FRIDAY, JUNE 19 (Juneteenth): The Little Business Office will be closed. Theatres/movies open.
The Little Café is closed June 19-27. (Don’t miss the BBQ in our parking lot, on select dates.)
A LYTTLE LYNCH | Saturday, August 16 at 7:30pm | The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Sunday, August 17 at 3:00pm | Spike Lee. Denzel Washington. A music mogul faces a ransom plot and moral dilemma. | Post-film discussion on this screening; additional showtimes available.
BY JOE CORNISH | FAMILY FLICKS | Wednesday, August 20 at 7:00pm | Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.
ONE TAKE | Thursday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 23 | For over six years, and for reasons he can’t explain, Matt Green has been walking every block of every street in New York City — a journey of more than 8,000 miles. THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET tells the story of his unusual personal quest and the unexpected journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues.
LITTLE CRAFT NIGHT: Friday, August 22 at 7:30pm | TRADITIONAL SCREENING: Sunday, August 24 at 12:00pm | A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.
NT LIVE | Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 24 | Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Black Cinema Series Summertime Screening and Panel Discussion FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.) Standard ticket pricesTickets available online in advance, or at the door. PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED TO ATTENDIMPORTANT: Proof of vaccination...
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Sunday, September 21 | Three longtime Brooklynites navigate careers, love, loss, and friendship against the rapidly changing landscape of their beloved city.
Films made, produced, or associated with upstate NY, western NY, or Rochester specifically. Support your local indie New York filmmakers!UPCOMING FILMSPAST FILMS
Black Cinema Series • “Ailey” Screening and Panel Discussion • Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 6:30pm • Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
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.