20th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions

Broken/Fixed
dir. Joanne Feinberg
5 min
USA
BROKEN/FIXED centers around a conversation with the filmmaker's 83 year-old mother and 17 year-old daughter about our complicated and complex relationship with our Jewish noses.

Death Metal Grandma
dir. Leah Galant
13.5 min
USA
97 year old Holocaust Survivor, Inge Ginsberg, rose to fame as a songwriter for legendary musicians such as Doris Day, Dean Martin and Nat King Cole. The short documentary interweaves the rich personal history of Inge’s life as she attempts to merge her personal lyrics with the contemporary genre of Death Metal.

True Love, True Crime on an American Bus
dir. Nicholas Coles
11 min
True crime and true love collide on a rundown tour bus in this film about an eccentric couple and their quest to preserve Los Angeles history one crime scene at a time.

Lonesome Willcox
dir. Ryan Maxey
12 min
USA
Willcox, Arizona is a country music town that isn’t what it used to be. The town has a single radio station, run by one employee who lives at the studio, and is seen as an outcast by many of the townspeople. This unlikely champion of country music has a troubled history with the music that he plays every day. But he’s keeping it alive for the old folks, and looking for redemption over the airwaves.

Crisanto Street
dir. Paloma Martinez
11.75 min
USA
In the shadow of Silicon Valley, a hidden community thrives despite difficult circumstances. For one resident, eight-year-old Geovany Cesario, impending change is bittersweet.

Pumpkin Movie
dir. Sophy Romvari
10.25 minutes
Two women carve pumpkins together over Skype as they discuss a year's worth of negative interactions with men.

tomnoddy
dir. Charles Poekel
12.75 min
USA
A profile of Tom Noddy, versatile street performer and bubble artist.

I've Seen So Much
dir. Gonzalo Guajardo
5 min
Spain
Sintayehu Tesale is an Ethiopian carpenter. But not only. He is an inspiring person; one of those who leave a mark on you when you meet him. He is persevering, he is positive, he boosts your strength, he encourages you to stand up. He is, in summary, a motivational person. Maybe, part of this strength comes from his own struggles, from his own experience, from the fact that he is one of the few carpenters in the world who does not use his hands, but his feet, due to an undiagnosed disability. This is the story of Sintayehu, the story of his life.

62 Days
dir. Rebecca Haimowitz
28 min
USA
When Marlise died, the battle for her life began. 62 DAYS tells the story of Marlise Muñoz, a brain-dead pregnant woman whose family was forced to keep her on life support against her wishes.

A Conversation with the Devil
dir. Jonathan Jackson
7.5 min
In his first televised interview, Satan tries to set the record straight on his life and his view of death, clocks, the bible, Jesus, and humanity.

It's Just a Gun
dir. Brian Robau
14 min
When a young boy named Gabe finds a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, it will set in motion a series of events that will change him forever.

Limits
dir. Kevon Pryce
18 min
While trying to figure out what he wants out of life, Marcus notices his relationship is falling apart, but this soon opens the door to a bigger truth. 

Mid-City Blues
dir. Kris Wilson
16 min
A hopeful police academy graduate races to get to his badge-pinning ceremony in his civilian clothes, but after he is delayed by on-duty officers during a routine traffic stop, he gains a newfound perspective on his career of choice.

PAWG - Day 12
dir. John Eddins
19.5 min
Lovers reunite 12 days after one of them gets a whole new lease on love.

Straight Line
dir. Carl Harrison, Jr.
15 min
Inspired by the true story of legendary musician Sam Cooke and the incident that birthed "A Change Is Gonna Come," Straight Line follows a band of young black musicians known as "Lost Identity.”

The Future is Bright
dir. Courtney Faye Powell
10 min
In 1979, a local newscaster prepares to cover an anti-KKK protest in Greensboro, NC, and realizes that she may never be ready for the events to come.

While I Yet Live
dir. Maris Curran
14.5 min
Five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, talk about love, religion and the fight for civil rights as they continue the tradition of quilting that originally brought them together.

A Penny for Your Thoughts
dir. Corey Carpenter
9 min
An animated look into the writing of Arthur Bremer’s diary in the days leading up to his attempted assassination of George Wallace.

