Everyone leaves behind a legacy. Here are a few to inspire you.
ERUCTATION Directed by Victoria Trow 6:49 • USA • Southern US Premiere WOMEN IN FILM The world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels. Kaylee wants to beat it.
Houdini II: A Beautiful Day to Die Directed by Daniel John 17:12 • United Kingdom, United States • Alabama Premiere BLACK LENS Reframing the Houdini myth, an African American magician and escape artist claims the name of Harry Houdini and builds a legacy of his own.
Hwy 101 Yard Sale Directed by Andrew Johnston, Jackson Townsend 9:39 • United States ALABAMA Every first weekend in October, along a quiet stretch of highway from Northwest Alabama to Tennessee, one woman exercises Southern hospitality through mouth-wateringly delicious pies as she participates in a 40-mile long open-air market.
Fred’s Basement Bijou Directed by Michael T Vollmann 14:22 • United States • Southern US Premiere In 1956, Fred Hermes rescued a colossal 1920s Wurlitzer organ from Detroit's Michigan Theatre. He then spent the next five decades transforming his basement into a fully functioning movie palace.
BUCKSKIN Directed by Mars Verrone 17:10 • United States • Southern US Premiere BLACK LENS, WOMEN IN FILM A portrait of the filmmaker's grandfather, Carroll B. Williams, the first African-American to receive a doctorate in forestry and entomology, the first African-American scientist to be hired by the U.S. Forest Service, and among the first African-Americans to be a part of the environmental science and forestry faculties at both Yale and UC Berkeley.
Submitting Tigers Directed by Luke Kellerhouse 25:41 • Germany, Ireland, United States • Southern US Premiere WOMEN IN FILM After surviving horrific childhood trauma and rising as a professional MMA fighter, Julija Pajic finds unexpected healing, connection, and purpose among the street fighters and orphanages of Tanzania.