Streetside Cinema Season 8
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
Constructing the Future
May 15th – May 28th, 2026
Ascendant Vierge – TIC TAC (2024)
As the sky tears apart and meteorites threaten, Paul and Mathilde, tornado chasers, head off into the woods on a wild goose chase that will put their union to the test.
ALPHA RABBIT: Temperatures (2024)
A surreal, emotionally-charged visual journey through grief, memory, and identity, Temperatures follows a fragmented protagonist navigating inner landscapes where time, loss, and self collide.
Cement (2023)
This film examines the desensitization we experience from living in urban spaces.
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.