The Journey of the Kings
dir. Abayomi Mason-Robinson & Dawson Miles
10 min
The non-profit Growing Kings specializes in mentoring African-American boys and teens through school and afterschool programs

6th Graders School Roy Moore's Attorney
dir. Sam Frazier, Jr.
3.5 min
Two 6th graders attempt to correct the litany of grammatical errors made by Roy Moore’s attorney in his letter demanding Alabama's largest news outlet retract its publications of Moore’s sexual misconduct. Paid $0.50 by their mother for each corrected error, these boys not only stand to get rich, but also to help change an election.

Crowe's
dir. James Radford
10.5 min
A love letter to a small town chicken shack.

Connections of Cos-Playing
dir. David Love
12 min
This film dives into the world of Cos-Play and prop making, following several people who have made cos-play more than just a fun hobby and into a community.

A Stable Mystic
dir. Randal Crow
10 min
Jesse Frazier is a man of few worldly possessions, but has a wealth of wisdom for living life.

Magic City Blues
dir. Connor Lyons
7 min
Magic City Blues tells the story of Birmingham native Blues Singer Elnora Spencer from a rough childhood to a fabulous career singing with many of the greatest performers in Blues History and becoming a local favorite in Birmingham

942 Greene Avenue
dir. Anissa Latham
13 min
A college student retraces her family's footsteps during the Great Migration.

Type 2 Fun
dir. Sean Taylor
23 min
He’s hiked the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and worked as a mountain guide on overnight trips up Volcanoes Acatenengo, Fuego, and Pacaya in Guatemala. On November 4th, 2017, William Wells attempted his first ultramarathon: The Pinhoti 100. 100.59 miles in 30 hours. An in-depth portrait on what it takes to compete and crew in an ultramarathon.

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Directed By Katie Orr
Run Time 87 Minutes
USA

POOR JANE provides a revealing examination of a suburban housewife’s (possible) mid-life crisis. Sparked by his boorish behavior at a Christmas party, the epiphany that Jane may no longer be in love with her husband compels her to leave her conventional, safe life and seek emotional and physical fulfillment elsewhere, including with other men. A particularly awkward tryst with another convinces her that she must try to regain the life she so casually tossed aside. But is that life lost forever? Poor Jane.

- Linda Delahay

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Viola Vs. The Vampire King (USA)
dir. Kevin Fermini
8.5 min
Everyone's favorite Super 8 vampire kung-fu revenge film.

BFF Girls (USA)
dir. Brian Lonano
13.5 min
Three dorky American girls magically transform into beautiful Japanese Superheroes and fight a tampon monster as they begin their journey into womanhood.

Might as Well (USA)
dir. Chris Hilleke & Mike Corley
6.5 min
2 rotting corpses (full-size marionettes) look for a birthday bag of marijuana while trucking around town in a '74 model Volkswagen van cranking black metal along the way.

Rat Dick (USA)
dir. Spencer Heath
9 min
While trying to domesticate an anthropormphic rat, a man finds himself in a difficult situation as the rat begins to demonstrate violent and sexual behavior.

Entropia (USA)
dir. Marinah Janello
15 min
Loneliness and an obsession with vanity has pushed one woman to take unconventional measures to find happiness.

She's All Wet (USA)
dir. Jonothon Mitchell
6 min
A bachelor party comes to a screeching halt when a Chinese water ghost shows up for the festivities -- and may or may not be the stripper.

Maw Kitty (USA)
dir. Ian Lynch
11.5 min
Bold and unbridled Maw Kitty enlists her colorful friends to help solve the mystery of a post-coital "death".

Amy (USA)
dir. L. Gustavo Cooper
7 min
A woman with a mysterious illness gets help from a dubious source.

All Aboard the Gravy Train (USA)
dir. Andrew Benedict
10 min
Kenny goes grocery shopping in the middle of the night to avoid interaction, but his whole life is challenged when he meets someone named Gary, who happens to be a giant, talking can of gravy.

She Came from the Woods (USA)
dir. Erik Bloomquist
12 min
A campfire story comes to life for a group of counselors on the last day of the summer of 1987 at Camp Briarbrook.

A sweet man (Un hombre dulce) (Spain)
dir. Javier Chavanel
13.5 min
For the sorrowful Gustavo, it was an ordinary night: an uninspiring, silent night. But suddenly, fun knocked on this door… and it wouldn´t leave until it had run its course.

