Films by UAB students, faculty, and alumni shown at the 17th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham include “The Pursuit of Hippo-ness,” “Feral,” “Coming and Going,” “4th Down,” “10-4 Birmingham,” and “Seizing the Unrecorded.”What do “Madagascar,” “Fantasia,” and “George and Martha” have in common? Hippos.

Media Studies Program Director Michele Forman on how her students inspire her with their films, work that has been recognized and awarded in many ways.By Michele FormanI grew up in Birmingham, but never expected that I would work as a filmmaker in Birmingham; that seemed to be a career I had to pursue elsewhere.

If you’re not making discoveries, something is wrong, says UAB English major Kelsey Harrison, winner of the 17th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival's “Best Student Film” for her work “Coming and Going.”If you’re not making discoveries, something is wrong, says UAB English major Kelsey Harrison,...

Documentary shorts produced by six University of Alabama at Birmingham students and an alumnus will be screened during the 2014 Sidewalk Film Festival.Documentary shorts produced by six University of Alabama at Birmingham students and an alumnus will be screened during the 2014 Sidewalk Film Festival.Three of the four films were made by students in the spring 2014 ...

Sidewalk Film Festival has accepted three films produced by six College of Arts and Sciences students in the documentary shorts category.College of Arts and Sciences Students have Documentaries Accepted at the Upcoming Sidewalk Film Festival Sidewalk Film Festival has accepted three films produced by six College of Arts and Sciences students in the documentary shorts category.

Clarence Lockett started out as a theatre student focusing on screenwriting. But it was a true-life story that pulled him into filmmaking and changed his college and career goals.Clarence Lockett started out as a theatre student focusing on screenwriting.

UAB alum Brendan Rice: "My interest in social justice is grounded in the profound belief that my generation must and will play a central role in fixing the broken systems of our world."By Brendan RiceMy interest in social justice is grounded in the profound belief that my generation must and will play a central role in fixing the broken systems of our world.

Michele Forman, Director of the College of Arts and Sciences' Media Studies Program, will be honored by The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham.Michele Forman, Director of the College of Arts and Sciences' Media Studies Program, will be honored by The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham.