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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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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Act Two: A Gift From A Previous Generation
Alec Dixon and Brian Zekoff
Duration: 10:55
An intimate look into the rundown Lyric Theatre and the efforts to restore this historic downtown treasure.
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A Pint Half Full
Katya Hesse
Duration: 10:50
Alabama remains the last state in the nation to outlaw homebrewing, but passionate beer connoisseurs hold out hope for change.
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Art For Our Sake
Mimi Blankson and Patrick Williams
Duration: 10:11
Arts education in Birmingham faces funding threats, but the loss may cost more in the long run.
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I Always Wanted To Be A Derby Girl
Amanda Khorramabadi and Shelby Smith
Duration: 8:51
A look inside the athletic, wild world of the Tragic City Rollers, Birmingham's local roller derby team.
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Let Us Park
Candace Stephenson Lockett
Duration: 9:25
UAB students describe the perils of parking on campus.
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Mercy
Hieu Duong, Naveed Farrukh, and Anne Tolene
Duration: 10:54
When Cooper Green Hospital was abruptly closed, its indigent patients wondered where to go for care.
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The Cost of Combat
Emily Collinsworth and Clarence Lockett
Duration: 11:08
Long after leaving Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans must deal with the physical and mental toil of war.
