As the Arctic polar ice cap melts, reaching the North Pole has become increasingly dangerous. Yet an expedition of ordinary women from the Arab World and the West strap on skis and haul heaving sledges toward true North, against all odds and polar advice.
Inland Empire – May 27
NEW 4K RESTORATION | Friday, May 27 at 7:30pm | Directed by David Lynch. Nikki (Laura Dern), an actress, takes on a role in a new film, and because her husband (Peter J. Lucas) is very jealous, her co-star Devon (Justin Theroux) gets a warning not to make any romantic overtures — especially since the characters they play are having an affair. Both actors learn that the project is a remake of an unfinished film in which the stars were murdered.
Blade Runner (The Final Cut) – May 30
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece returns to the Little Theatre District on its 40th anniversary. This is the Final Cut version.
And So I Stayed – June 3
SPECIAL SCREENING | Friday, June 3 | An award-winning documentary about survivors of abuse fighting for their lives and spending years behind bars. This is the story of how the legal system gets domestic violence wrong.
Purple Rain – June 4
A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets – June 5
ROCHESTER COCKTAIL REVIVAL x ONE TAKE | Sunday, June 5 at 7:15pm (Doors at 6:15pm) | On the eve of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and on its final night before closing, a Las Vegas dive bar becomes a stage where its employees and barflies commiserate one last time.
Miss Juneteenth – Jun 10
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Friday, June 10, 7:30pm | Little 1 | A former beauty queen and single mother prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the Miss Juneteenth pageant.
Back to the Future – June 11
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown.
Neptune Frost: Film + Discussion – June 15
FILM + PANEL DISCUSSION | Wednesday, June 15 at 7:15pm | An original Afrofuturist sci-fi punk musical. A group of escaped coltan miners forms an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective in the hilltops of Burundi. They soon attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime that’s exploiting the region’s natural resources — and its people.
Rochester International Jazz Festival – June 17-25
An event taking place at The Little. | Ticketing not run by The Little, so Little discounts / member benefits do not apply to this event.
Henry V
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare’s thrilling study of nationalism, war and the psychology of power.
Men in Black – July 23
A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.
Swan Lake: Jun 26 + Jul 3
This classic fairytale represents the battle between good and evil, and the attempt of love to conquer all.