The Barber of Birmingham

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
Directed by
Produced by
Cinematography
  • Vicente Franco
  • Ashley James
  • Allen Rosen
Edited byKim Roberts, Jacob Steingroot
Distributed byThe Video Project (educational)[1]
Release date
  • January 2011 (2011-01) (Sundance)
Running time
25 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement is a 2011 documentary film about James Armstrong, one of the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement.

Summary

A World War II veteran and an original flag bearer for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, Armstrong has run a voter education program out of his barbershop in Birmingham, Alabama for 50 years. The film was co-directed and produced by Gail Dolgin and Robin Fryday.

Accolades

It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, three months after Dolgin's death in October 2010 from breast cancer. It was named best short documentary at the Ashland Independent Film Festival.[2][3] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 84th Academy Awards.[4] It later aired on television on the PBS series POV.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement". The Video Project. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "TRIBUTE TO GAIL DOLGIN". IFC Center. Thom Powers. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ Miller, Jeff. "Special Screening Announced of 'The Barber of Birmingham'". The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ "THE BARBER OF BIRMINGHAM: FOOT SOLDIER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT". 84th Academy Awards. ABC.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
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