The Little Business Office and The Little Café will be closed Monday, September 7 for Labor day.
Little Theatres 2-5 will be open with movie screenings.
SPECIAL EVENT | Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30pm | In this sequel to the micro-budget hit “The VelociPastor,” Doug — the priest who can turn into a dinosaur — and Carol — his hooker-doctor-lawyer girlfriend — travel to Milan, where they have to solve a series of murders committed by a masked aggressor at an Italian Fertility Festival. Plus a live, in-person Q&A with the filmmakers!
ONE TAKE DOCUMENTARY SERIES | Thursday, September 10 and Saturday, September 12 | An expansive, immersive exploration of the life, work, and ongoing cultural impact of filmmaker Barbara Hammer – a pioneering lesbian artist who lived boldly, created urgently, and transformed cinema through her singular vision.
35MM FILM | Saturday, September 12 and Wednesday, September 16 | In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. The Coen Brothers’ adaptation of The Odyssey… with bluegrass!
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN | Sunday, September 13 at 7:30pm | A security guard (Bruce Willis) finds himself at the centre of a mysterious theory that explains his consistent physical good fortune. A man (Samuel L. Jackson) whose own body is excessively weak tracks him down in an attempt to explain his unique unbreakable nature.
STAFF PICKS | Monday, September 14 at 7:30pm | A chronicle of New York’s drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
As part of Fringe, RIT presents FREE performances and events at The Little, created by faculty, staff, and students. | Ticketing not run by The Little. Little discounts and member benefits do not apply to this event.
LIMITED RUN: September 20 & 27 | Convinced she can lead her mother to paradise, an Aymara girl with magical powers embarks on a journey across the Bolivian Andes, leaving small miracles in her wake.
SPECIAL SCREENING | Sunday, September 20 at 7:30pm | The story of the controversy surrounding the making of the thriller film Cruising (1980), the fierce protests around its production, and the real life murders that inspired the film. Mineshaft combines true crime and cinema history for a documentary that captures decades of gay life through the lens of a single film.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Monday, September 21 at 7:00pm | There’s a hidden disease plaguing healthcare in the United States: systemic racism. Through the lens of fearless nurses, this documentary exposes the biases that dictate disparate healthcare outcomes based on skin color and the negative impact it has on both patients and the nurses who provide care.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS | Saturday, September 26 at 3:15pm and 7:30pm | The classic workplace satire, starring Dolly Parton Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. Three secretaries turn the tables on their obnoxious boss.
SPECIAL EVENT | Monday, September 28 at 7:30pm | A showcase of four short films by filmmakers Jess X. Snow (Canada) and Janet Chen Ma (USA), followed by a live, virtual Q&A with the filmmakers.
SILENT MOVIE DAY | Tuesday, September 29 at 7:00pm | When a war hero returns to his former job as a railroad company detective, he must capture a gang of railroad thieves and recover $25,000 of company cash. A 1926 black-and-white silent drama with an all-Black cast.
SPECIAL EVENT | Wednesday, September 30 | A selection of the best short films from the 2026 Finger Lakes Film Festival. This unique collection of films crosses genre lines, from horror to comedy, experimental animation to documentary, and examines what it means to be human through stories about hobbies, gender, disability, and more. A Q&A with filmmakers will follow the screening.
SPECIAL SCREENING | Thursday, October 1 at 7:30pm | In a future dystopia, a man with Down syndrome joins a rebellion against America’s cruel dictator who has put all people with disabilities back into institutions. It’s up to Billy and his rebels to save America and end Kruger’s reign of terror! Includes a Q&A with local filmmaker Adrian Esposito.
FOAM, FELT & FROGS x SPOOKY SEASON | 35MM FILM | Friday, October 2 at 7:30pm | Anjelica Huston stars in this fantasy based on a Roald Dahl book about a little boy and his kindly grandmother fighting a coven of witches who want to rid Britain of children by turning them into mice. Executive Produced by Jim Henson, with creature effects by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.