Author: Chloe Cook

Sidewalk Cinema Grand Opening Announced

Don’t miss the grand opening of the new Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, September 27-29, 2020. We’ll have a full weekend of film screenings, special events, educational programs and so much more. Friday, September 27 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (10:30am) / Sidewalk Cinema Entrance Vita and

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XR at Sidewalk 2019

Our XR line-up for 2019 offers 21 unique VR and AR experiences, some as individual interactive experiences and some as a part of our XR Cinema. We’ll be showcasing new, innovative VR/AR content on Occulus Go, Occulus Rift and Steam. All Sidewalk XR programming will

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21st Annual Sidewalk Film Festival Schedule Announced

It is with great excitement that we announce the line-up of the 21st Annual Sidewalk Film Festival sponsored by Regions Bank. Check out the schedule now. This includes 63 feature films (33 documentaries and 30 narratives) and 285 short films (35 Music Videos, 108 Narratives,

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Three More Festival Features Announced Today

The Death Of Dick Long Directed By Daniel Scheinert Narrative / Alabama Film Spotlight Synopsis: Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama. IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9356952/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Always In Season Directed By: Jacqueline

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Three Documentary Selections Announced Today

The programming staff announced three more titles from the 21st Annual Sidewalk Film Festival line-up today, all documentaries, one from our Black Lens Spotlight Series and another from our Life + Liberty Spotlight Series. Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project Director: Matt Wolf Documentary / Black Lens

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New Stowe Storylabs Collaboration Announced

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Sidewalk Story Lab, in partnership with Stowe Story Labs, happening in Birmingham August 21-24. Stowe Story Labs brings screenwriters, filmmakers, and creative producers together with seasoned industry professionals to help get projects made and seen. This four-day intensive program

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Congrats to Music Video Scramble Winners!

Congratulations to our Music Video Scramble Winners! For the Spring 2019 Music Video Scramble, 20 filmmaking teams were randomly paired up with 20 local musicians to create a music video from scratch within one 48-hour period. All finished music videos were screened at Saturn on March 4th

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