2018 Awards
Awards from Juries of Sidewalk & SHOUT
The following awards are presented by the competition juries of Sidewalk & SHOUT.
“Thunder Road” Directed By Jim Cummings
Jambor-Franklin Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature ($1000)
Sponsored by Lou Willie, Attorney at Law
“América” Directed By Erick Stoll
Best Documentary Feature ($1000)
Sponsored by Prophouse
“Debris” Directed By Julio Ramos
Best Narrative Short ($500)
“The Driver is Red” Directed By Randall Christopher
Best Documentary Short ($500)
“FUNERAL” Directed By Leah Shore
Best Animated Short ($250)
“Bad Things” Directed By Mira K Lippold-Johnson
Kathryn Tucker Windham Storytelling Award ($1000)
Sponsored by The Family of Kathryn Tucker Windham
“WRESTLE” Directed By Suzannah Herbert and Lauren Belfer
Alan Hunter Best Alabama Film ($500)
Sponsored by Media & Film Studies at BSC
“Call Her Ganda” Directed By PJ Raval
Best SHOUT Feature Film ($500)
Sponsored by Tito's Handmade Vodka
“POISON” Directed By Erica Eng
Best SHOUT Short Film ($250)
Sponsored by Tito's Handmade Vodka
“Science Fair” Directed By Cristina Constantini and Darren Foster
Best Family Film
“Native” Directed By Isaiah Woods
Best Student Film ($250)
“Second Assault” Directed By Jillian Corsie and Amy Rosner
Seed&Spark Crowdfunding Award
Sponsored by Seed&Spark
Reel South Short Film Award
($500)
Sponsored by Public Media North Carolina & South Caroline ETV
Indian Country by Troy Kelly
Sidewrite Best Feature Length Script ($500)
Cherry Glazed by Christine Sherwood
Sidewrite Best Short Script ($250)
June Block Hero by Seth Kojak
Sidewrite Best Alabama Script ($250)
Audience Awards
The following awards are Audience Awards.
“Mapplethorpe” Directed By Ondi Timoner
Best Narrative Feature ($250)
Sponsored by Total Skin & Beauty
“Bathtubs Over Broadway” Directed By Dava Whisenant
Best Documentary Feature ($250)
“Undiscovered” Directed By Sara Litzenberger
Best Narrative Short ($150)
“Come and Take It” Directed By Ellen Spiro and PJ Raval
Best Documentary Short ($150)
Sponsored by Baker Donelson
“Icepick to the Moon” Directed By Skizz Cyzyk
Best Alabama Film ($250)
“Wild Nights with Emily” Directed By Madeleine Olnek
Best SHOUT Film ($250)
Sponsored by The LGBTQ Fund of Greater Birmingham
Progammer Awards
“Man on Fire” Directed By Joel Fendelman
Features Programmer's Award ($500)
“Woke” Directed By Kimberly Aleah
Shorts Programmer's Award ($250)
“Matter and Manner” Directed By Nigel DeFriez
SHOUT Programmer's Award
“Youth Unstoppable” Directed By Slater Jewell-Kemker
Best Life & Liberty Film ($250)
Sponsored by Jefferson County Public Library
Jailen Young of WRESTLE
Spirit of Sidewalk Award