S/eason 8 of Streetside Cinema

Streetside Cinema was named to MovieMaker magazine’s 15 Film Festivals You Can Enter for Free, Presented by Film Freeway! click here

Streetside Cinema is an outdoor, year-round film festival that aims to further immerse the public and our Winston-Salem community in the magic of cinema by offering free access to a curated selection of short films from around the world.

Reel to Real

Environmental Studies

March 20 – April 2, 2026

Mimas (2024)

Alican Peker takes on the task of bringing water to the goats who live on an island and have no drinking water sources.

Feedback (2021)

an audiovisual project that aims to seek a union between sound and images, leading the viewer to reflect on the imprint left by man on the surrounding environment.

Trash (2025)

The goal of Trash. is to shed light on the climate crisis our world is currently suffering from, and it shows how the little decisions you make can have a significant impact on our world.

Sobadehena: Ponder of the Nature (2024)

A yogi who is close to such an environment shows how the environment is destroyed during his meditation.

twenty-three reels. thirty-two countries. seventy films.

Streetside Cinema boasts an impressive collection of films that are both visually varied and geographically diverse. Featuring animated shorts, narrative films, and documentaries from across the state, over the country, and around the world, season 8 has something for everyone.

You’re watching the best of the best. Out of 1,644 submissions, only the top five percent of films were selected for screening. Entries were submitted through FilmFreeway and are now open for the 2025-2026 season.

come watch with us!

Visit a/perture cinema on 4th street and look for the street-facing TV mounted directly to the right of the main entrance. Each reel of short films will run on loop throughout the day and will screen for approximately two weeks.