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Celebrate gay + lesbian films with the fifth year of Birmingham SHOUT at in Birmingham’s Downtown. The film festival will showcase features, documentaries and short films by new and established artists and offer attendees the opportunity to view topics of interest to the LGBT communities, as well as to interact with filmmakers and documentary subjects attending. Birmingham SHOUT is Alabama’s first and only gay + lesbian film festival and we are proud to support the growing LGBT community in the Magic City, along with providing compelling content for anyone interested in alternative/independent films.


Birmingham SHOUT began in 2006 with the help of the Alabama Moving Image Association (AMIA), which is best known for the nationally recognized Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival. Currently in its fifth year, Birmingham SHOUT is being produced with the strong support of a community-based volunteer committee under continued support from AMIA.


Over the last 4 years, Birmingham SHOUT has hosted dozens of filmmakers and subjects, and welcomed thousands of ticket-holders. Our successful past has proven that the LGBT communities in Birmingham are hungry for more events that reflect who they are and where their passions lie.

Birmingham Shout is a project of the Alabama Moving Image Association, Inc., a publicly supported 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to inspire, encourage and support films and filmmaking in Alabama.



Birmingham SHOUT 2010

The 2010 Birmingham SHOUT Gay + Lesbian Film Festival has announced its Call For Entries for feature-length narratives, documentaries and short film entries. Now in its 5th year, the festival has expanded to include a juried competition! Narrative features, documentary features, and short films will compete in their respective categories for the coveted Best Film and Audience Choice awards.

EARLY DEADLINE: February 15, 2010

REGULAR DEADLINE: March 15, 2010

LATE DEADLINE: April 15, 2010

EXTENDED DEADLINE: May 1, 2010

Birmingham SHOUT is accepting submissions online through Withoutabox.com.

Eligible works must have content of interest to GLBT communities. Eligible works must have been completed after January 1, 2008 and must not have been publicly exhibited in the Greater Birmingham Metropolitan Area prior to the 2010 festival dates. Work accepted to screen at the festival may be categorized in competitive and non-competitive categories at the sole discretion of Birmingham SHOUT.

Here’s a quick recap of past highlights:

  • 2006
    Opening Film: Small Town Gay Bar with Malcolm Ingram attending
    The Aggressives with Daniel Peddle attending
    Cruel And Unusual with Dan Hunt attending
    Pick Up The Mic with Alex Hinton attending
    Closing Film: Gay Sex In The 70s
  • 2007
    Opening Film: The Gymnast
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    Suffering Man’s Charity w/ Alan Cumming attending
    Itty Bitty Committee w/ Guinevere Turner attending
    World Premiere of Glorious Mail with JD Evermore attending
    Closing Film: World Premiere of Semper Fi with Jeff Key attending
    Audience+Jury Choice (Documentary): Semper Fi
    Audience Choice (Narrative): The Bubble
    Jury’s Choice (Narrative): Fat Girls
  • 2008
    Opening Film: World Premiere of Chasing The Devil
    Bi The Way
    Closing Film: Sex Positive with Richard Berkowitz attending
  • 2009
    Opening Film: Sissyboy with Katie Turinski and cast attending
    Fagbug with Erin Davies attending
    World Premiere of The Newcomer with John Mikytuck attending
    OMG/HaHaHa with Morgan Jon Fox and cast attending
    Trinidad with Jay Hodges and Dr. Laura Ellis attending
    Closing Film: World Premiere of The War Boys
    Audience Choice (Documentary): Training Rules
    Audience Choice (Narrative): Drool
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