My Dead Friend Zoe
Black Cinema Series

MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE

Screening & Discussion

Wednesday, May 21, 2025  | 7:00pm

Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
Doors open at 6:30pm

• Presented with Open Captions

Standard ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if tickets remain).

MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE is a dark comedy drama that follows the journey of Merit (Sonequa Martin-Green), a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran who is at odds with her family thanks to the presence of Zoe (Natalie Morales), her dead best friend from the Army. Despite the persistence of her VA group counselor (Morgan Freeman), the tough love of her mother (Gloria Reuben) and the levity of an unexpected love interest, Merit’s cozy-dysfunctional friendship with Zoe keeps the duo insulated from the world. That is until Merit’s estranged grandfather (Ed Harris) — holed up at the family’s ancestral lake house — begins to lose his way and needs the one thing he refuses… help. At its core, this is a buddy film about a complicated friendship, a divided family, and the complex ways in which we process grief.

Rated R | 1 hr 43 mins | Dark Comedy, Drama, War | 2024
USA | English

About the series

Black Cinema Series
Black Cinema Series

The Little Theatre’s Black Cinema Series, presented in partnership with the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ), screens both scripted and non-fiction films about the Black experience. With an emphasis on contemporary independent films, the series highlights Black perspectives and filmmakers, with screenings and panel discussions with community experts and filmmakers. More details about the Black Cinema Series Browse films in this series

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