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128 min
2025
United States of America
Zach Cregger
When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Aug 15
Aug 16
Aug 17
89 min
1968
Japan
Ishirō Honda
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Aug 15
Aug 16
Aug 17
85 min
1971
Japan
Yoshimitsu Banno
An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Aug 15
Aug 16
Aug 17
141 min
1959
United States of America
Howard Hawks
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Aug 17
120 min
Join us for a happy hour before the Alabama Spotlight Night Film Screening- you'll enjoy drink specials and mingling with Alabama Filmmakers.
Sidewalk Cinema Lobby
Aug 18
90 min
various
A selection of documentaries, narratives and animated short films by Alabamians or about Alabama.
A selection of documentaries, narratives and animated short films by Alabamians or about Alabama.
What If?
Directed by Emma Bradley Bothwell
1:59 • United States
Cassidy learns that nervousness is a two-way street as she tries to speak to her crush.
The Wilhelm Scream
Directed by Anna Quinlan
11:50 • United States
The Wilhelm Scream has made an appearance in hundreds of films, TV shows, video games, and commercials over the past 70 years. Now discover the story behind the most infamous joke in cinema history.
Fail Year
Directed by Beau Shepherd, Apollo Shepherd
2:17 • United States
After moving to a city, we watch as a man proceeds to have the worst year of his life. Perhaps the new year will kick off on a higher note.
It Draws Closer
Directed by Joshua David Matthews
4:30 • United States
A young woman discovers the creature she just sketched is in the bedroom with her.
Next Show in 90 Minutes
Directed by John T. Hill
7:20 • United States
A routine both natural and unnatural unfolds in the heart of one of America’s most cherished landscapes. Content Warning: This film contains mild body horror and brief violence.
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Directed by Rachel Hendrix
10:45 • United States
A mother struggling with postpartum intrusive thoughts confronts her mental state in a desperate phone call.
A Place to Be Fed
Directed by Billy Ivey
19:46 • United States
James Harris strives to create a self-sustaining and replicable place of hope, healing, and restoration for food desert communities. The film shines a light on our universal need for healthy food, and a place to call our own.
Neither Donkey Nor Horse
Directed by Robin Wang
28:29 • United States
Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor must defy prejudices of both the East and the West to champion his groundbreaking theory of the disease and seek the truth that will heal it.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Aug 18
108 min
“For the Love of the Game” is a phrase that is thrown around easily, but for the players on the Birmingham-Southern College baseball team it’s a lifestyle. Far from the money driven world of big-time college athletics and NIL contracts, these are true student athletes that are chasing a dream without scholarships or the perks that come with playing for a major program. Following years of financial difficulty post-Covid and a rollercoaster ride dealing with the state legislature to secure funding, Birmingham-Southern College is out of options and is forced to announce they are closing down. Despite the crushing news and now facing uncertain futures, the BSC Panthers respond with an improbable winning streak that secures a spot in the postseason and lifts the spirit of the BSC faithful. The eclectic collection of players and their inspirational coach are pursuing a legendary playoff run that continues after the demise of the school they play for.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Aug 18
100 min
2025
United States of America
Jessica Earnshaw
At 22, Gail gave birth alone and left her newborn in the woods. Decades later, she's arrested for murder, despite claiming the baby was stillborn. This documentary explores the fallout when young women cannot accept the reality of an unplanned pregnancy.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Aug 19
90 min
various
A selection of documentary shorts highlighting important human and civil right issues.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Aug 19
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