Family Shorts: For the Whole Family

Animated, live action, and documentaries appropriate for the whole family.

  • 80 minutes
  • Pow!

    Directed by Joey Clift

    8:16 • United States

    A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow.

     

    The Wishing Wand

    Directed by Jane Fraser

    3:19 • United States

    If you had a magic wand, what would you wish for? "The Wishing Wand by Jane Fraser, a filmmaker with Down Syndrome, explores this question.

     

    Kompost

    Directed by Ursina Rubin, Luzia De Caro, Vanessa In-Albon

    4:58 • Switzerland

    While Lucy's head is stuck in the compost bin, she has an out-of-body experience that allows her to witness firsthand the ever-changing world of compost.

     

    Kid President

    Directed by Yadid Hirschtritt Licht

    5:20 • United States

    No more lettuce, no more artichokes, no more broccoli! This is the future that Kid President envisions as he rolls out his most daring policy yet: a ban on all vegetables.

     

    Cyrus and the Mountain

    Directed by Sid Gopinath

    1:39 • United States

    A curious German shepherd spends the day exploring his home mountain and learning the meaning of family.

     

    In the Saddle

    Directed by Jada Brielle Ceaser

    3:29 • United States

    Meet Sarah Roe and her coach, Andy Blalock, as they compete in the fast-paced world of barrel racing where precision, speed, and dedication collide.

     

    The Last Winged Puppy

    Directed by Paula Isabel Moraga

    1:45 • United States

    The last surviving winged puppy traverses the forest alone until he encounters a group of forest sprites.

     

    Tiny Tree Concert

    Directed by David Neptune

    12:36 • United States

    Ryoji Inatsugi isn't just a musician. He's a rockstar...for babies. This short documentary tells how he found his calling playing music with babies and their families in parks around Los Angeles.

     

    PATINA

    Directed Jake Hull

    11:54 • United States

    On his grandfather’s 84th birthday, 12-year-old Jackson encounters Patina, a towering woman whose past is slipping away.

     

    Forevergreen

    Directed by Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears

    13:04 • United States

    An orphaned bear cub finds a home with an evergreen tree until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.

     

    The Queen’s Flowers

    Directed by Ciara Leinaala Lacy

    11:32 • United States

    Inspired by a true story, follow Emma, a native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu, as she makes a special gift for the last monarch of Hawai`i, Queen Lili`uokalani.

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About Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

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.