THE 28TH ANNUAL SIDEWALK FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED
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THE ODYSSEY
Extended through August 13
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SUMMER OF SPIKE
Through August 6
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CINEMA ALL'ITALINA THROUGH AUGUST 2
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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SHOUT Movie Night Presented by BAO: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) (Free!) + Festival Sneak Peek!
108 min
1995
United States of America
Beeban Kidron
For this special edition of SHOUT Movie Night, please join the Sidewalk Film Festival programmers for an exclusive Sneak Peek of what's coming up for the SHOUT LGBTQ+ line-up at the 28th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival! Come early for Happy Hour at the bar starting at 5:00pm, Sneak Peek at 7:00pm, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar! at 7:30 PM. Film Synopsis: Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 30

7:00 PM
SUMMER OF SPIKE: Malcolm X (1992)
202 min
1992
Netherlands Antilles, United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 30

3:00 PM
The Odyssey
172 min
2026
United Kingdom, United States of America
Christopher Nolan
Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 30

2:00 PM 5:45 PM

Jul 31

2:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:15 PM

Aug 1

10:45 AM 2:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:15 PM

Aug 2

10:45 AM 2:15 PM 5:45 PM

Aug 5

2:15 PM 6:00 PM

Aug 6

2:00 PM 5:45 PM

Aug 7

2:00 PM 5:30 PM 9:00 PM

Aug 8

11:00 AM 2:30 PM 6:00 PM 9:30 PM

Aug 9

10:45 AM 2:15 PM

Aug 12

2:15 PM 6:00 PM

Aug 13

2:15 PM 9:15 PM
SUMMER OF SPIKE: Bamboozled (2000)
136 min
2000
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! A blistering satire of network television's pitfalls and prejudices, a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a television writer's stunning rise and tragic downfall. Pierre Delacroix, a young, Harvard-educated man, who is the sole person of color, writing for an upstart network with floundering ratings. Despite several attempts, Delacroix has yet to see any of his concepts go into production. When he proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, it becomes a hit, much to his chagrin.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 31

7:30 PM

Aug 1

6:15 PM

Aug 5

7:30 PM

Aug 6

3:00 PM
SUMMER OF SPIKE: BlacKkKlansman (2018)
136 min
2018
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long. Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 31

2:00 PM

Aug 1

3:30 PM

Aug 2

12:45 PM

Aug 5

2:00 PM
SUMMER OF SPIKE: Inside Man (2006)
129 min
2006
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! The story of a tough cop, Detective Frazier, who matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline, a power broker with a hidden agenda, who injects even more instability into an already volatile situation.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 31

4:45 PM 10:15 PM

Aug 1

12:45 PM 9:00 PM

Aug 2

3:25 PM

Aug 5

4:45 PM
Pajama Party: Finding Nemo (2003)
100 min
2003
United States of America
Andrew Stanton
Join us for our family matinee series on select Saturday and Sunday mornings. Come cozy in your PJs and from 10am - 2pm and enjoy light breakfast options for the whole family, plus a Bloody Mary and Mimosa bar for the grown-ups. Film Synopsis: Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist’s office aquarium. It’s up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home – meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Aug 1

10:30 AM

Aug 2

10:30 AM
Cinema All’Italiana: The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) with post-film discussion
139 min
1970
United States of America
Stanley Kramer
In Santa Vittoria, an Italian town renowned for its vineyards, the residents discover that the occupying Nazi troops plan to take all their wine for themselves. Determined to keep as many bottles as they can, the citizens, led by Mayor Italo Bombolini (Anthony Quinn), try to appease the Germans by offering them a generous number of cases and hiding the rest. Unfortunately, the Nazi leader, Captain Von Prum (Hardy Kruger), realizes that there is more wine, and becomes intent on finding it. Each one of our Cinema All'Italiana screenings will be preceded by an intro from film scholar Kate Burney and followed by a post-film talkback.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Aug 2

6:00 PM
The Shards Season Premiere Watch Party (FREE!)
120 min
From executive producer Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho and Less Than Zero, comes a glossy, seductive coming of age drama series set in 1981 L..A. that Harper's BAZAAR calls "the sexiest, most addictive thriller of the year." Join us in the Sidewalk lobby for the two-episode premiere and enjoy specialty cocktails available at the bar. *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*
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Sidewalk Cinema Lobby

Aug 5

8:00 PM
AUGUST 24-30, 2026

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