Roadside Attractions brings the 2026 Oscar-nominated Short Films to theatres nationwide - Live Action, Animated, and Documentary. Discover this year’s boldest, most imaginative stories from around the world before the winners are announced, and give yourself the inside track in your Oscar pool. Some films in this program contain adult language, adult themes, and sensual images. Recommended for persons 17 and up.
The Live Action program includes:
The Singers
A Friend Of Dorothy
Butcher’s Stain
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
We produce the nationally recognized Sidewalk Film Festival; organize a wide variety of educational programs for filmmakers and hold other events that create interest in and enthusiasm for independent film. To expand on this work and better serve our mission we have opened the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, a two-screen independent movie theater in the heart of Birmingham’s historic theatre district.