Documentaries that look forward to reclaim those things from the past.
Language Back
Directed by Dusan V Harminc
7:26 • United States
A poetic look at the importance of Native American Language Revitalization with Indigenous Nations Poets.
Voices of the Academy
Directed by Latoria Hicks
13:14 • United States
Three professors explore the history, significance, and ongoing challenges of African American Vernacular English in education and the United States and reflect on its cultural impact and the fight for linguistic acceptance.
Sistahood: A Story of Strength
Directed by Jessica R. Chaney
8:00 • United States
"Sistahood: A Story of Strength" follows the resilience of black, trans women in Memphis, Tennessee, as they find hope found through My Sistah’s House.
Replay
Directed by Phil Mazo
3:29 • United States
30 years after a humiliating TV appearance from his childhood, a man hatches a plan for redemption in this docu-comedy.
Idle Warriors
Directed by Molly Stark-Ragsdale
19:03 • United States
In New York City, it’s illegal to idle a vehicle for more than three minutes, but for fifty years, it went unenforced. Now a small group of citizens are trying to enforce it.
The Most Memorable Art
Directed by John Beder
13:39 • United States
Follow a bold experiment that tries to determine what makes art memorable. In a world saturated with images, can we decode the science behind what lingers and what fades?
Boda Boda
Directed by Marc Kusnetz
22:00 • United States
Boda bodas—motorcycle taxi drivers in Kampala—learn how to improve their lives through a grassroots financial savings and credit cooperative.
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.