The 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival will take place in Downtown Birmingham’s Historic Theatre District.

Schedule of Events:

August 19, 2024:

Sidewalk Cinema Bar:

5:00 pm: Alabama Film Spotlight Night: Happy Hour
9:00 pm: Alabama Film Spotlight Night: Movie Trivia

Sidewalk Cinema Theater A, Sidewalk Cinema Theater B:

7:00 pm: Alabama Film Spotlight Night - Alabama Shorts
10:00 pm: Alabama Film Spotlight Night - TVs of Terror and Under The Mountain Present: Lifeforce

August 20, 2024:

Sidewalk Cinema Bar:

5:00 pm: Life + Liberty Spotlight Night: Happy Hour

Sidewalk Cinema Theater A:

11:30 am: AI + Film: The Continued Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Its Role in Filmmaking

Sidewalk Cinema Theater A, Sidewalk Cinema Theater B:

7:00 pm: Life + Liberty Spotlight Night - Public Defender

August 21, 2024:

Sidewalk Cinema Bar:

5:00 pm: Shout LGBTQ+ Spotlight Night: Happy Hour
9:00 pm: Shout LGBTQ+ Spotlight Night: Karaoke

Sidewalk Cinema Theater A, Sidewalk Cinema Theater B:

7:00 pm: Shout LGBTQ+ Spotlight Night - Bob Morgan’s Just Going To Tell Some Stories

August 22, 2024:

Sidewalk Cinema Bar:

5:00 pm: Black Lens Spotlight Night: Happy Hour
9:00 pm: Black Lens Spotlight Night: Lip Sync Battle

Sidewalk Cinema Theater A, Sidewalk Cinema Theater B:

7:00 pm: Black Lens Spotlight Night - The South Got Something To Say

August 23, 2024:

'1800 Block of 3rd Ave. N.':

5:00 pm: Opening Night Pre-Party

'1800 Block of 3rd Ave. N.':

9:00 pm: Opening Night After Party

Alabama Theatre:

7:00 pm: 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival Opening Night - Exhibiting Forgiveness

August 24, 2024:

Alabama Theatre:

10:00 am: Maya and the Wave
12:30 pm: Nathan Avakian Silent Film Series
3:00 pm: 1-800-On-Her-Own
5:00 pm: Secret Mall Apartment
7:30 pm: The Devil’s Bath

ASFA Black Box Theatre:

10:30 am: Lady Parts
1:00 pm: JAMMIN'
2:40 pm: Shorts: Narrative A
5:15 pm: Shorts: Black Lens Narrative
7:45 pm: Shorts: After Dark

ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theater:

10:00 am: S/He Is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary
12:30 pm: We Strangers
3:00 pm: Shorts: Alabama Narrative
5:15 pm: Lesvia
8:00 pm: The World According to Allee Willis

ASFA Lecture Hall:

10:30 am: Sidewrite Table Reads
5:45 pm: Casting Secrets Revealed

ASFA Recital Hall:

10:00 am: Shorts: Alabama Documentary
12:30 pm: Shorts: Family Friendly Documentary
3:00 pm: Shorts: Animated
5:30 pm: Shorts: Music Videos
8:00 pm: Shorts: Narrative B

Birmingham Museum of Art:

10:00 am: Adrianne & The Castle
12:30 pm: Married To Comics
3:30 pm: Shorts: Documentary A
6:00 pm: Chaperone
8:30 pm: Weeknights

Carver Theatre:

10:00 am: Family Tree
12:30 pm: Commuted
3:00 pm: Era Oculta
5:30 pm: Following Harry
8:30 pm: It Was All A Dream

First Church Birmingham:

10:00 am: What's Next?
12:00 pm: Happy Campers
2:30 pm: The Bitter Pill
5:00 pm: No One Asked You
8:00 pm: Los Frikis

Former SoCu Space at The Pizitz:

12:00 pm: VIP Lounge

Lyric Theatre:

10:00 am: Welcome Space Brothers
12:30 pm: A Song For Imogene
3:15 pm: Starring Jerry As Himself
5:15 pm: Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
8:00 pm: My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

