BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Wednesday, February 1 at 7:30pm | Theatre 1 | Gina Prince-Bythewood’s 2000 debut features a fantastic cast, headed by Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps as two neighbors who fall for each other while striving to achieve, their basketball dreams in this sports-romance.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, May 18 at 8pm | In a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart. High-energy, directed by Edgar Wright, with an insane cast.
JAMES BALDWIN’S CENTENNIAL | Sunday, May 19 at 4pm | James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and insight on the passage of more than two decades.
SCREENING AND Q&A | Wednesday, May 15 & Sunday, May 19 encore | Drew is approaching the end of his twenties and decides to quit his cushy desk job and “embrace life.” Cycling quickly through friends, hobbies, and goals, it’s not long until Drew realizes he has no idea what to do with his newfound freedom. Featuring a live Q&A with lead actor Colin Burgess on 5/15.
LIMITED RUN! May 12 & 20 | This unique French visual marvel of hand-painted animation tells a story that is an intoxicating blend of slapstick comedy, musical, and family drama, as a mother and daughter confront their grief with a promise of a meal that could finally bring them closer together.
An event taking place at The Little. | Ticketing not run by The Little, so Little discounts / member benefits do not apply to this event.
50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP | Wednesday, May 22 at 7pm | Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice.
Monday, February 6 at 6:30pm | Join WXXI for a special free preview screening with selections from Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom and Becoming Frederick Douglass followed by a conversation.
ONE TAKE | Thursday, May 23 at 7pm + Saturday, May 25 at 3pm | Four short films from Rochester filmmaker Rashaad Parker.
WINTER WEDNESDAYS | Wednesday, February 8 at 7:30pm | Who can you trust? A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
SCREENING + LIVE Q&A | Thursday, February 9 at 7:30pm | A new art form emerged on social media: the webcomic. This documentary portrays seven comic artists worldwide and their ability to talk frankly about their personal lives.
If All Rochester Wrote The Same Song is an annual songwriting challenge. Each year a song title is released and local songwriters submit songs based on the prompt, in all genres, moods and themes. Fifteen of the submitted songs are selected to be performed on stage with a house band, creating a unique showcase of the talent and creativity in Rochester’s music community.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, February 11 at 8pm | A young African-American visits his white girlfriend’s parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Screening and Discussion | Wednesday, May 29 at 7:30pm | Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass returns home with her daughter, in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
Monday, February 13 at 6:30pm | Join WXXI and our community partners for a free screening talkback event at The Little Theatre. An hour long excerpts from the THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST.