Narrative Shorts: Awkward Is as Awkward Does

These short films remind us that sometimes life is awkward.

  • 95 minutes
  • Juana Pelos

    Directed by Maria Eugenia Mealla

    7:20 • United States

    Little Juana is entering puberty and there is only one thing that comes with that as a guarantee - body hair. With the help of her sister, she will crusade into the world of hair removal.


    Nonna’s Nude

    Directed by Courtney Ulrich

    7:02 • United States

    After the death of their grandmother, Lisa and her brothers discover a nude painting of their aging Nonna. Their bickering forces Lisa to consider the value we place on women’s bodies both in the art world and in real life.


    Indulge Me

    Directed by Clarinda Louise Blais

    13:50 • United States

    A cynical ex-priest runs a mobile confessional out of a trailer park when an unlikely sinner forces him to confront his faith.

     

    Hiawatha

    Directed by Rachel B. Joyce

    14:00 • United States

    Two long-distance lovers search for a way forward (or backward) when the bedrock of their twenty-year relationship cracks.

     

    Out for Delivery

    Directed by Chelsea Christer

    16:29 • United States

    When terminally ill Joanna makes the difficult decision to pursue end of life options through the Death With Dignity law, the systems set up to make her death peaceful and dignified become the opposite.

     

    BRETT WAS A F*CK

    Directed by Keith Rubin, Lauren Sowa

    19:03 • United States

    When a police officer shows up at the gates of a Yale secret society to investigate a noise complaint, the alumni brothers gathered there offer her a tour that hides as much as it reveals.

     

    The Long-Reigning King of Rollercastle Skateland

    Directed by David Hull

    13:22 • United States

    The long-tenured manager of an aging, castle-themed roller rink faces the final three days of business for his beloved little empire.

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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.