2021 Official Selections
by SidewalkFilmFestival | created - 16 Sep 2021 | updated - 18 Sep 2021 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Neutral Ground (2021)
82 min | Documentary
In December 2015, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds. A forceful group of critics protested the decision, and fearing retaliation, no crew would agree to remove the statues.
Director: CJ Hunt | Stars: CJ Hunt, Mr. Hunt, Mitch Landrieu, Jason Williams
Votes: 126
Life + Liberty Spotlight Night
SHOUT Spotlight Night
3. The Dancing Man of L.A. (2021)
26 min | Documentary, Short, Music
One man dance party Howard Mordoh, a longtime fixture of the L.A. concert scene, copes with the canceled concerts and isolation of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Directors: Jennifer D. Fodor, Scott Sheppard | Stars: Aerosmith, The Band, Sara Bareilles, Jason Bentley
Votes: 8
SHOUT Spotlight Night
4. Television Event (2020)
90 min | Documentary
An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983).
Director: Jeff Daniels | Stars: Tom Hanks, Liza Minnelli, Penny Marshall, Ronald Reagan
Votes: 91
Opening Night Film
5. Kid Candidate (2021)
67 min | Documentary
Kid Candidate tells the story of Hayden Pedigo, a 24-year old experimental musician and his unlikely run for city council in Amarillo, Texas after his Harmony Korine inspired spoof campaign video went viral.
Director: Jasmine Stodel | Star: Hayden Pedigo
Votes: 58
Boutwell Auditorium Exhibition Hall
6. Missing Magic (2021)
Short
Centers on a young poet and activist in Birmingham, Alabama, as he tries to write his way through the complex history of the city.
Director: Anissa Latham
Alabama Documentary Shorts #1
7. Bug Farm (2021)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Four women in Central Florida establish a unique bond while working with crickets, superworms and roaches on an insect farm in the rural town of LaBelle.
Director: Lydia Cornett | Stars: Maria Mendieta, Dorinda Ortiz, Porscha Delacruz, Tequila Ray Snorkel
Votes: 8
Environmental Shorts
8. Consent: How Rape Culture Affects Teen Development and Relationships (2020)
12 min | Short
An exploration of the complicated layers of physical and emotional consent in teen relationships featuring interviews of high school aged students. Offering perspectives on everything from ... See full summary »
Director: Georgia Sasso | Stars: Molly Cleary, Josh Flowers, Erica Fulbright, Alexa Gotsdiner
Teen Shorts
9. Verzerrung (Distortion) (2021)
7 min | Short
Masked figures wander through a surrealistic world, their actions influenced by a central screen. Two groups form, the Diamonds and the Lashes, and tensions gradually increase.
Director: Samuel J. Punto | Stars: Akemi Mercer-Niewöhner, Thorben Neuheuser, Ethan Punto, Samuel J. Punto
Teen Shorts
Teen Shorts
11. Whirlybird (2020)
103 min | Documentary
Soaring above the chaotic spectacle of '80s and '90s Los Angeles, a young couple revolutionized breaking news with their brazen helicopter reporting.
Director: Matt Yoka | Stars: Marika Gerrard, Jamie Tur, Katy Tur, Zoey Tur
Votes: 311
Saturday 10:30 AM Lyric Theatre
12. Plaisir (2021)
19 min | Short, Comedy
A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.
Director: Molly Gillis | Stars: Sophie Amieva, Eleanore Pienta
Votes: 59
National Narrative Shorts #1
13. Heights (2020)
12 min | Short, Drama
Director: Major Dorfman | Stars: Eliezer German, Giuliano Escalante, Michael Badia, Johnny Sanchez
National Narrative Shorts #1
14. The Chicken (2020)
14 min | Short, Drama
On an unseasonably hot November afternoon in New York, a young Japanese immigrant and his visiting cousin spontaneously decide to buy a live chicken to cook for dinner.
Director: Neo Sora | Stars: Nuuria Berg, Alan Chen, Karin Elgai, Arianna Geneson
Votes: 43
National Narrative Shorts #1
15. 17 Year Locust (2021)
22 min | Short, Drama
Director: Logan LeBlanc | Stars: Stevenson Jean, Becca Begnaud, David Vallot, Juliane Denis
National Narrative Shorts #1
16. Leylak (2021)
17 min | Short, Drama
In present day Queens, New York, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth, and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.
