Donate & Help Us Thrive
Your support makes independent film, education, and community possible
What your gift supports
$25
This amount helps provide supplies and materials for a participant in one of our free or low cost educational programs.
$50
This amount helps cover hospitality costs for an independent filmmaker attending the Sidewalk Film Festival to share their work with Birmingham audiences.
$100
This amount helps bring a filmmaker, artist, or expert speaker to the cinema for a post-film discussion or educational event.
$250
This amount helps provide scholarships so students can participate in Sidewalk educational programs regardless of financial circumstances.
$500
This amount helps underwrite a community screening, educational event, or special program that keeps independent film accessible to all audiences.
$1,000
This amount sponsors a Youth Board participant for a full year of mentorship, creative programming, and leadership development opportunities.
$2,500
This amount welcomes you into the Superstar Circle, Sidewalk's leadership giving community, providing the flexible support that sustains our cinema, festival, educational programs, and filmmaker initiatives year-round.
Join the superstar circle
The Superstar Circle recognizes Sidewalk’s leadership donors who invest $2,500 or more annually in the future of independent film and arts education in Birmingham.
Superstar Circle members provide the foundation that allows Sidewalk to thrive between festivals, expand educational opportunities, support filmmakers, and ensure that independent cinema remains accessible to our community.
Leadership support can be made through a one-time gift or through recurring monthly contributions of approximately $209 per month.
BECOME A MONTHLY SUPPORTER
Monthly giving is one of the most impactful ways to support Sidewalk. Recurring gifts provide dependable funding that allows us to plan boldly, respond quickly, and serve our community year-round.
Whether you give $10 a month or join the Superstar Circle through monthly giving, your support helps ensure that Sidewalk continues to inspire, educate, and connect our community through film.
Thank you for being part of the Sidewalk story.