Doc Shorts: Legacies

– As a part of the 28th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival –

First Church Birmingham

Everyone leaves behind a legacy. Here are a few to inspire you.

ERUCTATION

Directed by Victoria Trow

6:49 • USA • Southern US Premiere

WOMEN IN FILM

The world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels. Kaylee wants to beat it.

Houdini II: A Beautiful Day to Die

Directed by Daniel John

17:12 • United Kingdom, United States • Alabama Premiere

BLACK LENS

Reframing the Houdini myth, an African American magician and escape artist claims the name of Harry Houdini and builds a legacy of his own.

Hwy 101 Yard Sale

Directed by Andrew Johnston, Jackson Townsend

9:39 • United States

ALABAMA

Every first weekend in October, along a quiet stretch of highway from Northwest Alabama to Tennessee, one woman exercises Southern hospitality through mouth-wateringly delicious pies as she participates in a 40-mile long open-air market.

Fred’s Basement Bijou

Directed by Michael T Vollmann

14:22 • United States • Southern US Premiere

In 1956, Fred Hermes rescued a colossal 1920s Wurlitzer organ from Detroit’s Michigan Theatre. He then spent the next five decades transforming his basement into a fully functioning movie palace.

BUCKSKIN

Directed by Mars Verrone

17:10 • United States • Southern US Premiere

BLACK LENS, WOMEN IN FILM

A portrait of the filmmaker’s grandfather, Carroll B. Williams, the first African-American to receive a doctorate in forestry and entomology, the first African-American scientist to be hired by the U.S. Forest Service, and among the first African-Americans to be a part of the environmental science and forestry faculties at both Yale and UC Berkeley.

Submitting Tigers

Directed by Luke Kellerhouse

25:41 • Germany, Ireland, United States

WOMEN IN FILM

After surviving horrific childhood trauma and rising as a professional MMA fighter, Julija Pajic finds unexpected healing, connection, and purpose among the street fighters and orphanages of Tanzania.