Directors: Scott Aharoni, Dennis Latos | Stars: Nadir Saribacak, Isabella Haddock, Gamze Ceylan, Samrat Chakrabarti
Votes: 115
National Narrative Shorts #1
17. Faith (VIII) (2020)
6 min | Short, Drama
A Catholic nun decides to break her vows and go back to find the man she fell in love with, twenty years ago.
Director: Matteo Mosterts | Star: Marcelo Tubert
National Narrative Shorts #1
18. Big Touch (2020)
4 min | Short, Drama
An Afro-surrealist story about a giant woman and a tiny man who through the power of touch, experience an unexpected transformation.
Director: Chris Tenzis | Stars: Astra Marie Varnado, Raymond Ejiofor, Carly Stewart, Arabella Frost
National Narrative Shorts #1
19. Royalty (2020)
8 min | Short
It is a short film about Jax, a non-binary teenager, exhausted by always having to take the high road. In an effort to make space for gender non-conforming kids in high school traditions, Jax makes a bid for homecoming court.
Directors: Sav Souza, Logan Thomason | Stars: Leia Figueroa, Kira Cullinan, Jeremy Pitzer, Seth Weinfield
National Narrative Shorts #1
20. Mark, Mary & Some Other People (2021)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
Young newlyweds reluctantly decide to give ethical non-monogamy a try as their lives get increasingly complicated.
Director: Hannah Marks | Stars: Ben Rosenfield, Hayley Law, Nik Dodani, Matt Shively
Votes: 425
Boutwell Auditorium Exhibition Hall
21. Undercut (2019)
14 min | Short, Drama
Female high-school athletes become unlikely teammates in the wake of unspoken trauma.
Director: Kelly Pike | Stars: Johnny Sequoyah, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Scottie Thompson, Maddie McCormick
Votes: 30
Life + Liberty Shorts
Life + Liberty Shorts
23. Burros (2021)
15 min | Short, Drama
A young Indigenous girl discovers a Latina migrant her age who has been separated from her father in the beautiful but dangerous Sonoran desert.
Director: Jefferson Stein | Stars: Amaya Juan, Zuemmy Carrillo, Virginia Patricio, Rupert Lopez
Votes: 29
Life + Liberty Shorts
24. Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran (2020)
18 min | Short, Drama
The frontwoman for an Iranian death metal band risks everything as she plots to call the cops on her own underground concert in the hopes that the raid will help her secure her asylum in another country.
Director: Farbod Ardebili | Stars: Sarina Amiri, Ashkan Hoorsun, Babak Kamangir, Mohadeseh Kharaman
Votes: 17
Life + Liberty Shorts
25. Fireburn the Documentary (2020)
20 min | Short
Historians, cultural preservationists and artists come together to discuss the event known as the Fireburn - a bloody labor revolt that occurred on the island of St. Croix in 1878.
Director: Joel Fendelman | Stars: La Vaughn Belle, Campbell Carter, David Kimba Christian, Jayme Colbert-Williams
Life + Liberty Shorts
26. The Shocklosers Survive Camp Analog (2022 TV Movie)
Family
After prank goes, Shocklosers-- group of youtubing school children-- are shipped off to Camp Analog-- program designed to "rehabilitate" tech habits-- but there they must fight its strict rules--.
Director: Lee Fanning | Stars: Harrison Stone, Forrest Deal, Piper Collins, Wayne Caparas
Votes: 48
Alabama School of Fine Arts: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre
27. The Novice (2021)
R | 97 min | Drama, Sport
A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
Director: Lauren Hadaway | Stars: Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Jonathan Cherry
Votes: 6,968
Alabama Theatre
28. Stanleyville (2021)
89 min | Comedy
A dissatisfied woman abandons her career and her family when she gets the chance to compete in a bizarre and dangerously flawed contest. The prize: a brand new habanero-orange compact SUV.
