Sidewalk Film
@sidewalkfilm.bsky.social
Birmingham, AL's only non-profit independent movie theater + film festival
Open Thurs + Fri 2 - 10pm, Sat + Sun 10am - 10pm
Open Thurs + Fri 2 - 10pm, Sat + Sun 10am - 10pm
It's been a year...so from 12/30 - 1/03 (Midnight PT) we’re having our first ever FilmFreeway Flash Sale!
Use code AuldLangSyneSidewalk25 to help us say farewell to 2025 and get a 25% discount on your submission fee (applicable to all categories).
Submit at filmfreeway.com/sidewalkfilm.
Use code AuldLangSyneSidewalk25 to help us say farewell to 2025 and get a 25% discount on your submission fee (applicable to all categories).
Submit at filmfreeway.com/sidewalkfilm.
December 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It's been a year...so from 12/30 - 1/03 (Midnight PT) we’re having our first ever FilmFreeway Flash Sale!
Use code AuldLangSyneSidewalk25 to help us say farewell to 2025 and get a 25% discount on your submission fee (applicable to all categories).
Submit at filmfreeway.com/sidewalkfilm.
Use code AuldLangSyneSidewalk25 to help us say farewell to 2025 and get a 25% discount on your submission fee (applicable to all categories).
Submit at filmfreeway.com/sidewalkfilm.
THE ONION PRESENTS: A HISTORIC CINEMATIC NIGHT OF FILM AT THE MOVIES - playing ONE NIGHT ONLY October 2 at 9:30pm.
September 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
THE ONION PRESENTS: A HISTORIC CINEMATIC NIGHT OF FILM AT THE MOVIES - playing ONE NIGHT ONLY October 2 at 9:30pm.
The FULL SCHEDULE for the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! Get ready for over 250 films August 18 - 24, including our Opening Night Film: STOLEN KINGDOM.
27th Sidewalk Fest Announces Full Schedule, Including Opening Night Film "Stolen Kingdom" - Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
The schedule for the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank (Aug. 18 – 24) has been announced, including the much-anticipated reveal of our Opening Night film, Stolen Kingdom, sp...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The FULL SCHEDULE for the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! Get ready for over 250 films August 18 - 24, including our Opening Night Film: STOLEN KINGDOM.
JUST ANNOUNCED: 27th Sidewalk Film Fest Saturday Night Spotlight + Closing Night titles!
Plus, DAY PASSES ARE ON SALE!
Read more in the article below and get your VIP, Weekend, or Day Passes today at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
Plus, DAY PASSES ARE ON SALE!
Read more in the article below and get your VIP, Weekend, or Day Passes today at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
Sidewalk Film Festival Saturday Night Spotlight + Closing Night Titles Announced! - Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
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 as our Cl...
sidewalkfest.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
JUST ANNOUNCED: 27th Sidewalk Film Fest Saturday Night Spotlight + Closing Night titles!
Plus, DAY PASSES ARE ON SALE!
Read more in the article below and get your VIP, Weekend, or Day Passes today at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
Plus, DAY PASSES ARE ON SALE!
Read more in the article below and get your VIP, Weekend, or Day Passes today at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
2024 Sidewalk Festival favorite SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED plays all weekend.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
May 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
2024 Sidewalk Festival favorite SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED plays all weekend.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
A powerful and poetic portrait of a caregiver in crisis in the Georgian countryside, Dea Kulumbegashvili’s APRIL is an unforgettable work of cinematic brilliance.
APRIL plays May 30 - June 5. Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
APRIL plays May 30 - June 5. Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
May 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A powerful and poetic portrait of a caregiver in crisis in the Georgian countryside, Dea Kulumbegashvili’s APRIL is an unforgettable work of cinematic brilliance.
APRIL plays May 30 - June 5. Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
APRIL plays May 30 - June 5. Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
May 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A huge congratulations to our Spring Scramble winners!
Team Blue Stocking's film "Freaks" won both the Jury Award and the Audience Award - catch it screening in August at the 27th Sidewalk Film Festival!
