A view of what was reportedly the largest opening night crowd in the history of the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival as they finishing settling in watch the film The Ten. Photo credit: Bob Farley/f8photo

The 9th edition of the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival is underway in downtown Birmingham on a weekend where busy is the word across the Magic City. The nationally recognized independent film festival began with a showing of The Ten and a preview of what was to come for the weekend. Click here to view a slideshow courtesy of Bob Farley that shows some of the highlights of the festival.

Check back occasionally during the weekend for more photos, a few audio interviews and other cool things.