It’s hard to imagine starting the festival off without some good old-fashioned cartoon fun, right? Sidewalk Film Festival is proud to present this special program for its 14th year in a row! We invite you to be a part of this fond Sidewalk tradition full of wildly splendid cartoon fun, with a colorful selection spanning the decades and some vintage advertisements as well. This nostalgia-filled event is back on the big screen for all ages! *This is a FREE event and SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. Registering is strongly recommended to help with the check in process but does not guarantee a seat, and due to the popularity of this event seats can not be saved for folks who have not arrived yet.*
It’s hard to imagine starting the festival off without some good old-fashioned cartoon fun, right? Sidewalk Film Festival is proud to present this special program for its 14th year in a row! We invite you to be a part of this fond Sidewalk tradition full of wildly splendid cartoon fun, with a colorful selection spanning the decades and some vintage advertisements as well. This nostalgia-filled event is back on the big screen for all ages! *This is a FREE event and SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. Registering is strongly recommended to help with the check in process but does not guarantee a seat, and due to the popularity of this event seats can not be saved for folks who have not arrived yet.*
Doggozord Directed by Kelsey Norden 4:46 • United States • Southern US Premiere WOMEN IN FILM The Moon has risen early to threaten dog utopia, and Major Walnut has called his team of guard dogs to pilot Doggozord, a giant canine mecha, to fight it off.
Chasing Dreams Directed by Gerald Crummie 7:46 • United States • Alabama Premiere ALABAMA Raeann "Rooster" Gibbs is a rising racecar driver from Weaver, Alabama with big dreams. At the age of 12, she is currently competing against adults in 602 and 604 late models.
Sunspark Directed by Danny Bourque 11:00 • United States • Southern US Premiere While scavenging for spare parts, a lonely robot discovers someone who desperately needs his help.
Symphony in the Skies Directed by Nathan Winston Burrell 7:13 • United States ALABAMA, BLACK LENS, TEEN Amid the urban landscape of Birmingham, a 12-year-old filmmaker and birder discovers a different kind of world through his binoculars.
Jamie’s Cosmic Chase Directed by Gabrielle Foret 5:39 • United States • World Premiere ALABAMA, STUDENT, WOMEN IN FILM Shortly after a rookie zookeeper's shift begins, a baby creature escapes its enclosure and begins to wander around an intergalactic zoo resulting in chaos and comedy.
Creep Directed by Daniela Abarca 2:16 • United States STUDENT, WOMEN IN FILM In a library where nothing happens, a kid gets a creepy feeling he's being hunted by a creature of the night.
The Epic of Enkidu Directed by Mike A Smith 9:26 • United States • Southern US Premiere When the catastrophic king Gilgamesh meets the grass-fed Enkidu, things don't go according to the clay tablets. A fractured take on the cuneiform tale, featuring doom, despair, deception, and sheep.
Flick: A Fingerboarding Story Directed by Graham Abney 11:08 • United States • Southern US Premiere BLACK LENS An ambitious entrepreneur reflects on how the fingerboarding community has changed his life and given a space for passionate creatives to express themselves.
The Ottoman Directed by Mike Stamm 12:00 • United States • Southern US Premiere The Ottoman, a hotshot mechanic and amateur robot gladiator, is looking forward to proving himself in the arena. But when his obsession with winning endangers the lives of his family, the Ottoman must face harsh lessons about what victory truly requires.
