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The Last Class with Special Guests
The 7:00pm screenings on May 5th and 6th will feature a in person post-show talkback with Elliot Kirschner (Director) and Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse (Producer & Executive Producer).
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The Last Class + Q&A with Senator Doug Jones and Filmmakers Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse & Elliot Kirschner
71 min
2025
United States of America
Elliot Kirschner
Join us for an invitation-only Alabama premiere of "The Last Class with Robert Reich", an intimate and thought-provoking documentary about one of America’s most influential educators and public servants. The evening begins with happy hour at 5:00pm and a screening of The Last Class at 6:00pm. Afterwards, stay for a special Q&A featuring filmmakers Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse and Elliot Kirschner along with Senator Doug Jones. We’ll also be celebrating Doug Jones’ birthday, so come raise a glass in his honor!
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

May 4

6:00 PM
The Last Class
71 min
2025
United States of America
Elliot Kirschner
PLEASE NOTE: The 7:00pm screenings on May 5th and 6th will feature a in person post-show talkback with Elliot Kirschner (Director) and Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse (Producer & Executive Producer). The Last Class is a nuanced and deeply personal portrait of master educator Robert Reich teaching his final course and reflecting on a period of immense transformation, personally and globally. It is a love letter to education. The former Secretary of Labor might be famous for his public service, best-selling books, and viral social media posts, but he always considered teaching his true calling. Now, after over 40 years and an extraordinary 40,000 students, Reich is preparing for his last class.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

May 5

7:00 PM

May 6

2:00 PM 3:45 PM 5:30 PM 7:00 PM

May 7

2:15 PM 4:30 PM
Hokum
107 min
2026
Hong Kong, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
Damian McCarthy
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past. The new film from Damian McCarthy, director of the 2024 Sidewalk Film Festival favorite Oddity.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

May 6

2:15 PM 4:45 PM 7:15 PM

May 7

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

May 8

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

May 9

10:45 AM 1:15 PM 3:45 PM 6:15 PM 8:45 PM

May 10

10:45 AM 1:15 PM 3:45 PM 6:15 PM 8:45 PM

May 13

2:15 PM 4:45 PM 7:15 PM

May 14

2:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM 9:15 PM
Knitflix and Chill: Love Actually (2003)
135 min
2003
France, United Kingdom
Richard Curtis
Join us for a special screening of Richard Curtis' classic. Lights will be a little brighter than usual in the theater so you can bring your knitting, crochet or any other craft project! In collaboration with Knit B'ham. Film Synopsis: Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

May 7

7:00 PM
Blue Heron
91 min
2026
Canada, Hungary, United States of America
Sophy Romvari
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

May 8

4:00 PM 8:00 PM

May 9

10:30 AM 2:30 PM 6:30 PM

May 10

12:30 PM 4:30 PM 8:30 PM

May 13

4:00 PM

May 14

2:15 PM 6:15 PM
Omaha
83 min
2025
United States of America
Cole Webley
A young girl and her brother are awoken by their father and loaded into the car on an early morning in 2008. As they road trip across the American West, she discovers the truth about their seemingly spontaneous journey.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

May 8

2:00 PM 6:00 PM 10:00 PM

May 9

12:30 PM 4:30 PM 8:30 PM

May 10

10:30 AM 2:30 PM 6:30 PM

May 13

2:00 PM 6:00 PM

May 14

4:15 PM 8:30 PM
15th Annual Salsa Showdown presented by Rubio Law Firm
300 min
The Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema is hosting Birmingham’s 15th Annual Salsa Showdown, presented by Rubio Law Firm – a fundraising competition to determine who offers the best salsa, guacamole, queso, and specialty dip. Admission will include sampling privileges at each competitor’s station, a ballot for casting an “Audience Choice” vote, a cooking demo, access to live entertainment, beverage vending, and the Hot Pepper Eating Contest with a cash prize. This year's Showdown will be in partnership with Cahaba's Mother's Day Market. Thank you to our other sponsors: Renewal by Anderson and La Jefa.
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Cahaba Brewing Company

May 9

12:00 PM
1UP Game Night: Galaxy Speed Puzzle Contest
160 min
1UP GAME NIGHT is back! And this time around, we’re going ✨intergalactic 💫 with a speed 🧩 puzzle 🧩 contest! Do you think you AND your teammates have what it takes? 🚀 Top winners will take home 🆒 prizes including a $50 gift card + a mystery ❓ swag box full of official Mario Galaxy 🍄 merch and Sidewalk 🛍️ swag. Doors open at 6 pm. Puzzling begins at 6:30 pm. Registration is $50 per team (up to 4 players). As a bonus, all registered teams will be able to keep their puzzle at the end of the event! There will be other fun activities and features available, including designated video game zones, board games, card games and specialty cocktails on the menu. *Other than team registration for Galaxy Speed Puzzle Contest, this is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*
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Sidewalk Cinema Lobby

May 12

6:30 PM
Bad Movie Night (Free!)
120 min
Some hack
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

May 13

8:15 PM
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