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.
Big Bear Directed by Joey Kern USA, Narrative, 87 minutes
Everything’s set for Joe’s bachelor party weekend, supplies have been gathered and a cabin at Big Bear Lake booked. There’s just one issue, Joe’s fiancé leaves him for another guy. His best friends force him to have the party despite the failed engagement and things quickly take a surprising turn as Joe discovers exactly what his friends have in store.Heavily influenced by Director (and Sidewalk alum) Joey Kern’s personal misfortune, Big Bear is a hilarious, fun and action-filled tale that reminds us to make the best of the worst. - Michael Shelton
