BIRMINGHAM — Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, 1821 2nd Ave. N., has a full new week on its screens, led by the investigative documentary NAZA and the Palme d’Or winner Fjord, plus a Knitflix night, a Godzilla opening and a pajama party.
NAZA, from Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, with James Wilson and Jonathan Glazer, the Oscar-winning team behind The Zone of Interest, examines the systems behind Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Its title comes from a military acronym used by Israeli intelligence for the number of civilians expected to be killed in an airstrike. NAZA plays Wednesday at 2, 4 and 6 p.m., Thursday at 2, 4 and 9:30 p.m., Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at 12:30 and 7:45 p.m., and Sunday at 3:15 and 8 p.m.
Fjord, Cristian Mungiu’s 146-minute drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian parents in Norway facing accusations of child abuse, plays Wednesday at 2:30, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. and Thursday at the same times.
Wednesday screenings before 4 p.m. carry membership pricing, with $8 matinee tickets, free coffee and 10% off concessions.
Thursday brings Knitflix and Chill at 7 p.m., a special screening of Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Big Lebowski with the house lights up a little brighter so audiences can bring knitting, crochet or any other craft project, in collaboration with Knit B’ham.
Friday brings two arrivals: Godzilla Minus Zero, Takashi Yamazaki’s follow-up to Godzilla Minus One, opening Friday at 2, 5 and 8 p.m., with Saturday shows at 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and Sunday shows at 10 a.m., 1, 4 and 7 p.m.; and Queen at Sea. Friday night also brings the 17th annual Sidewalk $10K Party at Workplay at 7 p.m., with bingo, free beer and wine, 300 tickets and a $10,000 grand prize. Winners need not be present.
Saturday morning brings the Pajama Party family matinee of Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective at 10:30 a.m., with light breakfast options from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a Bloody Mary and mimosa bar for grown-ups.