The 18th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival August 26-28
Sidewalk Film Festival is produced by the Alabama Moving Image Association, a federally recognized 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission to inspire, encourage and support filmgoers, the city of Birmingham and the filmmaking community. In addition to hosting the annual film festival, we host monthly networking and educational events, a monthly documentary series, short film and screenwriting competitions, manage a youth board and a variety of other year-round programs.
Tickets sales to our events cover approximately 1/3 of our annual operating cash budget, so we depend on corporate sponsors, grant-making organizations and individuals like you to survive. if you’d like to know more about supporting Sidewalk, please contact us at sidewalk@sidewalkfest.com.
Using Sched.org as our primary scheduling tool, we are happy to offer four different ways to view this year’s lineup. By hovering your cursor over the "Schedule" tab below, you can take your pick of a Simple, Expanded, Grid, or By Venue view.
This shorts block is a part of the Life & Liberty Sidebar sponsored by EBSCO.
Explore the world from the beautiful near-by to the exotic far-flung and travel the world without leaving your seat
Home at Dawn Director: Billy Silva, Guille Isa Run Time: 5 Peru An old fisherman recounts his life, the changing world, and his love for the ocean as he embarks out to sea early one morning.
The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere Director: Mickey Duzyj Run Time: 19 USA In 2003, Japan was plunged into economic darkness, and its people needed a ray of hope. They found one in Haru Urara, a racehorse with a pink Hello Kitty mask and a career-long losing streak.
A House without Snakes Director: Daniel Koehler Run Time: 29 USA In Botswana, two young Bushmen struggle to build their futures in the wake of their people's relocation from their ancestral homeland. This intimate coming-of-age portrait explores the tension between modernity and tradition through the lens of two individuals' hopes and fears.
Awana Director: William Silva Reddington, Guille Isa Run Time: 12 USA A beautiful observational documentary of the journey of a handmade scarf made by a weaver in a rural village in Peru.
I'm an Actor Director: Aaron Greer Run Time: 24 USA A short documentary comparing the lives of a young Cuban actor and his American counterpart, revealing both the universal and the unique about the struggle to live as an artist in these two, distinct countries.
Greyhound Director: Jack Truman Run Time: 11 USA A shocking, eye-opening experimental documentary that chronicles Jack Truman's cross-country road trip on a Greyhound bus.
Saultopaul Director: John Henry Summerour Run Time: 24 USA Saultopaul is an 1,100-acre farm in northwest Georgia populated by Longhorn cattle, gigantic rock sculptures and Carl, an indefatigable 80-year-old who journeys through everyday Damascus moments to uncover the secret to life, death, and life after death. **with live soundtrack performed by 24 Hour Sunglasses