Director: Maxwell McCabe-Lokos | Stars: Susanne Wuest, Cara Ricketts, Christian Serritiello, George Tchortov
Votes: 232
Birmingham Museum of Art
29. Ailey (2021)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life.
Director: Jamila Wignot | Stars: Alvin Ailey, Cicely Tyson, Rennie Harris, Robert Battle
Votes: 302
Lyric Theatre
30. Rock Camp (2021)
87 min | Documentary, Music
Summer camp meets Spinal Tap as we journey to Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, where dreamers from across America and around the world gather to shred with their heroes - and learn to rock like the legends.
Directors: Douglas Blush, Renee Barron | Stars: Marv Albert, Teddy Andreadis, Vinny Appice, Sebastian Bach
Votes: 135
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
31. 3 Ninjas (1992)
PG | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Each year, three brothers visit their grandfather for the summer. He is highly skilled in ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Victor Wong, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, Chad Power
Votes: 23,301 | Gross: $29.00M
Alabama School of Fine Arts: Recital Hall
32. Try Harder! (2021)
85 min | Documentary
Seniors at one the best public high schools in the country face the pressure of applying to elite colleges.
Director: Debbie Lum | Stars: Alvan Cai, Shealand Fairchild, Rachael Schmidt, Richard Shapiro
Votes: 496
Alabama School of Fine Arts: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre
33. What Josiah Saw (2021)
120 min | Horror, Thriller
A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.
Director: Vincent Grashaw | Stars: Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze, Kelli Garner
Votes: 4,213
Boutwell Auditorium Exhibition Hall
34. The Capote Tapes (2019)
98 min | Documentary, Biography
The rise and fall of Truman Capote, the iconic writer of Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood, as told by his friends and enemies.
Director: Ebs Burnough | Stars: Truman Capote, Kate Harrington, Dotson Rader, Sally Quinn
Votes: 653
Alabama Theatre
35. 7 Days (I) (2021)
86 min | Comedy, Drama
As if their pre-arranged date, organized by their traditional Indian parents, wasn't uncomfortable enough, Ravi and Rita are forced to shelter in place together as COVID-19's reach intensifies.
Director: Roshan Sethi | Stars: Karan Soni, Geraldine Viswanathan, Gita Reddy, Zenobia Shroff
Votes: 1,356
Birmingham Museum of Art
36. Not Going Quietly (2021)
96 min | Documentary
Ady Barkan's life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS, but a confrontation with a powerful senator catapults him to national fame and ignites a once-in-a-generation political movement.
Director: Nicholas Bruckman | Stars: Ady Barkan, Cory Booker, Tracey Corder, Kamala Harris
Votes: 148
First Church Birmingham
37. LFG (2021)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Sport
It is a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's ongoing fight for equal pay.
Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix | Stars: Rachel Maddow, Jessica McDonald, Sam Mewis, Kelley O'Hara
Votes: 952
Lyric Theatre
38. Opening Number (2022)
11 min | Short, Adventure
A lonely young boy forms an unlikely connection with a neighbor who introduces him to a world that he never knew existed.
Director: Cole Cabiness | Stars: Avery May, Kathy Wilson, Bryne Zuege
Family Shorts
39. Milk (IV) (2021)
5 min | Short, Family
As an eight year old girl carefully decides which lollies to spend her hard earned pocket money on, she notices an old man at the counter ahead of her that is struggling to pay for the basics, bread and milk.
Director: Celia Jaspers | Stars: Frank Edwards, Charlotte Jaspers, Christy-Anne Sullivan
Family Shorts
40. Revenge of the Electric Cart (2021)
Short, Drama
A girl whose mother has rheumatoid arthritis uses humor to overcome prejudice at a grocery store.
Director: Rikki Stinnette | Stars: Ashley Galletta, Amanda Shafer, Michael Ellison, Laura Larrimore
Votes: 8
Family Shorts
41. Aurora (V) (2020)
5 min | Animation, Short
A little girl falls in love with a beautiful horse named Aurora. A bittersweet story about love, friendship, and growing up.
Director: Jo Meuris
Votes: 21
Family Shorts
42. Foiled (2020)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Foiled is a family comedy about ten-year-old Dylan and his younger brother Cody who, after accidentally ripping their best friend's baseball card, must fix it in time or they'll lose their best friend and never get to play baseball again.
