Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards are quickly approaching, and as usual, a few films we played at the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema were in the mix. The science-fiction epic Dune received 10 nominations — second only to Jane Campion’s psychosexual Western The Power
Women in the film industry are grossly underrepresented (and undercompensated). In 2020, 78.9% of movie directors of theatrical films were male and as recently as 2014 a disgusting 95.7% of theatrical movie directors were men. And yet, look at the list of amazing films directed
Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by the world of cinema and film. Exploring different art forms has always been my favorite thing to do. Watching the Muppets, other children and the Hollywood elite on-screen became the most important outlet of
Women In Film Week puts the spotlight on female filmmakers. In this inaugural year, we are focusing specifically on female directors and writers. As is reflected in the 2020 Academy Award Best Director nominations, there exist clear barriers for women in the film industry. Such
Valentine’s sure is a divisive day. Love it or hate it, most don’t land between, plus it can clearly be circumstantial. We wanted to do something for folks who fall on both sides of the Valentine’s coin and, either way, we definitely wanted to
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
Want to see what kind of magic can happen when 20 filmmaking teams are randomly paired with 20 bands/musicians to make music videos in only 48 hours? Then join us for our 3rd Music Video Scramble screening, Monday, March 4 at Saturn. In addition to
This past Wednesday, we screened films made during the Spooky Scramble – a 48-hour filmmaking competition held here in Birmingham. Participating teams had to write, direct, and edit films and submit them to us within 48 hours. Each team received a random horror sub-genre that
