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.
The Atoning Directed by Michael Williams USA, Narrative, 89 minutes
Questionable occurrences rattle the home of a seemingly normal family. Despite the efforts to protect their son, it becomes eerily clear that the family's past haunts them more deeply than any ghost ever could. Everything that has happened to this family will affect everything that is to come. Featuring Birmingham-native Virginia Newcomb and written and directed by Mississippi-native Michael Williams, The Atoning presents a modern southern ghost story. - Christy Turnipseed