Director: Hao-Wei Timothy Chang | Stars: Ethan Thomas Jung, Jack Stasica, Niko Morales, Elizabeth Wheat
Votes: 9
Family Shorts
43. Rawr Rawr Land (2021)
2 min | Short, Animation
Amidst the end of the world, while one dinosaur is trying to survive, the other just wants to dance the night away.
Director: Antonio Montilla | Stars: Liana Bdewi, Kevin Temmer
Family Shorts
44. Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986 Video)
Not Rated | 17 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A look at the wild scene outside a Judas Priest concert.
Directors: John Heyn, Jeff Krulik | Stars: John Cloud Jr., Judas Priest
Votes: 1,548
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
45. Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story (2021)
TV-14 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Directed by Laura Fairrie and produced by the Academy Award®-winning Passion Pictures, along with AGC Studios, CNN Films, BBC Arts, and John Battsek, 'LADY BOSS: The Jackie Collins Story' ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Fairrie | Stars: Tita Cahn, Hazel Collins, Jackie Collins, Joan Collins
Votes: 498
Alabama School of Fine Arts: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre
46. Junior (IV) (2021)
11 min | Short
As a gifted teenager Jérôme "Junior" Simeon was recruited by top Haitian roots music group "Racine Mapou de Azor" and spent 20 years touring the world. When the lead singer of his band dies... See full summary »
Director: A.J. Wilhelm | Stars: Laurent Ansito, Jean Paul Saint Fleur, Ajayi Jackson, Jérome Siméon
Black Lens Documentary Shorts
47. In These Times (2021)
3 min | Short | Completed
A dialogue-free short doc reveals the personal and public experiences of Louisville, KY's battle with the coronavirus and police brutality in the wake of Breonna Taylor's killing by the Louisville Metro PD.
Director: Remington Smith
Black Lens Documentary Shorts
48. Graffica (2021)
15 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary explores the creation of a black and white series of art that tells the story of a young black girl growing up in upstate New York. Yogi Dada's fundamental truths are uncovered and celebrated, in a place called "GRAFFICA".
Directors: Myles Cain, Yogi Dada | Stars: Yogi Dada, Germaul Barnes, Ronique Carter, Edmond Barry Johnson
Black Lens Documentary Shorts
Black Lens Documentary Shorts
50. Out of the Dark (2021)
19 min | Documentary, Short
In Part 1, mental health activist Hannah Lucas shares the story of her chronic illness diagnosis and the struggles with anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation that came with it. After a... See full summary »
Directors: Sarah Klein, Tom Mason | Stars: Charlie Lucas, Hannah Lucas, Akeem Rollins, Raven Saunders
Black Lens Documentary Shorts - Raven
51. Socks on Fire (2020)
93 min | Documentary
A poet composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her estate in Hokes Bluff, Alabama.
Director: Bo McGuire | Stars: Carron Clark, Chuck Duck, Bo McGuire, Michael Patrick Nicholson
Votes: 64
Alabama Theatre
52. Storm Lake (2021)
85 min | Documentary
Art Cullen and his family and colleagues at Iowa's Storm Lake Times, fight-at the local level-for the survival of their biweekly small-town newspaper
Directors: Beth Levison, Jerry Risius | Stars: Jill Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Art Cullen
Votes: 127
First Church Birmingham
53. MetaVision (2020)
10 min | Short, Comedy
A case of mistaken identity leads a young slacker to self-destruction after being subliminally hypnotized by a mysterious underground organization.
Director: Jai Love | Stars: Bry Cunningham, Kent De Santis, Paul Ford, Spencer T. Heath
Votes: 11
Genre Shorts Chapter 1
54. Giant: The World of Filmmaker Jeff Leroy (2021)
15 min | Short, Documentary
On the rooftop of his apartment in Long Beach, CA, we enter the world of one-of-a-kind filmmaker Jeff Leroy where giant women and Kaiju fight it out. Meet his dedicated cast and crew who ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Kartalian | Stars: Vince Cusimano, Vlada Fox, Jeff Leroy
Genre Shorts Chapter 1
55. On the Divide (2021)
79 min | Documentary
Brings us into the lives of three Latinx people in McAllen Texas, whose different beliefs end up coming to a head at the last abortion clinic in the US/Mexico border.
