Birmingham’s movie “I’m still here: Dynamite Hill’s Life”, which airs on PBS – Alabama News Leader

Birmingham, but. (WBMA) – A short documentary produced by Birmingham will premiere PBS programming.

I’m still here: Life of Dynamite Hill He will broadcast on PBS YouTube Thursday, February 6th from 5:00 pm and broadcast on television in April.

The film is based on the Birmingham Street Street Center, located in the Smithfield district.

The street became known as “Dynamite Hill” during the civil rights movement due to frequent attacks on black families.

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The organization behind the movie Birmingham said that the neighborhood has become a symbol of resistance and determination, as black professionals, including the remarkable civil rights lawyer Arthur Shors, have been confronted with violence in their fight against segregation.

The film was produced and directed by the director for the first time Sam Miller of Birmingham, as part of the leadership in the Birmingham class of 2022.

The film is together by Stephen Stinson and filmed by Cinematographer Logan Dillard. Stinson and Dillard are based in Nashville but are former Birmingham residents and graduates of the University of Samford. The music of the film was scored by Sanders Bolke of Birmingham.

The organization said the film had received numerous awards and invitations for the Birmingham Film Festivals and Prime Ministers in August 2024, where he received the Roel South short film award and the audience award for the most documentary short film.

The film includes people who were children during the attacks: Jefferson Davis, Barbara Shores and Honor Judge Houston Brown.

Davis and the shores still live on the street center.

The organization said the father of Shores, Arthur Shores, is a key legal figure in American history, representing clients in numerous remarkable civil rights cases, including the 1963 campaign to integrate the Birmingham public schools that led directly to violence , aimed at the shores, his family, and the Dynamite Hill neighborhood.

The neighborhood has become a rally for civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Turgood Marshall, who regularly spend time on dynamite Hill.

To see the documentary trailer and learn more about the movie, Dynamite Hill and the production of the movie, you can visitHere.

To watch the live premiere on PBS YouTube Visit here At 5:00 pm CST Thursday, February 6th.