The Little Café is closed June 19-27. (Don’t miss the BBQ in our parking lot, on select dates.)
OPENS JULY 3 | Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time, and water. From Fire of Love director Sara Dosa.
OPENS JULY 3 | The extraordinary life of Peter Asher—pop star, producer, manager, and confidant to legends such as Paul McCartney, James Taylor, and Linda Ronstadt.
OPENS JULY 3 | Emily is the cause of two tragedies early in her life; her dad suggests she go to a Camp for troubled youth to ease her guilt. When Emily arrives, she is taken in by the other counsellors; they accept her as she is and wrap her in a veil of peace & forgiveness. Emily stands at the forefront of a new kind of life, but there’s a voice out there in the woods she can’t ignore, telling Emily to go home.
LIMITED RUN | FREE | Sunday, July 5; Wednesday, July 8; Monday, July 13 | A documentary film exploring the origin, evolution, and lasting impact of one of Rochester’s most recognizable symbols. From its creation in the 1970s to its place in today’s culture, the City Mark’s simple design became a powerful expression of identity, pride, and belonging.
WORLD OF ANIMATION | LIMITED RUN | Sunday, July 5 – Monday, July 13 | Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project.
OPENS JULY 10 | When her fiancé uses their “celebrity pass” agreement, Midwest bride Gail Daughtry travels to Hollywood seeking revenge by pursuing her own celebrity encounter. From Director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer)
OPENS JULY 10 | A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.
OPENS JULY 10 | Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton.
LIMITED RUN! | JULY 10-12 ONLY | A documentary that explores the life of pioneering songwriter and producer Linda Perry. It’s a story of the strength and resilience of a gifted artist, daughter and mother who is finally able to embark on a search to find her voice.
OPENS THURSDAY, JULY 16 | Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron.
LIMITED RUN | July 25-27 | São Paulo, 1983: Women’s soccer has just been legalized in Brazil. A group of rebellious young women form the Gayvotas Football Club and begin training for their first match. But as the team quickly becomes a media sensation, its members are forced to confront the prejudices of the conservative military dictatorship that they live under.
LIMITED RUN | Wednesday, July 29 and Friday, July 31 | When fetish camboy Aaron Eagle (Kieron Moore) visits a client in exchange for $50,000, he discovers a masked man (Reed Birney) with a camera and a series of increasingly probing questions. But when the man reveals a disturbing connection to Aaron’s past, the two drop their personas and gradually reveal their true desires in this seductive thriller.
OPENS JULY 31 | When fresh-faced Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. The new film from indie auteur Gregg Araki (The Doom Generation, Nowhere).
SPECIAL SCREENINGS | Friday, August 7 – Sunday, August 9 | A Little summer favorite returns! CatVideoFest is a glorious compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.