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20th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions

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.

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This schedule is subject to change.

9:30am

Casting Workshop with Amey René and Matthew Morgan ASFA: Health and Wellness Room

10:00am

SideTalks: Film and Political Action ASFA: Gallery Saturday Alabama Shorts ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

10:15am

Alone in the Game sponsored by Brandino Brass ASFA: Lecture Hall

10:20am

Documentary Shorts 1 ASFA: Recital Hall

10:45am

Sickies Making Films ASFA: Black Box

12:20pm

Documentary Shorts 2 ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

12:30pm

Still KD: Documenting Sports In Film ASFA: Gallery

12:35pm

Alabama Documentary Shorts 2 ASFA: Lecture Hall

1:00pm

Black Lens Shorts ASFA: Recital Hall

1:15pm

Call Her Ganda sponsored by Al's On Seventh ASFA: Black Box

2:30pm

Film Festival Alliance presents Meet The Programmers ASFA: Gallery

2:45pm

Union sponsored by Val Group ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

3:00pm

Comedy Shorts ASFA: Lecture Hall

3:30pm

Alabama Documentary Shorts I sponsored by Dorothy McDaniel's Flower Market ASFA: Recital Hall

3:50pm

América ASFA: Black Box

4:00pm

Stories Found with James Martin ASFA: Gallery

5:30pm

Reimagining LGBTQ History with Ash Christian and Whitney Hamilton ASFA: Gallery

5:40pm

Teen Shorts: Parental Guidance ASFA: Lecture Hall

5:45pm

The Great Pretender sponsored by MRLP, LLC ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

6:00pm

Encore: Comedy Shorts ASFA: Black Box

6:10pm

Poor Jane ASFA: Recital Hall

7:40pm

Bathtubs Over Broadway sponsored by That Picnic Show with Nancy ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

7:45pm

Shorts: All That Power ASFA: Lecture Hall

8:25pm

After Dark Shorts: Chapter 1 sponsored by Mascot TV ASFA: Recital Hall

8:45pm

Encore: Black Lens Shorts ASFA: Black Box

9:55pm

Still ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

10:20pm

Music Videos ASFA: Lecture Hall

10:40pm

After Dark Shorts: Chapter 2 ASFA: Recital Hall

10:00am

Documentary Shorts 4 ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre Acting for Film (Kids) ASFA: Health and Wellness Room Crowdfunding to Build Independence Workshop w/ Seed&Spark ASFA: Gallery

10:10am

Life & Liberty Shorts ASFA: Lecture Hall

10:25am

SHOUT Documentary Shorts ASFA: Black Box

10:50am

SHOUT Shorts ASFA: Recital Hall

12:00pm

Acting For Film (Adults) ASFA: Health and Wellness Room

12:05pm

Night Comes On ASFA: Black Box

12:25pm

The Miseducation of Cameron Post sponsored by Planned Parenthood ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

12:30pm

SHOUT Shorts 2 ASFA: Lecture Hall

1:00pm

Sidewrite Table Reads ASFA: Gallery

1:35pm

Shorts: Exploring Identity sponsored by Frank's Good Stuff ASFA: Recital Hall

2:20pm

Encore: Wild Nights With Emily ASFA: Black Box

2:30pm

Budgeting for your Film ASFA: Gallery Animated Shorts sponsored by Canary Gallery ASFA: Lecture Hall

2:45pm

Wrestle ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

4:00pm

Problematic Content SideTalk ASFA: Gallery

4:15pm

Shorts: Atmospheric ASFA: Recital Hall

4:50pm

Shorts: It's Fine. This is Fine. ASFA: Lecture Hall

5:00pm

To Be Announced Encore ASFA: Black Box

5:10pm

Sunday Alabama Shorts ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre

7:00pm

Episodic ASFA: Recital Hall

7:15pm

The Misogynists ASFA: Black Box

7:20pm

General Magic sponsored by Taco Mama ASFA: Lecture Hall

7:35pm

Hale County This Morning, This Evening sponsored by Druid City Pride ASFA: Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre