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89 min
2024
United States of America
Ilana Trachtman
To close out the 2025 Summer Film Series, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is proud to present Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round in partnership with the Harry B. Maring Community Enrichment Fund of the Birmingham Jewish Foundation. Join us before the film from 5pm - 6pm for Happy Hour and Intercommunity Networking before the film starts at 6:00pm.
About the Film:
When five Howard University students sat on a segregated Maryland carousel in 1960, the arrests made headlines. When the largely Jewish community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students in picketing, the first organized interracial civil rights protest in US history was born. *Ticketing for this event is on a sliding scale "Pay What You Can" donation structure. SEATING IS LIMITED AS IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. ARRIVE EARLY TO GUARANTEE SEATING.*
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Sep 9
120 min
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Are you eager to relive your youth by basking in the retro glow of outdated media formats? Are you curious about the video store era that you missed out on by being cursed with a late birth? Then join Jeremy Burgess of the Dust On The VCR newsletter for Tape Night, a free quarterly event where you'll get to witness an actual VHS tape projected onto the big screen in all its glory! The titles will remain a mystery until showtime, and the genres will rotate with every screening (check the graphic for hints!), but one thing's for certain: You won't find these classics in splendid low-definition anywhere else in town. *This is a FREE event and SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. *
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Sep 11
97 min
2025
United States of America
Rachael Abigail Holder
A writer (André Holland, Moonlight) navigates complicated relationships with his ex, an art gallery owner (Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show), and his current lover, a newly-single mother (DeWanda Wise, She’s Gotta Have It), with the support of his best friend (Roy Wood Jr., The Daily Show). A modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, New York.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Sep 11
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Sep 18
100 min
2025
United States of America
Michael Angelo Covino
After Ashley (Adria Arjona) asks for a divorce, good-natured Carey (Kyle Marvin) runs to his friends, Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul (Michael Angelo Covino), for support. He's shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage, that is until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Sep 11
Sep 12
Sep 13
Sep 14
Sep 18
113 min
2010
Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Edgar Wright
Welcome to Sidewalk's new Monthly Student Movie Night! Join us in the lobby before the film for board games, Wii, and a social hour from 5pm - 6pm. The screening is open to the public, but students get discounted tickets with a Valid Student ID (must present in box office for discount)
Film Synopsis: As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Sep 11
120 min
Hasta La Vista baby! 🤖 We are boldly going where no man has 🌌 gone before 🛸 …to infinity ♾️ and beyond 🚀 at Soundtrack Karaoke as we celebrate Sci Fi Night. 👽 With hundreds of songs to choose from…including selections from science fiction-inspired songs and soundtracks. Like Katy Perry’s “E.T.,” Thomas Dolby’s She Blinded Me With Science,” Styx’s “Mr. Roboto” + tracks from David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust collection and the Rocky Horror Picture Show songbook. Enjoy sci-fi vibes, specialty cocktails and FREE swag (while supplies last). Hosted by J Matthew Cobb.
This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*
Sidewalk Cinema Lobby
Sep 11
79 min
1996
United States of America
Henry Selick
Join us for our family matinee series on select Saturday and Sunday mornings. Come cozy in your PJs and from 10am - 2pm enjoy light breakfast options for the whole family, plus a Bloody Mary and Mimosa bar for the grown-ups. Bloody Mary mix courtesy of LeNell's Beverage Boutique in Norwood!
Featuring stop-motion animation and live action, this inventive adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's tale follows the adventures of James (Paul Terry), an orphaned young British boy. Forced to live with his cruel aunts (Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes), James finds a way out of his bleak existence when he discovers an enormous enchanted peach. After rolling into the sea inside the buoyant fruit, James, accompanied by a crew of friendly talking insects, sets sail for New York City.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Sep 13
Sep 14
95 min
2024
Sadie Bones
Part of The Popcorn List Pop-Up-Series highlighting all First-Time Female Directors! A sneak-preview screening series celebrating the discovery nature of independent film curation, festival darlings without wide release, and the audiences who love them.
After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she is pregnant. Seeing this as an opportunity to get her ex back and give her life direction, she decides to keep the baby. She soon realizes that this won’t be the quick fix she had hoped for and finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle and totally lost.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Sep 14
120 min
Join us for our free Monthly Filmmaker Networking night sponsored by Film Birmingham.
Network, pitch ideas, and enjoy some special happy hour drinks. We'll see you there!
Sidewalk Cinema Lobby
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