The Southern Circuit brings the best of independent film to communities across the South. Audiences have seen over 300 films to date and have engaged filmmakers in post-screening discussions in more than 100 communities across the Southern United States. Bailey Hall is proud to be a screening partner this year and will be presenting six independent films over the season – each with a post-show Q&A with the filmmaker.
Who Will Write Our History
WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY takes you back to November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalist... Read More
Monday April 27, 2020
Little Miss Westie
LITTLE MISS WESTIE follows the life of two siblings: Luca McCarthy (a 14-year-old transgender boy) and his little sister Ren (an 11-year-old transgend... Read More
Monday April 20, 2020
You Gave Me A Song
YOU GAVE ME A SONG offers an intimate portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard and her remarkable, unpredictable journey creating and preservi... Read More
Monday April 13, 2020
Life Without Basketball
LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL takes us inside the world of Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir. As a record-breaking high school star and college athlete, her life as a ba... Read More
Monday April 6, 2020
Picture Character
The rapid rise of emoji (Japanese for "picture character") is a global phenomenon without precedent. Their widespread use and ability to convey comple... Read More
Thursday March 26, 2020
Bill Traylor, Chasing Ghosts
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts is a feature documentary film exploring the life of a unique American artist, a man with a remarkable and unlikely biogra... Read More
Thursday February 20, 2020
The Short History of the Long Road
Teenage Nola (Sabrina Carpenter) grew up on the open road with her beloved father Clint (Steven Ogg) - two nomads against the world. The pair crisscro... Read More
Thursday November 7, 2019
Leave The Bus Through The Broken Window
In Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window, what starts as a traditional documentary about the Hong Kong art world becomes an intimate and wryly comed... Read More
Thursday October 17, 2019
Gay Chorus Deep South
Led by Gay Chorus Conductor Dr. Tim Seelig and joined by The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, the tour brings a message of music, love, and acceptance... Read More
Thursday September 19, 2019
Cradle of Champions
The most awarded "dream team" of documentary talent (VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR, CITIZENFOUR, RESTREPO, CAMERAPERSON, QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, RACING DRE... Read More
Thursday April 25, 2019
United Skates
When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an un... Read More
Thursday March 21, 2019
Inventing Tomorrow
Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world's environmental threats, found ... Read More
Thursday November 15, 2018
Armed with Faith
Armed With Faith follows the men of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bomb Disposal Unit (KPK BDU) to the front lines of the war against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban... Read More
Thursday October 18, 2018
Dark Money
Dark money contributions - made possible by the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling - flood American elections, but Montana is showing Washing... Read More
Thursday September 13, 2018
Look and See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
Look & See is a cinematic portrait of the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America seen through the mind's eye of writer, farmer, ... Read More
Thursday April 12, 2018
Purple Dreams
Purple Dreams is an extraordinary arts education story following high school students on a three-year journey of transformation. Struggling with homel... Read More
Thursday March 15, 2018
Pushing Dead
Danny Glover and James Roday star in this comedy about a struggling writer who has been HIV-positive for over 20 years. After depositing a $100 birthd... Read More
Thursday January 18, 2018
Romeo is Bleeding
Donté Clark is a young poet who transcends the violence in his hometown by writing about his experiences. Growing up in Richmond, California, a... Read More
Thursday November 2, 2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
What makes a score unforgettable? Taking a peek at how composers developed some of the most iconic scores in history, SCORE: A Film Music Documentary ... Read More
Thursday October 19, 2017
Hunky Dory
Opening Night Celebration for the Fort Lauderdale Fringe Festival After his ex-girlfriend disappears, Sidney, a glam rock dilettante, is forced to lo... Read More
Thursday April 20, 2017
Some Beasts
Working in an insular farming community in Appalachia, Sal Damon, a modern-day Thoreau, seeks solace from a past relationship. After a sudden death in... Read More
Thursday March 30, 2017
Shake 'Em On Down
Shake 'Em On Down is a one-hour documentary film which aims to tell the story of Fred McDowell, who was first recorded by Alan Lomax in 1959, traveled... Read More
Thursday February 16, 2017
Donald Cried
Peter Latang (Jesse Wakeman) left working class Warwick, Rhode Island to reinvent himself as a slick, Wall Street mover and shaker. Fifteen years late... Read More
Saturday January 28, 2017
Agents of Change
From the well-publicized events at San Francisco State in 1968 to the image of black students with guns emerging from the takeover of the student unio... Read More
Thursday September 8, 2016