UAB Media Studies students work in partnership with community members in the Greater Birmingham area to share stories about their lives and experiences.
Disclaimer: The films presented here are the work of a student or students enrolled in an ethnographic filmmaking course at UAB. The subject of the film and any views expressed in the film are solely the work of student(s) and are neither endorsed by nor represent the views of UAB.
Also available in the UAB Libraries Digital Collections.
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The Drive Towards Equity: Vaccine Distribution in a Global Pandemic
Jessica Jacob
Duration: 8:44
Health disparities in Alabama existed long before the Covid-19 pandemic and healthcare workers who have tried to narrow those gaps apply all that they have learned through the years to make the Covid-19 vaccine roll out more equitable.
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The Fashion City
Joseph Margolies
Duration: 9:30
What does it take to launch a fashion career in Birmingham, Alabama?
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The Fogotten Ones
Brianna Mobley
Duration: 7:23
Covid-19 had dire impact on the homeless and homeless shelters in Birmingham
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The Iron City
Michael Atiyeh
Duration: 8:05
Red Mountain Park was originally the site of the iron ore mines that made Birmingham the iron and steel production capital of the South
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The Year After
Yusef Hamid
Duration: 6:38
Covid-19 changed life for everyone and certainly changed the way we worship together. This film examines the impact on the Birmingham Muslim community.
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A Generation Drowning
Lauren Sewo and Nikita Udayakumar
Duration: 9:33
Student debt and lack of college access weigh down today’s students and recent graduates
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A Woman's Place
Callie Walls and Jennifer Wells
Duration: 8:41
The high-end culinary world has traditionally been a boys club. Some pioneering women chefs and restaurant owners in Birmingham are trying to change that
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B'Hams: They Do Comedy Down There?
Reynaldo Flowers, Connor Lyons, and Andy Sitz
Duration: 9:12
What is it like to launch a stand-up career in Birmingham?
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Hidden Voices
Matthew Brooks, Michael Cooper, and Holly White
Duration: 9:23
Being a minority religion in the Bible Belt, can be a challenge, but especially for those who left their churches for pagan practices
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Imagining Liberation
Marissa Hilton, Norah Madden-Lunsford, and Addison Rees
Duration: 9:13
As a number of gay bars have closed up in Birmingham, young people are making their own queer music spaces in Alabama
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Shut Down Etowah
Liam Farmer-Alroth and Kellan Hyde
Duration: 10:16
Activists are working to raise awareness about one of the most notorious immigration detention centers located in Gadsden, Alabama
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Walls of Jericho
Stacey Brannan, Logan Hames, and Michael Wolter
Duration: 10:30
Blighted Birmingham neighborhoods are a destination for urban explorers and urban revitalizers
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Welcome to Ballroom
Rick Edge and Scarlett Ridley
Duration: 9:02
Competitive ballroom dancing has achieved new-found popularity in Birmingham
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Around the World in 80 Steps
Ohtra Awad, Chelsey Sanders, and Katie Sherman
Duration: 9:14
Who knew Mexico, South Korea, and Vietnam were neighbors? A portrait of three immigrant-owned restaurants all in one block
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Game Night
Mitch Hoagland and Daniel Pinheiro
Duration: 9:34
A community of gamers discuss the joys of playing games without a screen, especially as board games are experiencing a resurgence.
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If You Can't Recall My Name
Ben Allen, Wendy Chen, and Callie Cox
Duration: 8:46
A portrait of life with Alzheimer’s and dementia from caregivers, patients, and the people at the CARES respite program
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Riders: The Stories Behind the Rescues
Rubayet Kamal and Vivek Singh
Duration: 11:04
Fire Station 2 is an active station in Birmingham’s Southside and the people who work them describe the calls that stay with them
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Sustained
Jackson Ross and Savannah Snowden
Duration: 10:12
Portraits of environmentally sustainable practices in education, art and business
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The Journey of the Kings
Abayomi Mason-Robinson and Dawson Miles
Duration: 9:41
The non-profit Growing Kings specializes in mentoring African-American boys and teens through school and afterschool programs
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We Are Southtown
John Aiken and Hannah Bae
Duration: 9:11
Residents in Southtown Public Housing are concerned about what will happen to them as the valuable land they live on is redeveloped
