The 17th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival August 28-30
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.
Brewing Dir: A.D. Schmidt RT 15 min. USA. Drama In the midst of renovating an antebellum mansion, a young woman in a struggling relationship finds herself trapped by the past as reality unravels around her.
Cold Choices Dir: Nick Jones, Jr. RT 15 min. USA. A black ops command officer juggles family, friends, mission success, and fallen comrades.
Nathaniel Dir: Benjamin Jones RT 2 min. USA One man's germaphobia is pushed to its limits.
Dead Saturday Dir: Benjamin Stark RT 9 min. USA One man explores the "in-between" period of Good Friday and Easter Sunday -- Dead Saturday. When Jimmy confronts the man who unknowingly inspired the idea, the conversation gets heated.
Shitbird Dir: Bo McGuire RT 17 min. USA Sass and spark light up small town Alabama when local hairstylist, Lurleen Blanton, is forced to reunite with her half-sister, Haylee, an up-and-coming country music singer.
The Strays Dir: Logan J. Freeman RT 10 min. USA The emotional violence between two women causes a terrifying entity to follow them home.
Smoking Kills Dir: Douglas Coghlan RT 3 min. USA Yes, smoking kills... but is it a silent killer?
The Ending Dir: R. Todd Campbell, Adam Schwartz, Robert Clay RT 8 min. USA A sci-fi novelist battles with his own fictional main character to determine the perfect ending for his latest book.
The Other Side of Laughter Dir: Jason O'Brien, Janet Robinson RT 16 min. USA In this short film adaptation from the novel of the same name, a group of Southern women discover friendship, support, and a new definition of family with each other.
A Companion for All Occasions Dir: Liv von Oelreich, Chris Hayes RT 11 min. USA No job is too strange for a young man who makes his money flitting about the unusual lives of his Los Angeles clients.
Dolly Dir: Karen Marie Black RT 7 min. USA A man, tired of living in loneliness, builds himself a companion.
Princess Dir: Ross Marks RT 8 min. USA The touching story of a father and a daughter, from childhood through adulthood.