Directors: Maya Cueva, Leah Galant
Votes: 67
Boutwell Auditorium Exhibition Hall
56. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein
Votes: 291,102 | Gross: $219.20M
with Live Score by DJ Hollywood
57. Now Is Not the Best Time (2021)
Comedy
Stars: Betsy Kenney, Mimi Fischer, Kenneth Kimmins, Sydney Hollis
Episodic Shorts - Pilot: Wi-Fi
58. The Dream (2020– )
Comedy
THE DREAM follows Daryl, a broke aspiring film director who's just moved to Los Angeles, taking his first job as a Production Assistant, and the ragtag gang of PAs that school him on how to survive in this insane work environment.
Stars: Micah Bijon, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Kaleti Williams, Nikohl Boosheri
Votes: 6
Episodic Shorts
59. Pain Killers (2019)
40 min | Short, Action
After returning home from Afghanistan, war hero Bryson Forrest's four-year-old daughter mysteriously disappears while on a family picnic. This stress, added to his battle with PTSD is too ... See full summary »
Director: Bernadette Chapman | Stars: Kevin Wayne, James Healy Jr., Bill Billions, Keller Fornes
Votes: 8
60. Hudson Falls (2021– )
Crime, Drama, Thriller
The secrets of a small upstate town revolving around an eccentric scientist begin to unravel when a private eye from the city (Richard Kind) takes on a seemingly mundane job in an effort to rekindle a relationship with his ex-wife.
Stars: Richard Kind, Tara Westwood, Jessica Hecht, Robert John Burke
Votes: 11
Episodic Shorts
61. Jane's Inferno (2021)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Jane tries to get her life back after she is mistakenly sent to Hell.
Director: Skylar Patterson | Stars: Robyn Patterson, Skylar Patterson
Alabama Narrative Shorts #1
62. 6ft from the Gun (2021)
6 min | Short, Drama
Tensions rise when two friends get into a heated argument over a difficult topic.
Director: Kalvo Griffin | Stars: Gene Alexander, Durrell D. Bennett, Mark Akins
Alabama Narrative Shorts #1
63. The Perfect Woman (II) (2017)
Short, Drama
A young man is working another mundane shift at a downtown boutique when he meets the girl he has always dreamed of.
Directors: Noah Beckham, Meagan Belflower | Stars: Joshua Green, Kelli Dodd, David Coker, Anna Howard
Alabama Narrative Shorts #1
64. Saving Grayson (2021)
24 min | Short, Western
Following the results of the Civil War in 1865, Albert Grayson travels home to Illinois accompanied by his younger brother Sam. Sam, being too young to have joined the war four years prior,... See full summary »
Director: Breck Cuddy | Stars: Sam Cass, Bridger Trent, Christopher Sams, Lauren Prejeant
Alabama Narrative Shorts #1
65. All-In (II) (2021)
80 min | Documentary
At the start of the summer season, Ismail and Hakan are preparing for their new job in a gigantic all-inclusive hotel at the Turkish Riviera. They observe the colourful swimsuits, the ... See full summary »
Director: Volkan Üce
Votes: 333
Birmingham Museum of Art
66. North by Current (2021)
86 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax returns to his home town after the mysterious death of his two-year-old niece and the arrest of his brother-in-law as the culprit.
Director: Angelo Madsen Minax | Star: Angelo Madsen Minax
Votes: 143
First Church Birmingham
67. Rock Camp (2021)
87 min | Documentary, Music
Summer camp meets Spinal Tap as we journey to Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, where dreamers from across America and around the world gather to shred with their heroes - and learn to rock like the legends.
Directors: Douglas Blush, Renee Barron | Stars: Marv Albert, Teddy Andreadis, Vinny Appice, Sebastian Bach
Votes: 135
Encore Screening
68. We Were There to Be There (2021)
Short, Documentary
On June 13, 1978, the punk bands the Cramps and the Mutants played a free show for psychiatric patients at the Napa State Hospital in California.