Midnight Delivery (USA)
dir. Nathan Crooker
10 min
A mysterious gift is delivered to an unsuspecting woman’s door at the stroke of midnight. The woman’s morbid fascination entices her to examine the gift, unleashing a sinister evil from within.

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A Woman on the Telephone (Canada)
dir. Erica Genereux Smith
10 min
A secretary in a surreal office begins to suspect that she may not actually exist.

Mother Fucker (USA)
dir. Nicholas Payne Santos
6.5 min
Charles is deeply in debt and desperate to save his kidnapped dog. In a last-ditch effort to secure the ransom, Charles returns home to ask his wealthy, widowed mother for help. An unimaginable bargain is struck.

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Backpage Shawty (USA-Alabama)
dir. Michael Ekpoh
5 min
Pam is a prostitute. She gets a call from a client with an unusual request.

Hairwolf (USA)
dir. Mariama Diallo
12 min
In a black hair salon in gentrifying Brooklyn, the local residents fend off a strange new monster: white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture.

Matter and Manner
dir. Nigel DeFriez
28 min
Pennsylvania, 1890. A prejudiced gentleman and a prideful housemaid have a gay olde summer at Matter Manor!

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Broad Strokes
dir. Phillip Vernon
16.5 min
On the tail of a dying New Years Even party, queer best friends Annie and Austin pursue romantic temptations against their better judgments - effectively breaking their resolutions hours after making them.

EVOKE
dir. Asia LeMasters
15.5 min
Despite how pure love can be, relationships don’t always end so perfectly. The evolution of Hailey and Emma's relationship is explored through their collective memories as the girls retrace their times together. After their relationship ends, Hailey goes to a desperate length to be with Emma again.

Weather Talk
dir. Keene McRae
17.5 min
Weather Talk is a short film depicting the strained relationship between a closeted son and his father as they drive together across the United States following the fathers heart attack. It is a coming out story and centers on the new bond formed between these two estranged people.

Coming of Age
dir. Doug Tompos
7.5 min
The loss of innocence can come at any age.  In the afterglow of sex, a generation gap opens between two men as the struggle to define trust in the age of open marriage and NSA hookups.

POISON
dir. Erica Eng
2 min
Horace Gold's poetic words personifies his past unhealthy relationship with alcohol through a fictional relationship with a woman. Inspired by the surrealist film "Meshes Of The Afternoon" -- POISON is an expression of addiction through repetition.

Foxy Trot
dir. Lisa Donato
14.5 min
A married couple unexpectedly face their relationship issues when they take ballroom dance lessons in a very heteronormative class.

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Naughty Amelia Jane
dir. Risheeta Agrawal
11.5 min
This film is a satire on the hilarious hypocrisy of society towards anything that goes against the "conventional social order of things”, told through a story of two girls who may or may not have had a connection. This is a story about speculation

WOMAN
dir. Shari Berman
3 min
USA
The experimental film WOMAN explores how society puts women in categories, but in actuality a woman is anything she chooses to be.

Dust
dir. J. Adam Brown
17 min
USA
When Amy arrives home from university, 12-year old Logan sees changes in his sibling for the first time - his brother Isaac is a few months into the process of becoming Amy.

Cole
dir. David Call
10.5 min
USA
COLE tells the story of a US combat veteran recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as he attempts to find a job in the civilian world.

Miede de Monos (Fear of Monkeys)
dir. Michael Arcos
5.5 min
USA
A reenactment over a recording of the filmmaker's father telling the origin story of his fear of monkeys.

After Her
dir. Aly Miglioni
14.5 min
USA
A wayward teenage girl goes missing and her friend is haunted by her disappearance. An atmospheric sci-fi about first love and the lost girl.

Damn Bro!
dir. Travis Frick
8 min
USA
A Haitian-American, high school student is bullied by a star basketball player into doing his homework and digs in, doing the hard work for both of them, yet learns that helping someone, even when you break the rules, has its own rewards.

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Bodies of Water
dir. David Lykes Keenan
14 min
USA
It's 1982, Marsh is 24 years old, and he struggles with a tormenting secret.

