COMING SOON

The Christophers

The Christophers

OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 17 | From Steven Soderbergh. The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be “discovered” and sold after his death.

Lorne

Lorne

OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 17 | From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville comes Lorne, an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels, the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations.

Mother Mary

Mother Mary

OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 24 | Writer/director David Lowery (A Ghost Story, The Green Knight) returns with this thriller/drama starring Anne Hathaway. The plot follows an iconic pop star—the titular Mother Mary—who reunites with her estranged best friend.

Mile End Kicks

Mile End Kicks

OPENS APRIL 24 | “I Like Movies” director Chandler Levack’s “Mile End Kicks” is a bright romantic comedy starring Barbie Ferreira as Grace, a young music critic who moves to Montreal to figure out life and love, who gets romantically involved with members of the indie rock band she’s covering.

Michael

Michael

OPENS APRIL 24 | The story of pop superstar Michael Jackson — from his extraordinary early days in the Jackson 5 to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fuels a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world.

Hokum

Hokum

OPENS MAY 1 | When novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite.

Palestine ’36

Palestine ’36

OPENS MAY 1 | A Witness Palestine 2025 selection returns to The Little. In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Chime and Serpent’s Path – Apr. 11 & 15

Chime and Serpent’s Path – Apr. 11 & 15

SPECIAL SCREENINGS | Saturday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 15 | Two masterworks from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, being released theatrically for the first time in the US: 2024’s dread-filled, violent horror-thriller “Chime” and 1998’s dark thriller “Serpent’s Path.”

Passing (w/ discussion) – Apr. 11

Passing (w/ discussion) – Apr. 11

SCREENING & DISCUSSION | Saturday, April 11 at 3:30pm | In 1920s New York City, a black woman finds her world up-ended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who’s passing as white. | Co-presented with the Rochester Speakers Series

WTO/99 – Apr. 8-19

WTO/99 – Apr. 8-19

LIMITED RUN | April 8, 11, 19 | An immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO’s impact on human rights, labor, and the environment.

Photo City (w/ discussion) – Apr. 12

Photo City (w/ discussion) – Apr. 12

SCREENING & DISCUSSION & WALK | Sunday, April 12 at 12pm | Home to the Kodak company for over 125 years, Rochester, New York is a city uniquely defined by photography. ‘Photo City’ focuses on the lives of the city’s photographic and creative community.

Idiotka – Apr. 3-12

Idiotka – Apr. 3-12

LIMITED RUN | April 3, 5, 12 | In this irreverent comedy, broke fashion designer Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov) enters a reality show to save her babushka’s West Hollywood apartment. But as the fashion competition intensifies, slick producer Nicol (Camila Mendes) pushes her to spin her family’s struggle into spectacle, forcing Margarita to decide whether to play along or take control of her own narrative, one unhinged look at a time.