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History for Lease
Jacob Pinkerton and Paige Sandheinrich
Duration: 9:07
Birmingham is rich in historic buildings and preserving them adds to the beauty and prosperity of the city, but the Historic Tax Credits that fuel the boom are in jeopardy
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Hold to your Dream
Krishna Shah and Parita Sutaria
Duration: 7:31
The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham fosters opportunities to lift women out of poverty and into higher-wage careers.
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Trying to Make It
Gentry Patterson and Jordynn Wright
Duration: 9:56
High-interest payday loans and title loans can trap families in debt. Alabama lags its neighbor states in the consumer protections for the industry, and many advocates are trying to change that.
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Viva Science!
Gavin Gilliland, Ryan Murphy, and Madison Pruett
Duration: 8:47
Science education in Alabama high schools depends on resources that face major funding threats from the state at a time when nationally science itself has become a source of controversy.
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Blocked
Amber Pope and Suzanna Swanson
Duration: 8:47
Birmingham’s historic Fountain Heights neighborhood fights against a new highway plan that will further divide it from the rest of the city.
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Company Town
Amir Ahmed and Gina Sherman
Duration: 9:23
Globalization makes a big local impact on the city of Fairfield. When U.S. Steel closed its doors, workers were left jobless and a community struggles to meet the needs of citizens.
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Design for Everyone
Benjamin Johnson and David Love
Duration: 9:03
Birmingham-based designers partner with Lakeshore Foundation to create innovative fitness equipment for the old and young, those living with and without disabilties.
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Seeking Shelter
Ashley DeSouza and Ericka DeSouza
Duration: 11:10
A young mother shares her struggles with homelessness in Birmingham. Community leaders point to a broader picture and analyze why Alabama is lacking adequate resources that help the homeless community.
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The Acceptance Part
LaCoriya Ford and Rebecca Sylvester
Duration: 10:13
The young LGBT community all too often faces rejection from loved ones and bullying and violence from others, but there is a supportive community in Birmingham at the Magic City Acceptance Center.
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Vitalize
Spencer Portis and Lauren Smith
Duration: 8:20
The Avondale neighborhood is experiencing a boom in bars, restaurants, and businesses, prompting some to ask if this is gentrification?
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Wildfire
Sonya Mitchell and Jonathan Nilsen
Duration: 12:09
Digging beneath the local news headlines, this film examines the root causes of youth violence, the devastating impact on a family, and the work of Growing Kings to change the story.
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100 Houses
Ali Simpson and Melissa Thomas
Duration: 8:04
Birmingham’s historic Norwood neighborhood looks for homeowners interested in rehabilitating the beautiful older homes and rediscovering an old-fashioned community of close-knit neighbors
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10-4 Birmingham
Piyush Borse and Karan Jani
Duration: 9:33
Birmingham’s Police Department had to make a radical institutional change after the 1960s, serving as a national model for community policing
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4th Down
Kourtney Cowart and Michael Shikany
Duration: 11:56
The UAB campus reacts to the termination of the UAB football program and hopes for its reinstatement
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A Drop of Hope
Ben Jones and Jacquie Pearlstein
Duration: 8:36
Cannabis oil holds promise as a therapy for epileptic seizures, but it took a family’s legislative fight to make it legal for medical researchers at UAB to test its effectiveness
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Don't Bully Me
Joe Jablonsky and Morgan Walston
Duration: 8:31
Breed Specific Legislation singles out Pitbulls as dangerous dogs, but will this approach really reduce dogfighting and dog attacks?
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Feral
Matt Henton and Lane McCaig
Duration: 10:17
Recent research reveals the devastating impact of feral and outdoor cats on wild songbird populations, but what is the answer to cat over-population?
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The March Quilts
Jessica Chriesman and Kenzie Greer
Duration: 9:24
The Bib & Tucker Sew-op leads a community quilting project to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Voting Rights Marches
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Voice of the Unheard
Anissa Latham-Brown and Madelyn Wong
Duration: 8:38
Responding to the national Black Lives Matter Movement, Birmingham residents express concern for extrajudicial killings of black people by police and vigilantes
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Woodlawn Rising
Sarah Buckelew and Beth Kitchin
Duration: 9:41
For the first time in Birmingham, a community revitalization plan based on the Purpose Built Community model is making major changes in Woodlawn
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