Location
The Sidewalk Film Center is located in the heart of downtown Birmingham’s historic theatre district in the newly restored Pizitz Building, located at 1821 2nd Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35203. We are easily accessible from I-65, I-20/59, Hwy 31 and Hwy 280. The Pizitz Building has a parking garage with entrance and exit on 18th St N.
Accessibility
The Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema is a KultureCity certified venue. Check-in with our box office staff for a KultureCity bag, headphones, lap pad or other accommodations.
The Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema meets or exceeds all ADA standards.
- We offer 4 handicap accessible seats with companion seating in each of our two theaters.
- Both of our restrooms provide wheelchair accessible restroom stalls.
- Our Bar, Concessions and Box Office Counters are all wheelchair accessible.
- We have captioning and assistive listening devices available for check out from our main box office.
- We offer open caption film screenings on a regular basis.
BAR + CONCESSIONS
The Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema offers a full bar and carefully curated concession stand with all your favorite movie theater treats plus a few fun surprises.
RENTALS + PARTNERSHIPS
Sidewalk is now offering rentals of our space for various events such as parties, meetings, private film screenings… and whatever else you can think of!
The Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema is a beautiful, 11,400 square foot facility conveniently located in The Pizitz Building, in the heart of downtown Birmingham’s historic theatre district. The venue offers two state-of-the-art theaters (one is fully equipped to host hybrid meetings and live stream events), one multi-function room, two attractive lounges, and a large bar area.
110 min
1964
United Kingdom
Guy Hamilton
Sidewalk’s Book + Film Club unites movie and book lovers for a monthly film screening. Each session is $35 and the includes book, film screening, and discussion. Select the $15 option for access to the film screening and post film discussion. Dates, descriptions, and registration deadlines below.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Jul 29
128 min
1995
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! Nineteen-year-old Strike Dunham (Mekhi Phifer) is a small-time street drug dealer for Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo), who wants Strike to kill a former dealer who stole from him. When the man turns up dead, Strike is suspected. But before homicide detective Rocco Klein (Harvey Keitel) has a chance to investigate, Strike's brother, Victor (Isaiah Washington), confesses to the crime — and Klein suspects that Victor, a virtuous family man, is trying to cover up for Strike.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Jul 29
114 min
1994
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! As her teacher mother, Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her jazz musician father, Woody (Delroy Lindo), worry over monthly bills, grade-schooler student Troy Carmichael (Zelda Harris) banters and bonds with her four brothers. Against her will, Troy is sent to her aunt's southern home for a summer visit, but when she returns to her bustling Brooklyn neighborhood, she learns that a family member is gravely ill. Already mature, Troy is forced to face to some very grown-up facts about life and loss.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Jul 29
172 min
2026
United Kingdom, United States of America
Christopher Nolan
Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.
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108 min
1995
United States of America
Beeban Kidron
For this special edition of SHOUT Movie Night, please join the Sidewalk Film Festival programmers for an exclusive Sneak Peek of what's coming up for the SHOUT LGBTQ+ line-up at the 28th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival! Come early for Happy Hour at the bar starting at 5:00pm, Sneak Peek at 7:00pm, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar! at 7:30 PM.
Film Synopsis: Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Jul 30
202 min
1992
Netherlands Antilles, United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Jul 30
136 min
2000
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! A blistering satire of network television's pitfalls and prejudices, a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a television writer's stunning rise and tragic downfall. Pierre Delacroix, a young, Harvard-educated man, who is the sole person of color, writing for an upstart network with floundering ratings. Despite several attempts, Delacroix has yet to see any of his concepts go into production. When he proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, it becomes a hit, much to his chagrin.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Jul 31
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136 min
2018
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long. Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.
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Jul 31
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129 min
2006
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! The story of a tough cop, Detective Frazier, who matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline, a power broker with a hidden agenda, who injects even more instability into an already volatile situation.
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