Team Blue Stocking's film "Freaks" won both the Jury Award and the Audience Award - catch it screening in August at the 27th Sidewalk Film Festival!
May 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A huge congratulations to our Spring Scramble winners!
Team Blue Stocking's film "Freaks" won both the Jury Award and the Audience Award - catch it screening in August at the 27th Sidewalk Film Festival!
Team Blue Stocking's film "Freaks" won both the Jury Award and the Audience Award - catch it screening in August at the 27th Sidewalk Film Festival!
SATURDAY (5/10) AT SIDEWALK
PJ PARTY: THE PRINCESS DIARIES (2001)
10:30am
LILLY
1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm
MAMMA MIA! (2008) SING-ALONG
5:30pm
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018) SING-ALONG
8:00pm
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
PJ PARTY: THE PRINCESS DIARIES (2001)
10:30am
LILLY
1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm
MAMMA MIA! (2008) SING-ALONG
5:30pm
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018) SING-ALONG
8:00pm
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
May 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
SATURDAY (5/10) AT SIDEWALK
PJ PARTY: THE PRINCESS DIARIES (2001)
10:30am
LILLY
1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm
MAMMA MIA! (2008) SING-ALONG
5:30pm
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018) SING-ALONG
8:00pm
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
PJ PARTY: THE PRINCESS DIARIES (2001)
10:30am
LILLY
1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm
MAMMA MIA! (2008) SING-ALONG
5:30pm
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (2018) SING-ALONG
8:00pm
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Sidewalk Film 101 is back in session next week with a classic that EVERYONE should see on the big screen at least once (already have? See it again 😈)
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) plays:
5/15 - 7:00pm
5/18 - 1:00pm
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) plays:
5/15 - 7:00pm
5/18 - 1:00pm
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
May 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Sidewalk Film 101 is back in session next week with a classic that EVERYONE should see on the big screen at least once (already have? See it again 😈)
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) plays:
5/15 - 7:00pm
5/18 - 1:00pm
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) plays:
5/15 - 7:00pm
5/18 - 1:00pm
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
It’s on like Donkey Kong…again! 🦧 Get ready for 1UP! Game Night at the Sidewalk Cinema, May 14 at 6pm! 🎮 🃏 🧩
This month, we’re having a FREE ‘FORTNITE’ Night 🕹️ with a “taste” of Sabrina Carpenter in the Battle Royale 💥 Zone + special lobby 🎶 programming.
This month, we’re having a FREE ‘FORTNITE’ Night 🕹️ with a “taste” of Sabrina Carpenter in the Battle Royale 💥 Zone + special lobby 🎶 programming.
May 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It’s on like Donkey Kong…again! 🦧 Get ready for 1UP! Game Night at the Sidewalk Cinema, May 14 at 6pm! 🎮 🃏 🧩
This month, we’re having a FREE ‘FORTNITE’ Night 🕹️ with a “taste” of Sabrina Carpenter in the Battle Royale 💥 Zone + special lobby 🎶 programming.
This month, we’re having a FREE ‘FORTNITE’ Night 🕹️ with a “taste” of Sabrina Carpenter in the Battle Royale 💥 Zone + special lobby 🎶 programming.
2024 Sidewalk Film Festival favorite SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED returns to our screens May 23 - 29!
Get tickets now at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Get tickets now at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
May 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
2024 Sidewalk Film Festival favorite SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED returns to our screens May 23 - 29!
Get tickets now at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Get tickets now at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
An inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO brings to life restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert.
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO plays at the Sidewalk Cinema May 23 - 29.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO plays at the Sidewalk Cinema May 23 - 29.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
May 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
An inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO brings to life restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert.
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO plays at the Sidewalk Cinema May 23 - 29.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO plays at the Sidewalk Cinema May 23 - 29.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
The NEA Stepped Back...We Need You to Step Up
Read our response to the NEA funding withdrawal below.
