2023 Awards
Awards from Juries of Sidewalk & SHOUT
The following awards are presented by the competition juries of Sidewalk & SHOUT.
“Birth/Rebirth” Directed By Laura Moss
Jambor-Franklin Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature ($1000)
“Crows Are White” Directed By Ahsen Nadeem
Best Documentary Feature ($1000)
“The Vacation” Directed By Jarreau Carrillo
Best Narrative Short ($500)
“Deciding Vote” Directed By Jeremy Workman & Robert Lyons
Best Documentary Short ($500)
“American Sikh” Directed By Vishavjit Singh
Best Animated Film ($250)
“QOSQO” Directed By Emma Wheeler Volz
Best Student Film ($250)
“Brown Sugar” Directed By Ruhi Radke
Best Family Film ($250)
“The Volunteer” Directed By David Brodie
Alan Hunter Best Alabama Film ($500)
“Kokomo City” Directed By D. Smith
Best Shout Feature ($500)
“Queens of Birmingham” Directed By Ryan Rothmaier
Best Shout Short ($250)
“Black Barbie” Directed By Lagueria Davis
Best Black Lens Feature ($250)
“Jelly” Directed By Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Best Black Lens Short ($250)
“Another Body” Directed By Sophie Compton & Reuben Hamlyn
Best Life & Liberty Film ($250)
“The Volunteer” Directed By David Brodie
ReelSouth Short Film Award
"Scraps" by Matthew Francis
Best Alabama Screenplay
"The Last Stop" by Keara McGee
Best Alabama Short Screenplay
"Bike Lane Ends" by Noah Glenn
Best Feature Screenplay
"She Hath Come" by Cat Dale
Best Short Screenplay
Carlton V Bell II
Black Lens Filmmaker Grant
Megan Plotka
David Brower Grant
Audience Awards
The following awards are Audience Awards.
“You Hurt My Feelings” Directed By Nicole Holofcener
Best Narrative Feature ($250)
“It's Only Life After All” Directed By Alexandria Bombach
Best Documentary Feature ($250)
“The Vacation” Directed By Jarreau Carrillo
Best Narrative Short ($150)
“Bendix: Site Unseen” Directed By Anthony Scalia
Best Documentary Short ($150)
“Queens of Birmingham” Directed By Ryan Rothmaier
Best Shout Film ($250)
“Don't Die” Directed By Benjamin Stark
Best Alabama Film ($250)
“Black Barbie” Directed By Lagueria Davis
Best Black Lens Film ($250)
Progammer Awards
“Bottoms” Directed By Emma Seligman
Features Programmers Award
“Us” Directed By David F. Fortune
Shorts Programmers Award