Narrative Shorts: Awkward Is as Awkward Does

Schedule

Sat Aug 23 2025 at 05:15 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Alabama School of Fine Arts | Birmingham, AL

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- As a part of the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank -
Saturday, August 23rd | 5:15pm-7:00pm
These films remind us that sometimes life is awkward.
Juana Pelos
Directed by Maria Eugenia Mealla
7:20 • United States
Little Juana is entering puberty and there is only one thing that comes with that as a guarantee - body hair. With the help of her sister, she will crusade into the world of hair removal.

Nonna’s Nude
Directed by Courtney Ulrich
7:02 • United States
After the death of their grandmother, Lisa and her brothers discover a nude painting of their aging Nonna. Their bickering forces Lisa to consider the value we place on women’s bodies both in the art world and in real life.

Indulge Me
Directed by Clarinda Louise Blais
13:50 • United States
A cynical ex-priest runs a mobile confessional out of a trailer park when an unlikely sinner forces him to confront his faith.

Hiawatha
Directed by Rachel B. Joyce
14:00 • United States
Two long-distance lovers search for a way forward (or backward) when the bedrock of their twenty-year relationship cracks.

Out for Delivery
Directed by Chelsea Christer
16:29 • United States
When terminally ill Joanna makes the difficult decision to pursue end of life options through the Death With Dignity law, the systems set up to make her death peaceful and dignified become the opposite.

BRETT WAS A F*CK
Directed by Keith Rubin, Lauren Sowa
19:03 • United States
When a police officer shows up at the gates of a Yale secret society to investigate a noise complaint, the alumni brothers gathered there offer her a tour that hides as much as it reveals.

The Long-Reigning King of Rollercastle Skateland
Directed by David Hull
13:22 • United States
The long-tenured manager of an aging, castle-themed roller rink faces the final three days of business for his beloved little empire.
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Alabama School of Fine Arts, 820 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203-1001, United States

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