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.
Attend this encore of our popular SHOUT Shorts from 10:30am Saturday morning!
Bird Of Prey Director: Marion Hill USA A married woman in her forties navigates a fine line between love and infatuation with her friend's daughter.
Sign Director: Andrew Keenan-Bolger Run Time: 14 USA Through vignettes, music, and sign language, "Sign" tells the story of a relationship between Ben, a hearing man, and Aaron, who is deaf.
Deep End Director: Ruby Drake Run Time: 8 through an unexpected crisis in their relationship. First Night Out Director: Will Mayo Run Time: 3 USA A woman takes herself to dinner for the very first time.
The Escape Hatch Director: David Willing Run Time: 10 Australia A girl walks into a restaurant dressed as Wonder Woman. She flicks her cape, takes a seat at the bar and orders a beer. As the restaurant staff ponder the motive behind this costume, the girl receives a text message and flies out the door. But the next Saturday evening, she’s there again.and with all their information. I've added them to the SHOUT facebook event already (and gone ahead and added all the other SHOUT shorts' information).
Dawn Director: Jake Graff Run Time: 13 United Kingdom It's always darkest just before dawn.
Pronouns Director: Michael Paulucci Run Time: 10 USA A teenager from the South Side of Chicago decides to reveal their true identity during a spoken word performance only to be interrupted by an uninvited guest.
Queens Director: Lucas Omar Run Time: 5 USA After a prom couple spends a romantic night in a hotel, the Southern Belle Prom Queen wakes up to find her boyfriend unusually "dressy."
Why I'm Afraid Director: Tanner Robbins Run Time: 7 USA Homophobia stalks Matt's mind as he walks across town for a grindr date.
1985 Director: Yen Tan Run Time: 9 USA When Adrian, a man with AIDS, wants to hide his symptoms from his estranged mother, he makes a home appointment with a beauty consultant.
Out In Alabama Director: Bonnie Blue Edwards Run Rime: 11 USA A captivating journey into the lives of LGBT members in Birmingham, Alabama--and a celebration of the friendships formed within Pride events.
Ending the Silence Directors: Jo Badgett, Geena Marshall Run Time: 10 USA The personal stories of some of the founding members of Alabama's HIV / AIDS organizations.
Easy, a 3 Minute Love Story Director: Robert Guthrie Run Time: 3:37 USA Two high school guys are in love. One's Christian, one's Jewish. A father disapproves, the other's parents are thrilled. Who cares that it's not perfect? They got this.
Saturday August 27, 2016 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
Museum of Art2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203