Moviegoers can choose from about 70 full-length films this year at the Sidewalk Film Festival, including an MTV documentary that features Birmingham’s Alan Hunter, an offbeat thriller about a dress that kills, a heartwarming comedy about an aspiring wrestler with Down syndrome and an swashbuckling classic in the “Star Wars” saga.

Organizers have revealed most of the lineup for this year’s festival, set for Aug. 19-25 in several downtown venues including the new Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema.

Seven feature films have yet to be announced, but the festival has confirmed the majority of its offerings, including 26 shorts blocks, 10 blocks of children’s and family programming, virtual reality programming and a new focus on podcasting.

A schedule with specific dates, times and venues has been posted on the Sidewalk website, along with information on parties, special events and the annual awards show. Details on panel discussions and workshops are on the way, organizers said.

Sidewalk, now in its 21st year, plans to screen more than 300 films overall, including shorts, at the 2019 event. One of those movies, set for Aug. 23 at the Alabama Theatre, is “I Want My MTV,” a documentary about the origins and heyday of the groundbreaking TV channel, directed by Tyler Measom and Patrick Waldrop.

Birmingham native Hunter, one of the original MTV VJs, plays a key part in the film, which made its debut in May at the Tribeca Film Festival. Hunter, who’s also one of the founders of the Sidewalk festival, is scheduled to return to his hometown for the screening here, and will likely speak to the audience at the Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave. North.

During a sneak peek event on Monday at the Saturn nightclub in Avondale, Sidewalk’s creative director, Rachel Morgan, said programming for this year’s festival includes several movies that hark back to the 1980s, including the MTV doc. Sidewalk also will present:

“Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back,” which made its debut in 1980.

“The Karate Kid,” the 1984 martial-arts hit starring Ralph Macchio.

“Mystify: Michael Hutchence,” a documentary about the 1980s heartthrob and former frontman of INXS.

“Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street,” a documentary that focuses on Mark Patton, the star of 1985′s “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.”

Other Sidewalk screenings will include:

Although Sidewalk proper is set for Aug. 23-25, the festival plans four nights of Spotlight Screenings on Aug. 19-22 -- showing a block of shorts that Monday and one film per night Tuesday-Thursday -- at the Sidewalk Cinema on the lower level of the Pizitz building.

The cinema, which is still under construction, includes two theaters that will seat about 90 people each. Chloe Cook, executive director of Sidewalk, said the new cinema should be ready in time to host the Spotlight Screenings.

Sidewalk organizers launched a $5 million capital campaign in 2018 to fund an art house theater at the Pizitz, Second Avenue North and 19th Street. The project also includes two lounges, a bar and concession stand, offices for the Sidewalk staff and an education space for classes, meetings, seminars and the like.

As of July 15, Sidewalk had raised $4,463,106 of its goal, according to a newsletter from organizers. They hope to raise $436,894 more before the end of July, the newsletter says.

Filmmakers, actors and other celebrity guests have been known to attend the Sidewalk festival, and this year is no exception. Cook said actor Andre Holland, the Bessemer native who starred in “Moonlight,” will be in town for Sidewalk 2019.

Holland, 39, bought the old Lincoln Theatre in Bessemer in 2017, and plans to restore the building to its former glory, using it as a cinema and arts center. Filmmakers at Sidewalk can tour the theater as part of a retreat program, Cook said, but it won’t be open to the public.

Tickets for Sidewalk are on sale via the festival website, priced at $85 for weekend passes, $30 for day passes, $245 for VIP passes. Tickets for the four Spotlight nights are $15 apiece. Tickets for single films at the festival cost $15.