Everyone leaves behind a legacy. Here are a few to inspire you.
ERUCTATION
Directed by Victoria Trow
6:49 • USA • Southern US Premiere
WOMEN IN FILM
The world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels. Kaylee wants to beat it.
Houdini II: A Beautiful Day to Die
Directed by Daniel John
17:12 • United Kingdom, United States • Alabama Premiere
BLACK LENS
Reframing the Houdini myth, an African American magician and escape artist claims the name of Harry Houdini and builds a legacy of his own.
Hwy 101 Yard Sale
Directed by Andrew Johnston, Jackson Townsend
9:39 • United States
ALABAMA
Every first weekend in October, along a quiet stretch of highway from Northwest Alabama to Tennessee, one woman exercises Southern hospitality through mouth-wateringly delicious pies as she participates in a 40-mile long open-air market.
Fred’s Basement Bijou
Directed by Michael T Vollmann
14:22 • United States • Southern US Premiere
In 1956, Fred Hermes rescued a colossal 1920s Wurlitzer organ from Detroit's Michigan Theatre. He then spent the next five decades transforming his basement into a fully functioning movie palace.
BUCKSKIN
Directed by Mars Verrone
17:10 • United States • Southern US Premiere
BLACK LENS, WOMEN IN FILM
A portrait of the filmmaker's grandfather, Carroll B. Williams, the first African-American to receive a doctorate in forestry and entomology, the first African-American scientist to be hired by the U.S. Forest Service, and among the first African-Americans to be a part of the environmental science and forestry faculties at both Yale and UC Berkeley.
Submitting Tigers
Directed by Luke Kellerhouse
25:41 • Germany, Ireland, United States
WOMEN IN FILM
After surviving horrific childhood trauma and rising as a professional MMA fighter, Julija Pajic finds unexpected healing, connection, and purpose among the street fighters and orphanages of Tanzania.
We produce the nationally recognized Sidewalk Film Festival; organize a wide variety of educational programs for filmmakers and hold other events that create interest in and enthusiasm for independent film. To expand on this work and better serve our mission we have opened the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, a two-screen independent movie theater in the heart of Birmingham’s historic theatre district.