Sidewalk Film Festival 2020 kicks off Monday night

The Sidewalk Film Festival 2020 kicks off Monday night! Starting on August 24th, the films are coming at you in a whole new way. Check their website HERE for lists of tickets that are available daily. Hurry, they’re selling out fast!

Building off the success of the Sidewalk Starlite Drive-In movies enjoyed by Jefferson County residents this summer, the twenty-second annual Sidewalk Film Festival, sponsored by Regions Bank, will transition to The Grand River Drive-In at the Outlet Shops of Grand River in Leeds.

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With the 2020 festival set for August 24th through August 30th, attendees will have a safer option for watching over 150 films from their cars at four different screening areas throughout the drive-in. Gates will open at 6:30 PM and film viewing will start after sundown at approximately 8:00 PM.

Concessions can be bought on-site.

Tickets:

Tickets are priced based on car occupancy.

1. One person per car- $15
2. Two people per car- $26
3. Three people per car- $35
4. Four people per car- $42
5. Five people or more per car- $47

Onsite tickets will be available for each individual film. Tickets for the first seven feature films are now available at sidewalkfest.com/tickets. 

First seven films:

BLOODY NOSE EMPTY POCKETS

• Synopsis: A documentary of the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called ‘The Roaring 20s.’
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEvilRp8we4
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11392114/

THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN

• Synopsis: Based on the true story of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, killed during a conflict with police officers who had been dispatched to check on him.
• Trailer: https://vimeo.com/338803742/4cbe756a4b
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8906722/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

EMA

• Synopsis: Dealing with the aftermath of an adoption that doesn’t go as planned, this film follows a couple as their household falls apart.
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xVGjzPaV6s
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8800266

JASPER MALL

• Synopsis: A documentary following one year’s time surrounding a dying shopping mall in Jasper, Alabama.
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V7ytbs3y5U
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11262098/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

ROAR

• Synopsis: On a wildlife preservation on the African plains, Hank lives with a menagerie of over one hundred untamed animals. When his family arrives, a lion’s battle for dominance threatens their existence.
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083001/

MIRACLE FISHING

• Synopsis: Video diaries from 1994 tell the story of the director’s father’s kidnapping.
• Website: https://www.miraclefishing.com/
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11904798/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

SUZI Q

• Synopsis: In 1973, the story of Suzi Quatro, singer/songwriter helped women claim a place in rock n’ roll history.
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeDmFod1ZVM
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9783620/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Stay safe, Birmingham!