Take a glimpse into the future of filmmaking with these teen filmmakers of today.
Love You Directed By Davy Forrester 02:53 • United States NARRATIVE An exploration of teenage female friendship and all the emotional ups and downs that can sometimes lead to fights that include dresses, boys, knives, and flamethrowers.
Time Will Tell Directed By Peyton Cooper 09:27 • United States • Alabama Premiere NARRATIVE, WOMEN IN FILM When two high school classmates are assigned to debate whether love is fate or chance, their partnership quickly blossoms from friendship into romance.
MIME Directed By Gabri Blankson 06:39 • United States BLACK LENS, NARRATIVE, WOMEN IN FILM Sixteen-year-old Bri is on the verge of a significant soccer opportunity when the COVID-19 pandemic forces her into isolation. Trapped in a silent, monochrome world, Bri faces the overwhelming presence of these mimes.
Dualists Directed By Worthy Culverhouse 14:54 • United States ALABAMA, NARRATIVE When two friends are given the lead parts in their school's play about an academy for dualists, they follow their instructor's tradition of "embodying characters" and find their friendship tested and the line between reality and fantasy blurring.
Grow Up Directed By Dari Justin 08:21 • Australia • Southern U.S. Premiere INTERNATIONAL, NARRATIVE When 12-year-old Kai is forced to recognize that his older brother has outgrown their childhood fantasy games, he decides it's time to grow up. But is he ready?
Magnacamp Directed By Landon Zimmer 05:01 • United States • World Premiere ALABAMA, NARRATIVE A look at a successful camp months after a zombie apocalypse.
CHAD Directed By Maria George, Silverr King 08:11 • United States ALABAMA, NARRATIVE, WOMEN IN FILM In the current world where AI is taking precedence over thinking and relationships, Izzy finds herself on a self-journey through intense realities. Sidewalk Teen Board 2026 film.
Rocket Directed By Luke Ashton Beall 04:40 • United States • World Premiere ALABAMA, NARRATIVE A boy attempts to build a model rocket without being discovered by his father.
The Prime Candidate Directed By Joseph Pickens, Graham Cason 03:30 • United States • U.S. Premiere ALABAMA, NARRATIVE A young job candidate participates in an interview where the questions become increasingly concerning. Unemployment may be preferable to what this company has in store.
Dwell Directed By Luke Ashton Beall 09:57 • United States • World Premiere ALABAMA, DOCUMENTARY, LIFE & LIBERTY Dwell Mobile works to resettle refugees in Mobile, Alabama. This documentary sheds light on the experiences of those whom Dwell assists.
No Small Matter Directed By India Anne Mitchell 05:37 • United States • Alabama Premiere LIFE & LIBERTY, WOMEN IN FILM, DOCUMENTARY Through the lens of a 15-year-old filmmaker, "No Small Matter" pulls back the curtain on a radical shift: a court designed not to punish, but to provide a final, desperate lifeline.
Instant Directed By Hudson Hillin 09:59 • United States • Alabama Premiere NARRATIVE For teenage photographer Bennett, memories are made to be captured; for free-spirited Grace, they're meant to be lived.
Draupadi Directed By Rishan Sathiyaa 10:02 • United States NARRATIVE A story about forgiveness and religion set in the grassroots Hindu culture of the San Francisco Bay Area, an Indian girl must attend a karayalu for an uncle who wronged her.
