The Barber of Birmingham

2011 American film

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

Directed by|

* Gail Dolgin
* Robin Fryday

Produced by|

* Gail Dolgin
* Wendy Ettinger
* Robin Fryday
* Abby Ginzberg
* Judith Helfand
* Joslyn Rose Lyons

Cinematography|

* Vicente Franco
* Ashley James
* Allen Rosen

Edited by| Kim Roberts, Jacob Steingroot
Distributed by| The Video Project (educational)[1]

Release date

* January 2011 (2011-01) (Sundance)

Running time

| 25 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

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

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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

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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

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* Civil rights movement in popular culture

## References

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1. ^ "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement". The Video Project. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
2. ^ "TRIBUTE TO GAIL DOLGIN". IFC Center. Thom Powers. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 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 27 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
4. ^ "THE BARBER OF BIRMINGHAM: FOOT SOLDIER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT". 84th Academy Awards. ABC.com. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

## External links

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* The Barber of Birmingham at IMDb
* The Barber of Birmingham at The Video Project