KUROSAWA SERIES | August 27 and 31 | Akira Kurosawa’s Academy Award-winning adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, Ran considers the disastrous consequences of Lord Hidetora Ichimonji’s (Tatsuya Nakadai) decision to split his kingdom among his three sons.
WORLD OF ANIMATION | LIMITED RUN August 28-31 | FILMMAKER Q&A Thursday, August 28 | A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age comedy. With pastel 2000s video game aesthetics, aliens, the economics of fruit juice companies, and lo-fi musical numbers, The Little promises this is one of the most bizarrely-charming and original animated films you’ll see this year.
EROTIC THRILLERS | Friday, August 29 at 7:30pm | A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.
SPECIAL SCREENING | FREE | Wednesday, September 3 at 7:30pm | In 1988, Deaf students at Gallaudet University protested until the school appointed its first Deaf president, Dr. I. King Jordan, marking a pivotal moment for Deaf rights and representation. | Presented by Move to Include at WXXI and The Little
A LYTTLE LYNCH | Thursday, September 4 at 7:00pm | David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation. A Duke’s son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father’s evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor’s rule.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS | Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7 | Spinal Tap, one of England’s loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. The classic mocumentary cranked to 11.
FAMILY FLICKS | Sunday, September 7 at 12:00pm | Overly enthusiastic guitarist Dewey Finn (Jack Black) gets thrown out of his band. Posing as a substitute music teacher at an elite private elementary school, he exposes his students to the hard rock gods he idolizes and emulates — much to the consternation of the uptight principal (Joan Cusack).
SCREENING & DISCUSSION | Monday, September 8 at 6:30pm | a film about why you should join a club—and why the fate of America depends on it. Follow the story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of Robert Putnam, whose legendary “Bowling Alone” research into American community decline may hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis.
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.
ONE TAKE | Wednesday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Sept. 13 | A coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather’s escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
SPECIAL EARLY SCREENING | Thursday, September 11 at 7:00pm | Where better to celebrate the grand finale of one of television’s crown jewels, than in the art-decor splendor of The Little? Live music, a free photo-booth with take-home prints, themed concessions, and a screening of the closing chapter of the Crawley-clan.
SPECIAL SCREENING | Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30pm | In New York’s Adirondack State Park, 46 mountains rise over 4,000 feet in elevation-these are known as the “High Peaks.” The men and women who successfully reach the summits of all 46 peaks are known as the “46ers.”
A LYTTLE LYNCH | Friday, September 26 at 7:30pm | As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal. Starring Laura Dern.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, September 27 | Four members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.
VIDEO DAZE – Skateboard Film Festival | Saturday, September 27, 2025 | Featuring new independent short skateboard films from New York State.