Sidewalk Film Festival Saturday Night Spotlight + Closing Night Titles Announced!
The 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank is quickly approaching and our Programmers are proud to announce our Saturday Night Spotlight Film, This Is Ballroom, as well...
Stanley Kubrick Filmmaker Focus w/ Gareth Jones
[caption id="attachment_22694" align="alignleft" width="157"] Film Scholar and Sleep In Cinema Co-Host Gareth Jones[/caption] It has been 26 years since Stanley Kubrick died on March 9, 1999. He never got to...
New SHOUT & Black Lens Films Added to the Sidewalk Film Festival Lineup
The programming team is proud to bring you an additional six titles for the 27th Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank (August 18 - 24)! These films are just...
Summer Blockbuster Staff Picks May 16 – 22
We're starting summer off in a BIG way...by playing some of the Sidewalk staff's favorite blockbusters on the BIG SCREEN as they were meant to be seen! We asked our...
Sidewalk Responds to NEA Funding Withdrawal
Birmingham’s Home for Independent Film Needs You! On Friday, May 2nd, the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema received notice from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that our awarded...
27th Annual Sidewalk Fest Passes On Sale + Fest Spotlight Night Titles Announced
VIP + Weekend Passes for the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank (August 18 - 24) are NOW ON SALE! Get yours at the lowest price of...
March Sidewalk Film 101: Pather Panchali (1955)
At the 2014 unite4:humanity Gala, Martin Scorsese received the Creative Conscience Award, recognizing him for his continued work in film preservation. During his acceptance speech, he made a point to...
March Book + Film Club: Promising Young Woman
March’s Book + Film Club selection pairs The Value Gap: Female-Driven Films from Pitch to Premiere with Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman as a part of our Women In Film...
The 97th Academy Awards Recap
“Long live independent films!” - Anora director, Sean Baker The 97th Academy Awards took place last night in Los Angeles and Sidewalk’s Hollywood Awards Show Watch Party took place in...
February Sidewalk Film 101: Boyz N the Hood (1991)
John Singleton’s Boyz N the Hood was met with significant critical acclaim immediately following its release, nearly 35 years ago. The film released in 1991, and in 1992, Singleton became...