Directors: Mike Plante, Jason Willis
Votes: 12
Boutwell Auditorium Exhibition Hall - Double Feature with Blondie: Vivir En La Habana
69. Blondie: Vivir En La Habana (2021)
18 min | Documentary, Short
In 2019, the legendary American rock band Blondie performed for the first time in Havana, Cuba as part of a cultural exchange through the Cuban Ministry of Culture.
Director: Rob Roth | Stars: Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein
Votes: 10
Boutwell Auditorium Exhibition Hall - Double Feature with We Were There To Be There
70. Mandibles (2020)
77 min | Comedy, Fantasy
When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash.
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Stars: Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Adèle Exarchopoulos, India Hair
Votes: 5,997
Alabama Theatre
71. Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2020)
85 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A portrait of blues and folk singer Karen Dalton, a prominent figure in 1960s New York, who discarded the traditional trappings of success.
Directors: Richard Peete, Robert Yapkowitz | Stars: Nick Cave, Lacy J. Dalton, Rick Moody, Abralyn Baird
Votes: 213
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
72. We Need to Do Something (2021)
Unrated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery
After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten her family.
Director: Sean King O'Grady | Stars: Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, Lisette Olivera
Votes: 3,774
Lyric Theatre
73. Freedom Farm Sanctuary (2021)
8 min | Documentary
This optimistic and profoundly moving documentary invites us to follow the journey of the unique relationships that develop between the 'imperfect' farm animals rejected from the food ... See full summary »
Stars: Meital Ben Ari, Ilana Diamant, Ben Dror Moria, Orna Freedom
International Documentary Shorts
74. Shredded (2020)
16 min | Short, Documentary
An aging bodybuilder is on the path to becoming a champion. Moments before emerging as a finalist, he might face a heartache.
Director: Noam Stolerman
Votes: 5
International Documentary Shorts
75. Arctic Summer (2021)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Arctic Summer is a poetic meditation on Tuktoyaktuk, an Indigenous community in the Arctic. The film captures Tuk during one of the last summers before climate change forced Tuk's coastal population to relocate to more habitable land.
Directors: Daniel Fradin, Kyle Rosenbluth
Votes: 9
International Documentary Shorts
76. Do You See What I See? (2020)
Short, Drama
Two Men forced to share the same hospital room, bond through the common idiosyncrasies of being a patient until they leave the hospital one way or another.
Director: Kurk Kasparian | Stars: James Preston, Nick W. Nicholson, Maranda Lujajohnson, Jenny Babas
International Documentary Shorts
77. New Jack City (1991)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock
Votes: 38,841 | Gross: $47.62M
Birmingham Museum of Art
78. Poor Glenna (2021)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Horror
When her mutant son develops a taste for human flesh, a timid mother must find a victim to satisfy his ravenous appetite.
Director: Jean-Paul DiSciscio | Stars: Ann Marie Shea, Alexander Hauck, Cliff Blake, Danny Connelly
Votes: 38
Genre Shorts Chapter 2
79. The Dangerous Type (2021)
11 min | Short, Thriller
Diane, a mechanic in a small midwestern town, would do anything to leave her boring life behind.
Director: Tipper Newton | Stars: Tipper Newton, Billy Flynn, Jimmy Darrah, Joe Edwards
Votes: 7
Genre Shorts Chapter 2
80. Lilac Lips, Dutchess County (2021)
4 min | Short, Fantasy
Director: Tristan Scott-Behrends | Stars: Joey Hardy Gray, Tristan Scott-Behrends
Votes: 10
Genre Shorts Chapter 2
81. Puss (2021)
9 min | Short, Drama
Samantha desperately wants to get laid, but is finding it to be difficult for some reason.
Director: Leah Shore | Stars: Sarah Ellen Stephens, Karl Jacob, Brian W. Smith, Mark Blane
Votes: 24
Genre Shorts Chapter 2
82. Forgive Us (2021)
Short, Horror
After years of estrangement, an embittered young man reopens old wounds and uncovers new threats when he returns to his family for the holidays.
