SPECIAL LIVE SCORE EVENT | Wednesday, November 16 in Little 1 | The influential Ukrainian documentary with live score composed and performed by Montopolis
Marc Ribot – Live solo guitar score for Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid – Aug. 22
LIVE! CONCERT | Thursday, August 22 at 7:30pm | Watch Chaplin’s “The Kid” while legendary guitarist and composer, Marc Ribot plays his original guitar score live at the Little Theatre.
Generation Z – Nov 18, 2022
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Friday, November 18 at 7:30pm | Little 1 | A documentary that explores the impact of the events from the year 2020 have had on the lives of children.
Sing Sing (with discussion) – Aug. 23
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Friday, August 23 at 7:00pm in Theatre 5 | Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds – Aug. 23, 26, 28
LIMITED RUN | August 23, 26, 28 | One day, the adventurous Juliette and her sister Carmen get swept away into the Kingdom of the Winds. Transformed into cats, they find themselves in a fantastical new world full of flying divas, technicolor dragons, and Sirocco, the mysterious wizard feared for his ferocious storms. A psychedelic fairy tale years in the making, this a kaleidoscopic fantasy adventure bursting with charm and wonder won the Audience Award at the Annecy Animation Festival.
Better Off Dead – Aug. 24
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, August 24 at 8:00pm | After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Starring John Cusack.
The Singing Revolution – Nov 19, 2022
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, November 19 at 3pm | The Jack Garner Theatre (Theatre 5) | A documentary film about the nonviolent Singing Revolution in Estonia in which hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly between 1986 and 1991, in an effort to end decades of Soviet occupation.
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut – Aug. 24 & 25
SPECIAL SCREENING | Saturday, Aug. 24 and Sunday, Aug. 25 | CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT restores the complete performances of McDowell and Helen Mirren, as the promiscuous ‘Caesonia’, from an unprecedented amount of never before seen footage.
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (w/ discussion) – Aug. 29
SCREENING AND DISCUSSION | Thursday, August 29 at 7:00pm | Bugs Bunny reflects on his past cartoon exploits in this “Looney Tunes” chase-filled anthology directed by animation legend Chuck Jones. PLUS a Q&A with Dan Sendker, author of the new book “Dance of the Comedians: 75 Years of the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.”
Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy – Aug. 30-Sept. 1
An event taking place at The Little. | Ticketing not run by The Little, so Little discounts and member benefits do not apply to this event.
Jack Absolute Flies Again – Nov 27 + Dec 4, 2022
After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.
Easy A – Sept. 4 (craft night) & Sept. 5
SO FETCH! | Wednesday, September 4 “little” craft night | Traditional screening encore Thursday, September 5 | Olive, a clean-cut teen, decides to spice up a story by telling a little lie about losing her virginity; when the high-school busybody overhears the conversation and spreads it all over campus, Olive is suddenly notorious but for the wrong reasons.
Nanny – Dec 02, 2022
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30pm | From rising star director Nikyatu Jusu, NANNY is a horror-drama about an immigrant woman, her new job, and a violent presence that begins to invade both her dreams and reality.
All That Breathes – Dec 3 + 4, 2022
In one of the world’s most populated cities, two brothers — Nadeem and Saud — devote their lives to the quixotic effort of protecting the black kite, a majestic bird of prey essential to the ecosystem of New Delhi that has been falling from the sky at alarming rates.
Choral Singing in America – Sept. 7
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, September 7 at 3pm | The myriad stories and sounds of American choral singers and leaders – stories that inspire, build community, foster hope, and showcase the tremendous social capital and community building of singing together. America sings in schools, in communities, in concert halls, on the streets, in churches and synagogues, in prisons, in hospice centers, and wherever hearts are moved to join in song.