Tonight: Black Lens Spotlight Night Now in its seventh year, the Black Lens track aims to shine a light on some of the most outstanding feature narrative and documentary films produced by and starring people of color. The films that are shown as a part
Tonight: Life + Liberty Spotlight Night Life & Liberty films focus on historic civil rights events and modern-day human rights issues in the most appropriate of venues – downtown Birmingham, the center of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Now in its thirteenth year, the Life
Tonight: Alabama Spotlight Night Sponsored by Allervie Health Alabama might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think about filmmaking, but the craft is alive and well in the deep south. Sidewalk’s mission is to encourage, inspire, and support filmmaking and the
We want you to have a great Sidewalk experience. So we’re sending you everything you need to know to about the Box Office, which opens tomorrow. Box Office Location/Hours: The central box office is located in The Pizitz Building, on the corner of 2nd Ave. N. and
The 24th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank is more than just a selection of films! Here are a few FREE options to enjoy during the Festival if you need a break from the screenings, want some education, or just don’t want to
To quote Miley Cyrus, “We Can’t Stop”! Announcing 7 additional Official Selections for the 24th annual Sidewalk Film Festival. Just when you thought there were more great films in the 2022 Sidewalk line-up than you can possibly stand, surprise! We may even have a couple
Announcing our Spotlight Nights for the 24th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank! Our Spotlight Nights kick off Festival week (Monday – Thursday, August 22 – 25) and focus on four of our tracks of programming: Alabama Films, Black Lens Films, Life +
Surprise! Announcing 6 additional features in the 24th annual Sidewalk Film Festival! Plus keep an eye out, we have a few more surprises to come. Grab those tickets NOW! Sophia Directed By Jon Kasbe & Crystal Moselle Documentary USA 89 Minutes This stirring and
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
