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Film Birmingham Calendar

Film Birmingham's new Film Calendar is a dedicated site to help highlight all of the great independent screenings and cinema events happening around our area, both within Birmingham as well as around Jefferson County. A one stop shop for all of your cinephile needs, we aim to help people find out about both unique film events, as well as networking and workshop opportunities for those interested in learning more about the industry as a whole. Have an event you'd like to be featured? Be sure to sign up for a Birmingham365 account and submit all of the relevant information so we can help get the word out about it for you!

Selma (2014) [FREE!]

Presented by Sidewalk Film Festival + Center at Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, Birmingham

June 19, 2026

Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for Blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of...

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Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for Blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Celebrate Juneteenth at Sidewalk with this free screening.

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Dates & times

Fri, Jun 19 @ 2:00 pm Fri, Jun 19 @ 7:00 pm

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