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.
Rat Film Directed by Theo Anthony USA, Documentary, 82 minutes
In his debut documentary, Rat Film, Baltimore native Theo Anthony use his hometown’s most pervasive pest, the Norway rat, to demonstrate the impact of zoning laws on the city’s wealth distribution. On the map and in the gutter. Told through Anthony’s natural process of discovery, this fascinating film unfolds organically, presenting many different sides to the story. A dizzying edit and squirming subject matter contrast with the droll, computer-modulated narration. Warning: Graphic imagery of rat deaths.
