Directed by Kim Garner
27 minutes • USA
An intimate look at the life of one of Birmingham, Alabama's only surviving Holocaust victims, and his story of loss, hope and triumph over tragedy.

54 Miles to Home
Directed by Claire Haughey
26 minutes • USA
Documentary, Alabama, Black Lens
In 1965 three Black farming families risked their lives by providing refuge to the thousands of voting rights marchers on the historic five day, 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery. Nearly 60 years later, The Halls, Steeles and Gardners share for the first time what their parents and grandparents sacrificed and how their families’ legacies and this historic land can be preserved for generations to come. Their stories help unveil the rural and agricultural roots of the civil rights movement, while asking the seemingly timeless American question: how do you fight for what you know is right when the majority is against you?
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Where is it happening?

Alabama Theatre, 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Alabama Theatre

Host or Publisher Alabama Theatre

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