Director: Duncan Hodges | Stars: Sanford Reed, Simon Richard Boughey, Kayla Gibson, Nick Maka
Genre Shorts Chapter 2
83. The Wind and the Kite (2021)
Short, Drama
Directors: Robert Machoian, Keely Song | Stars: Roman Gabriel Curiel, Bronte Hopkins
Genre Shorts Chapter 2
84. Acts of Love (2021)
TV-MA | 71 min | Romance
When his older boyfriend loses interest in him, a filmmaker relocates to Chicago and uses dating apps to cast new lovers in an amorphous project about romantic attraction, compatibility, and attachment that his mother hates.
Directors: Isidore Bethel, Francis Leplay | Star: Isidore Bethel
Votes: 277
Alabama School of Fine Arts: Recital Hall
85. The Feast (2021)
93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper.
Director: Lee Haven Jones | Stars: Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd
Votes: 3,761
Alabama Theatre
86. Suite for Solo Cello: Alabama Climbs (2021)
Short, Music
As a symphony cellist with a love of rock climbing, Hellen Weberpal composes a solo piece inspired by the movements and beauty of a climber. This beautiful short is an inspiring blend of ... See full summary »
Director: Myles Cain | Star: Hellen Weberpal
Music Videos
Music Videos - Don't Run Away
Music Videos
89. Little Big: Hypnodancer (2020 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Official music video for "Hypnodancer" by Little Big.
Directors: Yuriy Muzychenko, Alina Pasok, Ilya Prusikin | Stars: Ilya Prusikin, Yuriy Muzychenko, Sonya Tayurskaya, Little Big
Votes: 47
Music Videos
90. On Broadway (2019)
82 min | Documentary, History
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance ... See full summary »
Director: Oren Jacoby | Stars: Emanuel Azenberg, Alec Baldwin, Christine Baranski, Sidney Baumgarten
Votes: 138
Birmingham Museum of Art
91. Claydream (2021)
96 min | Documentary
The meteoric rise and dramatic fall of "Father of Claymation" Will Vinton is the subject of this fascinating portrait of one of cinema's unheralded innovators.
Director: Marq Evans | Stars: Nick Park, Adam Elliot, Bill Plympton, Peter Lord
Votes: 192
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
92. Make Him Known (2021)
Short, Documentary
"Make Him Known" is a short film about 4-time WNBA champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Maya Moore, and her pursuit over the course of more than a decade to free a wrongfully convicted man ... See full summary »
Director: Rudy Valdez
Sports Shorts
93. Golden Age Karate (2021)
5 min | Documentary, Short
Teen karate pro Jeff Wall teaches senior citizens self-defense at a local nursing home, giving them the tools to feel in control, connected and cared for.
Director: Sindha Agha | Stars: Jeff Wall, Valerie Wall
Votes: 8
Sports Shorts
94. Bundini (2020)
Short
Drew "Bundini" Brown was the source of Muhammad Ali's spirit who stood by the champ during his triumphs, trials and tribulations both inside and outside the ring. "Bundini" is the first ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Green | Stars: Drew Bundini Brown, Drew Iii Brown, Todd D. Snyder
Sports Shorts
95. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
PG-13 | 118 min | Documentary, History, Music
Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
Director: Questlove | Stars: Dorinda Drake, Barbara Bland-Acosta, Darryl Lewis, Ethel Beatty
Votes: 13,884
Lyric Theatre
96. No Future Here (2021)
Animation, Short
The fearless bassist of a quirky punk band shakes things up when she performs a seance that will forever alter the future.
Directors: Jordan Asher Cruz, Jennifer Goodridge | Stars: Cleopatra Coleman, Jordan Asher Cruz, Jennifer Goodridge, Frankie Loyal
Animated Shorts
97. Re-Animal (2021)
13 min | Animation, Short
Director: Rubén Garcerá Soto | Stars: Javier Barbié, Enrique Carmena, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, May Flores
Votes: 7
Animated Shorts
98. Metro6 (2020)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Today is an important day for Zak, but everything is going horribly wrong. (When his car won't start), he has no choice but to use public transportation. During his 8-minute bus ride, Zak ... See full summary »
Director: Geoff Hecht | Star: Geoff Hecht
Votes: 16
Animated Shorts
Animated Shorts
100. A Hand to Hold (2021)
Short, Animation
Directors: Ali Clark, Stacey Davis | Stars: Poppy Cunningham, Emily Frandsen
Animated Shorts
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