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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!

We Name Ourselves

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

August 26, 2026

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- As a part of the 28th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival -

MEX • 1 hour 16 minutes

Directed by Alejandra Alcala and Alex Garcia Martinez

Sidewalk Cinema Theatre A + B

Once a grim prison, now a Malawi migration camp. Asylum seekers convert hardship into inspiration, which is meant to crush the human spirit. The camp, on fire with resistance against inhumanity, empowers young people to host a vibrant festival that draws tens of thousands. Spoken word speaks truth to power, weaving strength...

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- As a part of the 28th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival -

MEX • 1 hour 16 minutes

Directed by Alejandra Alcala and Alex Garcia Martinez

Sidewalk Cinema Theatre A + B

Lisa Provost - Screening Committee

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