20th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions

Directed by Melissa Pace Overholt
80 Minutes
USA

As one of the poorest states in the country, Mississippi lands at the bottom of many lists. There’s at least one exception, the Clinton, Mississippi High School Attache Show Choir is considered to be amongst the most successful in history. In a region where arts and music funding have been virtually demolished, Clinton public high school manages to thrive. Composed of students from different backgrounds, Attache unites its members and, together, they rise above, consistently beating the odds. This documentary provides an inside look at the award-winning Attache.

- Rachel Morgan

Run Time 90 Minutes

For the 6th year in a row Sidewalk programmers have compiled an awesome selection of 1980's and 90's cartoons and vintage Saturday morning commercials for the start of your Sidewalk weekend. To accompany the fun-packed screening there will be a free cereal bar, plus juice and coffee. So launch into your Sidewalk
2018 weekend the right way, by loading up on carbs, crazy cartoon antics and good company. Because it’s Sidewalks 20th birthday this years cartoon extravaganza will be filled with festive surprises... and cake! Fun for all ages!

- Rachel Morgan

Time to Get Stocks
dir. Wiley Cooper
5 min
USA - AL
Fun with the stock market.

Adventures in Time
dir. Ella Cook, Mary Katherine Malone
7 min
USA - AL
A family trip turns into a trip through time for two kids.

The Magic 8 Ball
dir. Bailey Corley, Mary Cate Cone, Barrett Poole
12 min
USA - AL
A young girl allows a Magic 8 Ball to make her decisions concerning a new girl in class.

Playing It Cool
dir. Daniel Bussey
11 min
USA - AL
A school is thrown into confusion when a talented girl shakes up the established cliques.

Shining Stars
dir. Jay Galloway
11.5 min
USA - AL
A camera crew is sent to document the final day of the Shining Star Competition, a week long camp designed to find the next child star.

Dream A Little Dream
dir. Ethan Ron, Daniel Bussey
9 min
USA - AL
A group of kids struggle between reality and dreams.

War Tide Roll Eagle
dir. Daniel Bussey
10 min
USA - AL
Big football fans accidentally eat magic gumbo and switch team allegiances.

Law and Disorder
dir. Daniel Bussey
12.5 min
USA - AL
A cop in a sleepy town discovers a warlord from another world is kidnapping citizens.

Documentary
Directed By Maddie Orton
Run Time
USA

Family Film Festival

Six disparate New Jersey high schools compete for The Rising Star Awards, considered to be ‘the Tonys of New Jersey high school musical theatre’. The competition requires all schools to perform the same show, in this case Mary Poppins. Covering rehearsals to opening night, I CAN’T... I HAVE A REHEARSAL provides a fascinating inside look at the impact that budget, resources and parental support can have on success.

Narrative
Directed By Robert Stevenson
Run Time 116 Minutes
USA
Family Line-Up

DC (Darn Cat) is a mischievous Siamese tomcat that lives with polar opposite sisters, Inkie and Patti. One evening while stalking about the neighborhood, DC unwittingly follows a bank robber home, where he’s holding a teller hostage. The captive manages to wrangle a wristwatch, inscribed, “help”, onto the tomcat’s
neck. DC returns home, Patti discovers the watch and enlists the help of the FBI - the caper unfolds. There’s also a surfer named Canoe, nosey neighbor Mrs. MacDougal, Roddy McDowall, disguises and antics by the dozen. Cat lovers this one is for you.

- Rachel Morgan

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dir. Malena Cunningham Anderson

Little Music Manchild: The Malik Kofi Story is an up-coming documentary that is touching, inspiring, and capturing national attention. Three-time EMMY winner, writer and producer, Malena Cunningham Anderson of Newslady Productions follows Malik Kofi, the astounding 11-year-old prodigy, Birmingham native, musician, scholar, public speaker, and future leader as he uses his musical skills to grab attention in the world of classical music.

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VOYAGERS
dir. Gauthier Ammeux , Valentine Baillon, Benjamin Chaumény, Alexandre Dumez, Lea Finucci, Marina Roger
7.5 min
France
A tiger, escaping his hunter, ends up in a space station occupied by an astronaut and his goldfish...

First Comes Love
dir. Daniel Ceballos
2.5 min
USA
Shy Eric experiences a full love story over the course of recess.

