Want to be part of Sidewalk Film Fest 2026? We’re looking for new screening committee members! If you love watching film and can dedicate a few hours a week over 6 months to it, consider applying. Click the link to complete the screener application form. (New members will be selected and placed at the discretion of […]| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has developed a personality, and he's more than a little lonely. Then he spots EVE, a sleek and shapely probe sent back to Earth on a scanning mission. Smitten WALL-E embarks on an adventure when he follows EVE across the galaxy.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
Neo believes that Morpheus, an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question -- What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity, a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
Working for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency, Kay and Jay are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on Earth. While investigating a series of unregistered close encounters, the MIB agents uncover the deadly plot of an intergalactic terrorist who is on a mission to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies currently in residence in New York City.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
Linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema is an organization in Birmingham, AL that encourages and promotes film. Sidewalk hosts the annual Sidewalk Film Festival, are soon-to-be owners of the Sidewalk Cinema, and sponsors year-round programming directed towards those who make and appreciate film.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
We’ve got another Staff Picks Weekend at the Sidewalk Cinema, this time asking for some of our valued employees’ favorite sci-fi movies! The results bring a little something for everyone from the science fiction nerd to the novice. See what our staff members had to say about their picks: Arrival (2016) Humanity’s first contact […]| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
The 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank has finally wrapped! A huge thank you to every single person involved from our wonderful staff, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees. For the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the 2025 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners! Volunteer of the Year Award: Zach Scarvey, Tiffany Holford Black Lens […]| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
We hope you’re ready for the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank – we know our valued Board Members are. They’ve shared some of the films and events they’re most looking forward to at this year’s Sidewalk Fest, just in case you need any recommendations! Check out their picks and make your […]| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
Thank you to all of our wonderful members (listed below) for supporting Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
The 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival will take place August 18th – 24th, 2025 in Downtown Birmingham’s Historic Theatre District. VIP, Weekend Passes and all add-ons will go on sale May 1st, 2025. Day passes go on sale July 1st, 2025; premium single tickets will go on sale in July (pending schedule release). Pass […]| 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, sponsored by Gilead Sciences. The documentary delves into the history of mischief, scandal, and theft at Walt Disney World. It culminates in the theft […] The post 27th Sidewalk Fest Announces Full Schedule, Including Opening Night Film “Stolen Kingdom” appeared first on Sidewalk Film Cente...| 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 Closing Night Film, The White House Effect. Both of these titles offer compelling examinations of life in the 21st century and illustrate how […] The post Sidewalk Film Festival Saturday Night Spotlight + Closing Night Titles Announced! appeared first on Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
It has been 26 years since Stanley Kubrick died on March 9, 1999. He never got to see the year 2001, sadly. I would have loved to see him interviewed about that year and where humanity was at that time. However, because of the influence of his thirteen feature films, he still feels alive in […] The post Stanley Kubrick Filmmaker Focus w/ Gareth Jones appeared first on Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
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 a taste of our specialty programming that highlights our Black Lens and SHOUT tracks for this year’s festival! Haven’t gotten your VIP or Weekend Passes […] The post New SHOUT & Black Lens Films Added to the Sidewalk Film Festival Lineup appeared first on Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
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 staff members to compile their summertime favorites and narrowed them down by decade. Read below on what they had to say about their picks and […] The post Summer Blockbuster Staff Picks May 16 – 22 appeared first on Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema.| 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 of the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival has been officially terminated. This grant was awarded in November 2024, under the prior […] The post Sidewalk Responds to NEA Funding Withdrawal appeared first on Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema.| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
“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 Birmingham. Several of the nominees played at the Sidewalk Cinema during the previous year and while we didn’t have any Festival alum to root for […]| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
We are extremely excited to bring you our first six titles for the 26th Sidewalk Film Festival! All are female-directed, female-led and female focused! Every year, we screen thousands of movies to bring the best in independent cinema for the Sidewalk Film Festival. Without fail, a majority of films follow a similar theme. This year, […]| Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema
