Sidewalk’s Jewish Film Week (November 12 – 18) is a cinematic exploration of Jewish culture, history, art, and life in Israel, programmed by Dan Seigel. Here are a few words he had to say about the event: This is a hard post to write. As
The legendary Sidewalk $10K Party returns for its fourteenth year! This high-stakes soirée offers lots of chances to win—including the $10,000 grand prize! We’ll be playing BINGO, as well as offering free popcorn, Cahaba Brewing Company beer, and Grassroots wine throughout the evening. Don’t miss
Our 2023 Staff Picks series continues this month with one of the greatest comedies in film history, picked by Director of Film Exhibition Sam Eddins. Here’s what he had to say about his pick: “If Silly Police existed, the Airplane! production would have shut down
The 25th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank has finally wrapped! A huge thank you to everyone involved from our wonderful staff, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees. For the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the 2022 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners! Volunteer of
Sidewalk is not only a place to discover new films but a place to learn about the art and process of filmmaking. All Education + Outreach standalone panels and workshops are free to the public, no pass required! This year’s 16 panels cover topics of
By Rachel Morgan, Creative Director You may know this year marks the 25th annual Sidewalk Film Festival. But you may not know our Shout LGBTQ+ film festival has been around for 18 years now! The Shout LGBTQ+ lineup is stellar this year, so you can’t
Jessica is the Director of Education + Outreach and plans events for filmmakers and film lovers alike in her role at Sidewalk. As a film student at UAB she attended many Sidewalk Salons and other educational programs. After returning from her internship with Oscar-winning production
By T. Marie King, lead shorts programmer Get ready for the extraordinary cinematic experience of the 2023 Sidewalk Film Festival’s shorts programming. As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we are going all out to bring you the best of short-form cinema. This year we’ve had a
Today we were so excited to announce the lineup of the 25th annual Sidewalk Film Festival, presented by Regions Bank. As we gear up for this milestone edition of the festival, the challenge of programming a lineup from a pool of hundreds of short and
For the July entry in our Staff Picks series, we turn to Marketing Manager Nick Adrian who’s selected a film that’s resonated with him well before his own college graduate days. Here’s what he had to say about it: “My Sidewalk journey started as a