Big Brown's TV Slap Down
dir. Cable Hardin
1 min
USA
The Shape Peeps are always excited to make new friends.

Space Girls
dir. Carys Watford
10 min
UK
During a sleepover, four space obsessed 9-year-old girls embark on a secret mission in their cardboard rocket.  

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Blows With The Wind
dir.  Hazhir As’adi
6.5 min
Iran
A lonely scarecrow becomes human.

The Boots
dir. Leah Cohen-Mays
12 min
USA
In this silent comedy, a young boy discovers that having is not so much as wanting.

Cinderella: According to Kids!
dir. Chris Carlisle
6 min
USA
The classic tale of Cinderella as told by kids and presented by professional actors. 

Frozen: According to Kids!
dir. Erin Brown Thomas
6 min
USA
Disney's Frozen as only kids know it and presented by professional actors who try to make sense of it all. 

Beauty and the Beast: According to Kids!
dir. Jenna Bryson
6 min
USA
Beauty & the Beast as related by children who may or may not remember all the details. Performed by a professional cast of actors.

The Mimic
dir. Olivia Treynor
3 min
USA
Some say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but this young man has a different response. 

WHAM
dir. Robert Bruce Carter
3 min
USA
Two people fall violently in love on the sidewalk.

Loser Leaves Town
dir. Mark Nickleburg
11.5 min
USA
An 11-year-old luchador uses his vivid imagination to make it through the toughest weekend of his life.

CRUSH
dir. Stephen Shima Iosun
7.5 min
Nigeria
A timid boy develops a crush on a girl he runs into at a bus stop.

The Other End of the Earth
dir. Jacob W. Madness
5 min
USA
Take a journey around the world without leaving your seat in this cinematic celebration of our planet.  

Bullies
dir. Daniel Bydlowski
27.5 min
USA
Eugene, a shy 10-year-old boy, is bullied every day until he discovers a secret underneath the school that keeps him safe, for now...

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Earthy Encounters
dir. Sam Johnson
25 min
USA
15-year-old Kyle believes he can save his dying brother with a plant he’s found in the garden center where he works. The only problem: a shadowy government agency is out to destroy it first.

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Documentary
Directed By Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster
Run Time 90 Minutes
USA
Family Film Festival
Life & Liberty

In this award-winning Sundance favorite, follow nine high school students as they prepare to compete in the world’s premier science fair. Dr. McCalla, a dedicated teacher and mentor, captures the essence of the documentary when she says, “These kids are going to change the world because they are the best
and brightest.” And these students allow that reality to fuel their success. By the end, you will find yourself pulling and cheering for these current and future world-changers, proving science fairs can be super exciting.

- Bentley Maddox

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Sunrise
dir. Isaac Franklin
8 min
USA - AL
A young man finds himself with only a voicemail and a longing for rest.

Average Joe
dir. Jada Tubbs
9.5 min
USA - AL
A teenager struggles with his feelings of mediocrity. A production of the Sidewalk Youth Board.

Richard
dir. Wylie Soltes
5.5 min
USA
A toolbox leads to an unlikely friendship.

Black & White
dir. Kunga Choephel and Zola Gray
9.5 min
USA
Tracie's journey through her childhood with her unique family.

Cinephiles
dir. Sebastian Hochman and Nathan Adloff
5.5 min
USA
A love triangle starts at a video store.

Solitude
dir. Julia Bhansali
7.5 min
USA
In 1944 one woman is forced to face the harsh realities of war and experience the true meaning of solitude.

Old Bloo
dir. Jack Nordstrom
10 min
USA
Idaho teenagers start an unconventional rock band in their garage. 

R.M.C.S.
dir. Ben Deter
10.5 min
USA - AL
A documentary about a philosophy driven school in Avondale, Alabama, told by teachers and students.

Premeditated
dir. Zachary Echevarria and Dany Minaya
10.75 min
USA
A family reflects over the too-early-ended life of their son and brother, Zhala.

Native
dir. Isaiah Woods
11.5 min
USA
Shattering stereotypes, Native takes a personal look into a family's life on a reservation in New Mexico.

Less
dir. Isabelle Levent
11 min
USA
Two members of Generation Z expound on their values and habits as they redefine minimalism in a world of consumption, technology, and information overload.

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Still excerpted from "Richard," director Wylie Soltes.