Documentary Shorts 1

Schedule

Sat Aug 27 2022 at 03:20 pm to 04:58 pm

Location

Sidewalk Film | Birmingham, AL

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- Playing as part of the 24th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank -
Deerwoods Deathtrap
Directed by James P Gannon
9 minutes • USA
Nature, Documentary
50 years ago Jack and Betty were hit by a train and survived. This is their story.

Shut Up And Paint
Directed by(TBD)
20 minutes • USA
Documentary, Black Lens
Painter Titus Kaphar looks to film as a medium in the face of an insatiable art market seeking to silence his activism.

Stories Within
Directed by PJ Raval
11 minutes • USA
Documentary
Featuring a diverse collective of stories from the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) experience, Stories Within delves into a diverse cross section of 14 individuals from the AAPI community in Austin, Texas.

Aqueducts
Directed by Álvaro Martín Sanz
8 minutes • France
Documentary
Aqueducts transport water. Images transmit the memory. Images of aqueducts are useless.

Sweet Home Alabama
Directed by Fredrick Murphy
18 minutes • USA
Documentary, Alabama Film
This film explores the parallels between survival, perseverance, and unapologetic preservation. Joycelyn Davis, a descendant of Chief Charles Lewis (Clotilda), details her battle with cancer and how her enslaved ancestors legacy of defying the odds validated her ability to conquest obstacles in the way. Joycelyn, alongside Pastor Derek Tucker, express their commitment to keep the rich history of Africatown, USA relevant and accessible for generations to come.

Breast Friend
Directed by Aysha Wax
3 minutes • USA
Documentary
When a girl wakes up from having a breast reduction she receives a letter. The letter is from the breast tissue that was removed from her mammaries. Instead of being upset that it has been removed, the cute swirl of fat tells its former owner about it’s travels and a message of love.

Favorite Daughter
Directed by Dana Reilly
19 minutes • USA
Documentary
A story of an intergenerational odd couple sheltering-in-place in a lower Manhattan apartment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A New Normal
Directed by Britney Le and Victoria Sutton
10 minutes • USA
Documentary, Student, Alabama Film
Childhood cancer survivors face many longterm challenges—physical, mental, financial, and social. Perhaps the biggest one: only 4% of all research dollars go to childhood cancer research.

Dance To Me
Directed by Sabrina Palmer
10 minutes • USA
Documentary, Student, Alabama Film
A history of dance education in Birmingham and the legendary Corky Bell.

Resilience
Directed by Raven Shaw
10 minutes • USA
Documentary, Student, Alabama Film
Two years into the pandemic, Alabama nurses share their stories from the Covid frontlines. Part of a longer project in partnership with the Alabama State Nurses Association.
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Where is it happening?

Sidewalk Film, 1821 2nd Ave. N.,Birmingham,AL,United States

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Sidewalk Film

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