Upcoming Events
86 min
2026
United States of America
Suzannah Herbert
After generations of showcasing its antebellum homes and hoop-skirted docents, Natchez, Mississippi, is now reckoning with a romanticized past, an uncertain future and the debt it owes to the descendants of slavery. A cinematic portrait of a tourist town at a crossroads, Natchez follows an array of historic homeowners, activists and tour guides as they tell their versions of the past, and clash over who gets to tell America’s story. Winner of the best documentary feature award and the Black Lens audience choice award at the 2025 Sidewalk Film Festival, we are proud to bring Natchez back for an encore run at the cinema.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 21
Feb 22
Feb 26
136 min
2026
United Kingdom, United States of America
Emerald Fennell
Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th-century England. This latest adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel comes from Emerald Fennell, the Academy Award-winning director of "Promising Young Woman" and "Saltburn."
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 21
Feb 22
Feb 26
120 min
Join us in the Sidewalk lobby for a FREE watch party of the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming from London's Royal Festival Hall. Enjoy specialty cocktails + mocktails at the bar along with lobby programming, a ballot game (with prizes) and more. *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. Seating is first come, first served*
Sidewalk Cinema Lobby
Feb 22
80 min
1978
United States of America
Charles Burnett
In Watts, an urban and mostly African-American section of Los Angeles, Stan (Henry Gayle Sanders) spends his days toiling away at a local slaughterhouse. His macabre profession seeps into his personal life as he struggles to keep his family afloat and content. Other life situations also prove to be difficult, since it seems that dark intentions lurk within the people he meets outside his family. The layers of stress cause Stan to question whether a better quality of life is possible.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 22
140 min
2023
United States of America
Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Joaquim Dos Santos
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.
Film Synopsis: After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 22
102 min
1972
United States of America
Sidney Poitier
Sidewalk’s Book + Film Club unites movie and book lovers for a monthly film screening. Each session is $35 and the includes book, film screening, and discussion. Select the $15 option for access to the film screening and post film discussion. Dates, descriptions, and registration deadlines below.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 25
91 min
2023
United States of America
Emma Seligman
SHOUT Movie Night is a film series presented and curated by BAO (Birmingham AIDS Outreach) in conjunction with Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema. Our goal is to offer a diverse and inclusive film series that ensures all members of our community are represented. Please arrive an hour early for a pre-screening event and stay for a post-screening event both in the lobby. *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. Seating is first come, first served*
Film Synopsis: Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 26
95 min
2025
Mexico, United Kingdom, United States of America
Michel Franco
Fernando (Isaac Hernández), a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer (Jessica Chastain), a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind— narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect both their futures — and the life she has built.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 27
Feb 28
Mar 1
Mar 5
180 min
Join us at the Sidewalk Cinema for the 31st annual Actor Awards, formerly known as the SAG Awards. There will be specialty cocktails available at the bar along with themed lobby programming and fun games with prizes. *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. Seating is first come, first served*
Sidewalk Cinema Lobby
Mar 1
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