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The Barber of Birmingham is a 2011 documentary film about James Armstrong, one of the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. 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. 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. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary at the 84th Academy Awards. It later aired on television on the PBS series POV.
Original Release
10/21/2011
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Armstrong | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Armstrong | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Wendy Ettinger | Executive Producer |
| Gail Dolgin | Producer |
| Robin Fryday | Producer |
| Abby Ginzberg | Producer |
| Judith Helfand | Producer |
| Joslyn Rose Lyons | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2012 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Short Subjects | Nominated |
