UPCOMING EVENTS
Deaf President Now! – Sept. 3
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
Dune (1984) – Sept. 4
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.
This is Spinal Tap – Sept. 6 & 7
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.
School of Rock – Sept. 7
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).
Join or Die: Igniting Human Connection – Sept. 8
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.
Rochester Fringe Festival 2025 – Sept. 9-20
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.
Remaining Native – Sept. 10 & 13
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.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – Special Early Screening – Sept. 11
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.
The 46ers – Sept. 24
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.”
Inland Empire – Sept. 26
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.
A Little Prayer – Sept. 26-28
SEPT. 26-28 | LIMITED RUN | A loving father grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law when he discovers that his son is having an affair in a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family.
A Late Quartet – Sept. 27
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 – Sept. 27
VIDEO DAZE – Skateboard Film Festival | Saturday, September 27, 2025 | Featuring new independent short skateboard films from New York State.
Don Hertzfeldt presents: Animation Mixtape – Sept. 28
WORLD OF ANIMATION | Sunday, September 28 at 7:30pm | Flying cows, mysterious gods and lyrical pandemonium: Don Hertzfeldt has made Animation Mixtape just for you. The dazzling 85-minute program features exciting, animated shorts from up-and-coming filmmakers, Academy Award nominees and classic pieces that originally inspired Don to start making his own iconic work. Including a new animated introduction from Don and never before seen work from famed underground animator Bruce Bickford.
The Garden of Eden – Sept. 29
SILENT MOVIE DAY | Monday, September 29 at 5:00pm and 7:30pm | A talented opera singer finds herself in a Budapest cabaret, where she becomes the ward of a Monte Carlo nightclub baroness in disguise. Filled with lavish production design, and a cracking script, this brand-new 2025 restoration of the 1928 silent film is sharp, witty, and sexy.