THE 28TH ANNUAL SIDEWALK FILM FESTIVAL AUGUST 24 - 30
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Bad Movie Night (Free!)
120 min
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All we can tell you is that it's a movie and it's bad. Join us for our celebration of bad cinema. Surprises + Fun and it's free! Grab a drink at our bar, you're going to need it. *This is a FREE event and SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. Registering is strongly recommended to help with the check in process but does not guarantee a seat, and due to the popularity of this event seats can not be saved for folks who have not arrived yet. As always, our lobby bar & concessions are open to the public so if you arrive after the theatre has hit capacity please feel free to stick around for some food, drink, and board games. Also please note that these screenings often have audience engagement occurring during the film.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Sep 16

7:30 PM
Filmmaker Focus: Barbarian (2022)
103 min
2022
United States of America
Zach Cregger
In anticipation of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, we're bringing his first two films back to the big screen... A young woman discovers the rental home she booked is already occupied by a stranger. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the night but soon discovers there's a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Sep 16

5:15 PM
The Samurai and the Prisoner
147 min
2026
Japan
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
When Lord Murashige Araki rises up against the tyrannical Nobunaga Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei Kuroda, a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chiyoho and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Sep 16

2:00 PM 5:00 PM 8:00 PM

Sep 17

2:30 PM
Filmmaker Focus: Weapons (2025)
129 min
2025
United States of America
Zach Cregger
In anticipation of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, we're bringing his first two films back to the big screen... When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. Winner of the Academy Award for best supporting actress (Amy Madigan).
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Sep 16

2:30 PM
Heated Rivalry Reheated Watch Party (FREE!)
120 min
Time to go back to the cottage...this September. Head to the Sidewalk lobby for RE-HEATED watch parties of the award-winning hit series Heated Rivalry along with themed cocktails, giveaways, door prizes, fan zones and music + vibes before and after screenings. Two episodes each week. For mature audiences. REHEATED SCHEDULE: 9/16 • Ep. 1: Rookies + Ep. 2: Olympians 9/23 • Ep. 3: Hunter + Ep. 4: Rose 9/30 • Ep. 5: I'll Believe in Anything + Ep. 6: The Cottage Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*
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Sidewalk Cinema Lobby

Sep 16

9:00 PM

Sep 23

9:00 PM

Sep 30

9:00 PM
Monthly Movie Trivia (FREE!)
120 min
Join us at the Sidewalk Cinema for Monthly Movie Trivia from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, immediately following Networking Nights. Hosted by Owen Roberts. Invite your friends and school your contemporaries over some movie trivia. We'll see you there! *This is a FREE event and SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*
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Sidewalk Cinema Lobby

Sep 17

7:30 PM

Oct 15

7:30 PM
Sidewalk Film 101: Far From Heaven (2002)
107 min
2002
United States of America
Todd Haynes
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Sep 17

7:00 PM

Sep 20

1:00 PM
Resident Evil
90 min
2026
France, Germany, United States of America
Zach Cregger
Bryan, a medical courier, unwittingly finds himself fighting for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Sep 17

2:00 PM 4:15 PM 6:30 PM 8:45 PM

Sep 18

2:15 PM 4:30 PM 6:45 PM 9:00 PM

Sep 19

10:00 AM 12:15 PM 2:30 PM 4:45 PM 7:00 PM 9:30 PM

Sep 20

10:00 AM 12:15 PM 2:30 PM 4:45 PM 7:00 PM

Sep 23

2:00 PM 4:15 PM 6:30 PM 8:45 PM

Sep 24

2:15 PM 4:45 PM 7:15 PM 9:30 PM

Sep 25

2:00 PM 4:15 PM 6:30 PM 8:45 PM

Sep 26

10:00 AM 12:15 PM 2:30 PM 4:45 PM 7:00 PM 9:15 PM

Sep 27

10:00 AM 12:15 PM 2:30 PM 4:45 PM 7:00 PM

Sep 30

2:00 PM 4:15 PM 6:30 PM 8:45 PM

Oct 1

2:00 PM 4:15 PM 6:30 PM 8:45 PM
Dead Media (With Filmmaker Q&A!)
99 min
2025
Joseph Scrimshaw
Maggie, a young woman struggling to move forward, wants to stream an old horror movie. Her Gen X uncle insists they watch it on DVD. But the disc is haunted and the movie comes to life, taking over Maggie’s entire world. Co-starring Birmingham native Sam Landman. There will be a post screening Q&A with writer/director Joseph Scrimshaw and actor (and former Birminghamian) Sam Landman moderated by Christopher Davis.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Sep 18

10:00 PM
AUGUST 24-30, 2026

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