Support Sidewalk at sidewalkfest.com/support.
Read our response to the NEA funding withdrawal below.
Support Sidewalk at sidewalkfest.com/support.
Sidewalk Responds to NEA Funding Withdrawal - Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
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 grant in support...
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May 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The NEA Stepped Back...We Need You to Step Up
Read our response to the NEA funding withdrawal below.
Support Sidewalk at sidewalkfest.com/support.
Read our response to the NEA funding withdrawal below.
Support Sidewalk at sidewalkfest.com/support.
From May 9 - 15, bring your Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (@bhamcivilrights) membership card and receive a 10% discount on popcorn to see LILLY, the true story of Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama woman who fought to achieve pay equity.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
May 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
From May 9 - 15, bring your Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (@bhamcivilrights) membership card and receive a 10% discount on popcorn to see LILLY, the true story of Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama woman who fought to achieve pay equity.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Reposted by Sidewalk Film
Frustrating news from @sidewalkfilm.bsky.social
“Sidewalk Film Festival’s NEA Grant was withdrawn last night (something awarded in fall 2024 and told to publically announce in Jan 2025). Only 4 months away from the Fest the funds are snatched away.”
“Sidewalk Film Festival’s NEA Grant was withdrawn last night (something awarded in fall 2024 and told to publically announce in Jan 2025). Only 4 months away from the Fest the funds are snatched away.”
May 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Frustrating news from @sidewalkfilm.bsky.social
“Sidewalk Film Festival’s NEA Grant was withdrawn last night (something awarded in fall 2024 and told to publically announce in Jan 2025). Only 4 months away from the Fest the funds are snatched away.”
“Sidewalk Film Festival’s NEA Grant was withdrawn last night (something awarded in fall 2024 and told to publically announce in Jan 2025). Only 4 months away from the Fest the funds are snatched away.”
Reposted by Sidewalk Film
I made a VHS-y promo for my pal Jeremy’s upcoming Tape Night event at the @sidewalkfilm.bsky.social cinema. I’m happy with the way it came out (and I think @prolost.com might dig the gratuitous deployment of Red Giant plug-ins).
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I made a VHS-y promo for my pal Jeremy’s upcoming Tape Night event at the @sidewalkfilm.bsky.social cinema. I’m happy with the way it came out (and I think @prolost.com might dig the gratuitous deployment of Red Giant plug-ins).
27th Annual Sidewalk Fest Passes NOW ON SALE + Fest Spotlight Films Announced!
Get your passes at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
Get your passes at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
May 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
27th Annual Sidewalk Fest Passes NOW ON SALE + Fest Spotlight Films Announced!
Get your passes at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
Get your passes at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
Mikey Saber - charismatic con man and washed-up porn star - plots his return to the big time in this story of an American hustler and a hometown that barely tolerates him.
RED ROCKET (2021) plays as a part of Sean Baker Filmmaker Focus series 4/25 - 5/1.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
RED ROCKET (2021) plays as a part of Sean Baker Filmmaker Focus series 4/25 - 5/1.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
April 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Mikey Saber - charismatic con man and washed-up porn star - plots his return to the big time in this story of an American hustler and a hometown that barely tolerates him.
RED ROCKET (2021) plays as a part of Sean Baker Filmmaker Focus series 4/25 - 5/1.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
RED ROCKET (2021) plays as a part of Sean Baker Filmmaker Focus series 4/25 - 5/1.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (2017) plays as a part of our Sean Baker Filmmaker Focus series Apr. 25 - May 1.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
April 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (2017) plays as a part of our Sean Baker Filmmaker Focus series Apr. 25 - May 1.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
Get tickets at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
The Extended Deadline to submit your film to the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival is April 30!
Submissions close a little earlier this year - make sure to submit today at filmfreeway.com/sidewalkfilm!
Submissions close a little earlier this year - make sure to submit today at filmfreeway.com/sidewalkfilm!
April 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Extended Deadline to submit your film to the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival is April 30!