Sidewalk Cinema Theater A:

1:00 pm: Small Town Universe
3:30 pm: Family Portrait
6:00 pm: Secret Screening

Sidewalk Cinema Theater A, Sidewalk Cinema Theater B:

10:00 am: Saturday Morning Cartoons

Sidewalk Cinema Theater B:

12:30 pm: Sonic Visions at Sidewalk: Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
3:00 pm: In Camera
5:30 pm: Secret Screening
8:00 pm: Vulcanizadora

Workplay:

9:00 pm: Sidewalk Saturday Night Party

August 25, 2024:

Alabama Theatre:

10:00 am: Sleep
12:30 pm: Resynator
3:00 pm: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
6:00 pm: Closing Night Film - Missing From Fire Trail Road

ASFA Black Box Theatre:

10:30 am: Shorts: Family Friendly Narrative
1:15 pm: Shorts: Black Lens Documentary
4:00 pm: Shorts: Environmental Documentary
7:00 pm: Encore Screening D

ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theater:

10:00 am: Glimpse Of My Soul
12:30 pm: Hidden Master
3:00 pm: Your Fat Friend
5:15 pm: Pianoman
7:00 pm: Encore Screening A

ASFA Lecture Hall:

12:45 pm: Film Funding - Fiscal Sponsorship + Film Showcase

ASFA Recital Hall:

10:00 am: Encore Spotlight Night: Alabama Shorts
12:30 pm: Shorts: Shout LGBTQ+ Narrative
3:00 pm: Encore Spotlight Night Shout
5:00 pm: Shorts: Life & Liberty Documentary
7:30 pm: Encore Screening C

Birmingham Museum of Art:

10:00 am: Shorts: Episodic
12:30 pm: Shorts: Documentary B
3:00 pm: The Torch: Stories of the Holocaust shared by Alabama Families
4:30 pm: Shorts: Teen Films
7:30 pm: Encore Screening B

Carver Theatre:

10:00 am: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
12:15 pm: Black Table
2:30 pm: A Symphony Celebration: The Blind Boys of Alabama with Dr. Henry Panion, III
4:45 pm: The Almost Lost Story of Tuxedo Junction
7:00 pm: Seeking Mavis Beacon

First Church Birmingham:

1:00 pm: Sabbath Queen
4:00 pm: Midwinter
7:00 pm: Shorts: Shout LGBTQ+ Documentary

Former SoCu Space at The Pizitz:

12:00 pm: VIP Lounge

Lyric Theatre:

10:00 am: Whatever It Takes
12:15 pm: The Universal Theory
3:00 pm: Oddity
6:00 pm: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
9:00 pm: Awards Show

Sidewalk Cinema Theater A:

10:30 am: Antarctic Voyage
1:00 pm: Encore Spotlight Night Life and Liberty
3:15 pm: Jailhouse To Milhouse
5:00 pm: North Putnam
7:30 pm: All Happy Families

Sidewalk Cinema Theater B:

10:00 am: The Herricanes
12:30 pm: Fight Like A Girl
2:45 pm: Failed State
8:00 pm: Playing to Survive: von Cramm vs. Hitler

Dates: August 19 - 25, 2024

Locations:

'1800 Block of 3rd Ave. N.', 1800 3rd Ave N Birmingham, Al 35203.
Alabama Theatre, 1817 3rd Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.
ASFA Black Box Theatre, 800 19th St. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.
ASFA Dorothy Jemison Day Theater, 800 19th St. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.
ASFA Lecture Hall, 800 19th St. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.
ASFA Recital Hall, 800 19th St. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.
Birmingham Museum of Art, 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203.
Carver Theatre, 1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203.
First Church Birmingham, 518 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203.
Former SoCu Space at The Pizitz, 120 19th St N Birmingham, AL 35203.
Lyric Theatre, 1800 3rd Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.
Sidewalk Cinema Bar, 1821 2nd Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.
Sidewalk Cinema Theater, 1821 2nd Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.
Workplay, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham, AL 35233.

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