BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30pm | Braiding historical accounts with modern-day testimonials, this documentary on Black surfing and aquatic culture dismantles the racial barriers of conventional surf culture over the 1,000-year-old tradition, and honors its current movement — inspiring the next generation of Black surfers.
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, July 18 at 7pm (with filmmaker Q&A) + Saturday, July 20 at 3pm| Director Penny Lane’s decision to become a “good Samaritan” by giving one of her kidneys to a stranger turns into a funny and moving personal quest to understand the nature of altruism, asking an ancient question in a whole new way: who is your neighbor, and what do you owe them?
An event taking place at The Little. | Ticketing not run by The Little. Little discounts and member benefits do not apply to this event.
STAR WARS | Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 | After the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
SPECIAL SCREENING | Sunday, July 21 at 7:30pm | Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel, hoping to cure his writer’s block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack’s writing goes nowhere and Danny’s visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel’s dark secrets and begins to unravel…
LIVE! CONCERT | Tuesday, July 23 at 8pm | Producer, singer and songwriter, Madison McFerrin brings her energetic blend of R&B , soul, pop and jazz to the Little Theatre for what is sure to be a high octane night of live music.
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30pm | Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
Saturday, October 22 in Little Theatre 1. Live music from some of Rochester’s best blues musicians. Tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door.
ART HOUSE THEATRE DAY | Thursday, July 25 at 7:30pm | A new 4K restoration of this watershed event for African cinema—the continent’s first musical as well as a sui generis amalgam of historical epic, Broadway revue, Brechtian theater, and joyous agitprop.
October 6-16 at The Little, The Dryden, and Online | Little discounts / member benefits do not apply to this event.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 15 at 8 p.m. | The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
FOR LITTLE MEMBERS ONLY! | Monday, October 17 at 3pm and 6pm | Free screening of “The Majestic,” free birthday cake, and free popcorn!
50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP | Saturday, July 27 | “Breakin'” at 3:30pm and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo” at 7:00pm | PLUS live DJ set from 5:00-7:00pm | Come out for the finale of our Hip-Hop anniversary series with BOTH 1984 cult classic breakdancing films!
The Witness Palestine Festival is a project of Rochester Witness for Palestine, which seeks a just peace for the people of Palestine wherever they may be.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 22 at 8 p.m. | Cue the iconic theme song, the 1978 original HALLOWEEN is back at The Little.