4799 Shattuck Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
USA
Sidewalk Stories is a 1989 low-budget, nearly silent movie directed by and starring Charles Lane. This black-and-white feature is about a homeless street artist who becomes the guardian of a small girl after her father is murdered. The film was an homage to Charlie Chaplin’s film The Kid and was a critical favorite. It won several festival awards, including the Prix du Publique at the Cannes Film Festival, where its 12-minute ovation set a new record. Lane also received three nominations at the Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Director, Best First Feature and Best Male Lead. On its 25th anniversary in 2014, Sidewalk Stories was digitally remastered and re-screened at the Cannes Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival.
Doors open at 6pm, film starts at 6:30. $5 donation if you can, but we won’t turn you away if you can’t! And the popcorn is always free!
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