Submissions close a little earlier this year - make sure to submit today at filmfreeway.com/sidewalkfilm!
Submissions close a little earlier this year - make sure to submit today at filmfreeway.com/sidewalkfilm!
THIS WEEK'S THURSDAY MATINEES!
GAZER - 2:00pm
(Also playing 4:35pm at full price)
WARFARE - 2:15pm
(Also playing 6:45pm + 9:00pm at full price)
THURSDAY (4/24) at the Sidewalk Cinema, tickets available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets
GAZER - 2:00pm
(Also playing 4:35pm at full price)
WARFARE - 2:15pm
(Also playing 6:45pm + 9:00pm at full price)
THURSDAY (4/24) at the Sidewalk Cinema, tickets available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets
April 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
THIS WEEK'S THURSDAY MATINEES!
GAZER - 2:00pm
(Also playing 4:35pm at full price)
WARFARE - 2:15pm
(Also playing 6:45pm + 9:00pm at full price)
THURSDAY (4/24) at the Sidewalk Cinema, tickets available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets
GAZER - 2:00pm
(Also playing 4:35pm at full price)
WARFARE - 2:15pm
(Also playing 6:45pm + 9:00pm at full price)
THURSDAY (4/24) at the Sidewalk Cinema, tickets available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets
5 DAYS LEFT OF MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!
Join or renew by March 31 for some great Big Lebowski-themed perks.
More info at sidewalkfest.com/becomeamember
Join or renew by March 31 for some great Big Lebowski-themed perks.
More info at sidewalkfest.com/becomeamember
March 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
5 DAYS LEFT OF MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!
Join or renew by March 31 for some great Big Lebowski-themed perks.
More info at sidewalkfest.com/becomeamember
Join or renew by March 31 for some great Big Lebowski-themed perks.
More info at sidewalkfest.com/becomeamember
ALABAMA FILM SPOTLIGHT WEEKEND IS APRIL 4 - 10!
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
BIG FISH (2003)
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING (2018)
DON'T DIE (2023) - with Q+As on APR. 4-6 ONLY
ALABAMA SHORTS SHOWCASE APR. 5 + 6 ONLY
Tickets available NOW at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
BIG FISH (2003)
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING (2018)
DON'T DIE (2023) - with Q+As on APR. 4-6 ONLY
ALABAMA SHORTS SHOWCASE APR. 5 + 6 ONLY
Tickets available NOW at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
March 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
ALABAMA FILM SPOTLIGHT WEEKEND IS APRIL 4 - 10!
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
BIG FISH (2003)
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING (2018)
DON'T DIE (2023) - with Q+As on APR. 4-6 ONLY
ALABAMA SHORTS SHOWCASE APR. 5 + 6 ONLY
Tickets available NOW at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
BIG FISH (2003)
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING (2018)
DON'T DIE (2023) - with Q+As on APR. 4-6 ONLY
ALABAMA SHORTS SHOWCASE APR. 5 + 6 ONLY
Tickets available NOW at sidewalkfest.com/tickets.
THIS WEEK'S THURSDAY MATINEES!
PICNIC AT HANING ROCK 50th ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION - 2:00pm
MICKEY 17 - 2:15pm
THURSDAY (3/20) at the Sidewalk Cinema, tickets available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets
PICNIC AT HANING ROCK 50th ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION - 2:00pm
MICKEY 17 - 2:15pm
THURSDAY (3/20) at the Sidewalk Cinema, tickets available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets
March 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
THIS WEEK'S THURSDAY MATINEES!
PICNIC AT HANING ROCK 50th ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION - 2:00pm
MICKEY 17 - 2:15pm
THURSDAY (3/20) at the Sidewalk Cinema, tickets available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets
PICNIC AT HANING ROCK 50th ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION - 2:00pm
MICKEY 17 - 2:15pm
THURSDAY (3/20) at the Sidewalk Cinema, tickets available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets