Films to remind us that the ordinary can become extraordinary and long-remembered unexpectedly.
Monograph: Ajene Williams
Directed By Matthew Grcic
05:22 • United States
ALABAMA, BLACK LENS
Ajene Williams is a resident artist at Sloss Metal Arts (Sloss Furnaces) in Birmingham, Alabama. He sculpts and welds cold scrap metal into warm, life-like sculptures.
Oh Whale
Directed By Winslow Crane-Murdoch
25:42 • United States • Alabama Premiere
When Paul Linnman arrived in Florence, Oregon, on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that a seemingly innocuous news story about a dead whale would forever define his career.
From Rodeo to Polo: The First HBCU Polo Team
Directed By Kendi King
18:38 • United States
BLACK LENS, STUDENT, WOMEN IN FLIM
The first Black collegiate polo team at Morehouse College chases national USPA certification as it transforms a rag-tag team of charismatic cowboys into pioneering polo stars.
Roots & Relics
Directed By Matthew Josiah Avant
22:30 • United States
EPISODIC
Roots & Relics is a documentary series hosted by JD Hart that uncovers extraordinary stories behind everyday heirlooms. In this episode, uncover the mystery behind a man whose last words are recorded in a roughly hewn stone.
A New Inferno
Directed By Nita Blum, Jonathan Pickett
16:00 • United States • Alabama Premiere
Filmed during the hottest days of Phoenix, Arizona's summer heatwave, "A New Inferno" follows paramedics as they race to save the lives of heatstroke victims using a radical new treatment: ice immersion therapy.
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.