Spotlight Night: Alabama Shorts

- As a part of the 28th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival -
An eclectic mix of shorts from Alabama.
Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
Within Me
Directed By Sherlyn Reyes Zamora
15:21 • United States
ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, LIFE & LIBERTY, STUDENT, WOMEN IN FILM
"Within Me" explores the adversity and resilience of a Mexican immigrant family in Alabama as each member reflects on how far they've come.

Memory Work
Directed By Jada Brielle Ceaser
03:21 • United States
ALABAMA, BLACK LENS, DOCUMENTARY, STUDENT, WOMEN IN FILM
VHS collector Justin Cottingham doesn't just preserve media; he keeps memories alive through his one-of-a-kind hobby.

Mr Jesus
Directed By Emily Best
15:38 • United States
ALABAMA, GENRE,, WOMEN IN FILM
A down on his luck actor wakes up one morning to discover his image has been stolen to make a Gen AI Jesus, and now everyone thinks he's the second coming.
Terrarium
Directed By Morgon Dickerson
10:12 • United States
ALABAMA, NARRATIVE
Isolated from the desolation outside, a woman reckons her quiet existence against the forces of nature and ruin.

Man and Mattress
Directed By Andrew Reisfeld
23:35 • United States
ALABAMA, NARRATIVE
A messy loser is forced to battle his outspoken mattress after refusing to clean his room.

Escudo Invisible (The Invisible Shield)
Directed By Maximilian Barrón
23:32 • Mexico
ALABAMA, NARRATIVE
When Mexico City locals learn they're being evicted due to tourism pressures, they decide to reverse the American-led gentrification by staging a kidnapping. But when their plans go awry, the whole thing heads rapidly towards comedic disaster.