4 Little Girls is a 1997 documentary about the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. It was directed by Spike Lee and nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Documentary". 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing was a terrorist incident that proved to be a turning point of the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1960s. ... Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. ... Spike Lee Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957), better known as Spike Lee, is a controversial film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his many films dealing with social and political issues. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...