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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Natyananda: The Joy of Dance in the Magic City
Pat King and Melissa Roberts
Duration: 5:01
Indian girls who live and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, get in touch with their cultural heritage through traditional Indian dance.
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Reviving Rosedale
Dominic Johnson and Liz Reed
Duration: 7:03
The residents of Rosedale, a historically African-American Homewood neighborhood, struggle with finding a balance between commercial expansion and preservation.
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The Congregation
Clay Daniels
Duration: 6:14
Can you be gay and Christian? Metropolitan Community Church answers with a resounding “Yes!”
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Transit Dependent
Richard Bennett and Zach Huelsing
Duration: 6:30
Investigating the Birmingham area Transportation System through the experiences of four bus riders whose disabilities limit their transit options.
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A Separate Place
Alan Barton and Christina Cooley
Duration: 5:40
A family explains why they home school and how they work together with other home schooling families through their church.
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A Tribal Fusion
Stephanie Kahalley and Leslie Wheatley
Duration: 9:40
Bellydancing, while perhaps not a traditional Southern dance form, is flourishing in Birmingham.
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Benching: The Art of Watching Trains
Bo Hughins and Neil Kirkpatrick
Duration: 6:18
Local benchers or trainspotters who look for graffiti on trains describe their favorite spot, the Birmingham railroad corridor.
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Growing Up At Home
Jacqueline Homm and Leslie Lambert
Duration: 7:47
A Hoover little league team, their coaches, and their parents learn a little about baseball and a lot about playing together.
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Meet Me at the Alabama
Alan Franks and Ginny Humber
Duration: 8:24
We in the Digital Community Studies Program will greatly miss Cecil Whitmire, whose incredible legacy at The Alabama Theater is documented in this short film.
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The Magic City's Clowns
Lindsay Mouyal and Jen Pouyadou
Duration: 6:11
A school for clowns learn to use their new skills to entertain and minister to the sick.
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All God's Children Say
Reed Barrow and Malie Kruse
Duration: 7:35
Youth services at Hoover's largest megachurch
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Crisis of Care
Beth Koh and Robert Head
Duration: 5:46
Healthcare for the uninsured at Cooper Green hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Love Thy Neighbor
Lorraine Singh and Kristen Smith
Duration: 8:08
A look at the Sikh community in Birmingham.
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Peace of Christ: Pax Christi
Sabrina Bone, Maria Isabel Garcia, and Millicent Gordon
Duration: 6:33
Anti-war protest group
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African/American
Scott Silver and Glenny Brock
Duration: 6:30
A glimpse into the experiences of Tanzanian, Rwandan, and Kenyan immigrants living in Birmingham.
