95 Years of The Little

DRIVEWAYS

Sunday, August 24, 2025 | 7:00pm

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

Includes a live, virtual, post-film Q&A
with director Andrew Ahn

Standard ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, or at the door.

Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can’t relate to the neighborhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.

Understated yet powerful, Driveways is a soft summer sunshine of a film. Anchored by lived-in performances, a naturalistic script, and a portrait of fundamental human decency, the film is a testament to Andrew Ahn’s skill as a director, and also a poignant farewell to actor Brian Dennehy.

Starring Brian Dennehy, Hong Chau, and Lucas Jaye. Directed by Andrew Ahn, who will join us for a post-film virtual Q&A, to cap off the 95 Years of The Little anniversary film series.

ANDREW AHN is a queer Korean American filmmaker born and raised in Los Angeles. Ahn’s feature FIRE ISLAND (Searchlight Pictures) starring Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and Margaret Cho is currently streaming on Hulu and won the Ensemble Tribute at the 2023 Gotham Awards. His feature DRIVEWAYS, written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, premiered at the 2019 Berlinale and was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Screenplay and Best Lead Actress for Hong Chau.

Ahn’s first film SPA NIGHT premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in US Dramatic Competition and won a Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. The film went on to win the 2017 John Cassavetes Film Independent Spirit Award. Ahn has directed fiction and documentary television for Netflix, FX, HBO Max, CBS, Sundance Channel, and KCET.

He has promoted diversity in the arts by mentoring youth filmmakers through programs like Pacific Arts Movement’s Reel Voices, Outfest’s OutSet, and the Sundance Institute’s Native Filmmaker Lab. He graduated from Brown University and received an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).

His most recent film, THE WEDDING BANQUET, was released in theaters in 2025.

95 Years of The Little

In celebration of The Little’s 95th Anniversary, this year-long series features films representing the full range of what The Little is known for: high-quality, thought-provoking, and entertaining independent, international, and classic films from 1929 until today. Sponsored by Rochester Colonial.

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