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.
Jungletown Talkback with Ondi Timoner Directed by Ondi Timoner USA, Episodic Documentary, 90 minutes
Join documentary filmmaker Ondi Timoner (the only two-time recipient of Sundance’s documentary Grand Jury Prize) in a conversation about her latest work, the episodic Jungletown. The Viceland program focuses on an American entrepreneur who has carved out a “sustainable modern town" in the Panamanian jungle – and had dozens of young people (many “interns”) join him. Timoner will play selections from the show, discuss its production and reception and take questions. She might even say a few words regarding her current project, the feature Mapplethorpe.- Rachel Morgan