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Laying Low
dir. Hank H. Kim and Sylvia Caminer
17.5 min
USA
Dave is asked to do Vic a “favor” involving a corpse in the trunk of a car that puts his hard-earned freedom in peril.

Laundry
dir. Becs Arahanga
10 min
USA
When happily married Carly struggles to find intimacy due to busy family life, orgasmic pleasure is found in the most unlikely of places.

Mama Jane
dir. Lisa Maria Hall
11.5 min
USA
Jane (Constance Shulman) returns to New York and spends a night with her daughter, Katia (Jenny Donheiser) before she is scheduled to take an estranged relative off of life support.

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Still excerpted from "After Her," director Aly Miglioni.

Zenith
dir. Ellie Foumbi
15 min
USA
When an adopted black Mennonite has an unexpected connection with a migrant worker, she is torn between her faith and her desire to explore the outside world.

Mi Dulcinea
dir. Max Barbakow
3.5 min
USA
Observe the tenets of Taekwondo. Respect instructors and seniors. Never misuse Taekwondo. Be a champion of freedom and justice. Help to build a more peaceful world. Made under instruction of Werner Herzog.

Versus
dir. Demetrio Elorz
8.5 min
Spain
The end justifies the means.

Cracks
dir. Molly Coffee
5 min
USA
A rocker girl struggles to cope with the aftermath of her rape.

Collapsing
dir. Brian Ratigan
1 min
USA
An exquisite corpse about the end of the world, made with found 8mm footage. 

A Craftsman
dir. Sanford Jenkins
14 min
USA
Overcome with grief, a rural woodworker builds a coffin.

Towards the Sun
dir. Monica Santis
20 min
USA
A 12 year old girl confronts her scarring past when she is placed at an immigrant children's shelter for unaccompanied minors in Texas. As her future hangs in limbo, she embarks on a healing journey to recover her own sense of power through her artwork.

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The Mirror
dir. Kyle Roberts
A young boy named Milo finds an interesting old mirror propped up in the closet of his 70s-era bedroom that transports him to a special place. He tries to figure out what he is missing as an adult and realizes that maybe the mirror can give him what he needs.

Unnatural
dir. Amy Wang
26 min
USA
James, a reclusive teenager moves into a new town with his strict parents. But James has a secret that's so destructive it could put his life in danger. Can James find happiness in a world that’s been taught to hate who he is?

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Fated to Repeat
dir. Logan Freeman
16.5 min
USA - AL
A singer searches for a guest to her first show fronting her dead lover's band.

Dimension Glenn
dir. Kelsey Harrison
USA - AL
17 min
Microwave ovens may seem intimidating to the casual cook. But fear not! With a little practice and know-how, you'll unlock a magical world of possibilities that your friends and family will love. Join Glenn as he walks you through his favorite recipes, step-by-step. And who knows? He might be joined by a special guest or two along the way.

Flatbush Misdemeanors
dir. Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman
USA
15.5 min
Longtime friends Dan and Kevin adjust to their evolving surroundings in the unforgiving environment of Flatbush, Brooklyn. A raw comedy of city life.

Woke
dir. Kimberly Aleah
USA
13 min
At a predominantly white institution, Marcus convinces his black fraternity to admit its first white student.

Beast
dir. Ben Strang
USA
17 min.
After his father mysteriously goes missing at sea, a teenager rallies the help of his small fishing-island town to set out and find him. 

Manic
dir. Kate Marx
USA
17.5 min
Aurora, an obsessive overachiever is hell-bent on getting into Yale. However, when a manic episode lands her in a school for kids with mental illness, she must learn to adjust to a bizarre world colored by her daily dose of lithium.
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Knit Knight
dir. Hallie Tarpley
USA - AL
5 min
A web series about those who knit, those who cannot knit, and those who have had too much red wine to tell the difference.

Brothers
dir. Emmett Jack Lundberg
USA
12 min
Just another day in the life of a transman. Trevor and Len are getting into their groove, but with Trevor on hormones for egg-harvesting, things are not as easy as they seem.

The Green
dir. Sophia Loffreda
USA
15 min
When 10-year-old bffs Cherry Cake, Starla, and Franny find a bag of marijuana on the soccer field after practice, they decide selling the greenery to their town's fabled drug dealer may be their last chance to do something BIG together before their team gets broken up.
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