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streetside cinema is an outdoor, year-long, film festival that seeks to further immerse our community in the magic of cinema by providing free access to a curated festival of short films from around the world.

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april 4-17, 2025 – gardens (grey)

“Increasingly grey, always gardens, without the Ediths”

cubosee (marina kozina, croatia): when a paper dragon escapes from his little friends, cow moo, bear bee and rabbit doo have no idea that in searching for it they’ll discover a secret garden.

lucky’s plan(e)t (marko vasić, serbia): lucky the gnome goes to a meadow every morning where he ritually waters a flower for years. however, one day he finds wicky the evil gnome stealing it.

i havn’t told my garden yet (diek grobler, netherlands): in this poetry-film, of a poem by emily dickinson, the poet ponders on her mortality.

twenty-two reels. thirty-five countries. seventy seven 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 se7en has something for everyone.

four hours forty-four minutes and 34 seconds of excellence.

You’re watching the best of the best. Out of 1,409 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.

submissions are now open for season eight!

click below to see submission requirements and submit at no cost on Film Freeway