PAST EVENTS

Thelma & Louise – Aug 25, 2023

Thelma & Louise – Aug 25, 2023

SPECIAL SCREENING | Friday, August 25 at 7:30pm | Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed.

The Bad Plus – Aug 30, 2023

The Bad Plus – Aug 30, 2023

LIVE! CONCERT | Wednesday, August 30 at 8pm | Avoiding easy categorization, The Bad Plus has won critical acclaim and a legion of fans worldwide with their unique sound and flair for live performance.

Clueless – Sep 1, 2023

Clueless – Sep 1, 2023

SO FETCH! | Friday, September 1 at 7:30pm | Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school’s pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.

Home From School: The Children of Carlisle – Sep 27, 2023

Home From School: The Children of Carlisle – Sep 27, 2023

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY AWARENESS | Wednesday, September 27 | FREE | A delegation of Northern Arapaho tribal members travel to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial school in the 1880s, in this journey into the troubled history of Indian boarding schools and a quest to heal generational wounds.

Envisioning a Better Future – Sep 28, 2023

Envisioning a Better Future – Sep 28, 2023

SCREENING + DISCUSSION | Thursday, September 28 at 7pm | Two films – “July ’64” and “Home: Access Denied” – explore Rochester’s history of racism. FREE ADMISSION. Presented by the Antiracist Curriculum Project and The Little.

The Devil’s Backbone – Oct 2

The Devil’s Backbone – Oct 2

SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 2 at 7:30pm | Guillermo Del Toro’s third film features the writer/director’s signature mix of creepy atmosphere, melancholy history, and fantastic special effects in this “Spanish Gothic” tale of a haunted orphanage.

Uncharitable – Oct 3 + 7

Uncharitable – Oct 3 + 7

SPECIAL SCREENINGS | Tuesday, October 3 and Saturday, October 7 | This new documentary uncovers the realities of philanthropy and introduces a radical new way of giving, demanding that charities be freed from traditional constraints so they can truly change the world.

ImageOut Fall Festival 2023 – Oct 5-15

ImageOut Fall Festival 2023 – Oct 5-15

ImageOut – The Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival presents new queer & trans cinema from around the world. | Ticketing not run by The Little, so Little discounts and member benefits do not apply to this event.

Hot Fuzz – Oct 7

Hot Fuzz – Oct 7

SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND X SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 8pm | Edgar Wright’s 2007 action-comedy about a skilled London police officer (Simon Pegg) transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, as a string of grisly murders strikes the town.

Eraserhead – Oct 20

Eraserhead – Oct 20

SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 20 at 7:30pm In David Lynch’s 1977 feature debut, Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space – Oct 21

Killer Klowns from Outer Space – Oct 21

SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | 35mm | Saturday, October 21 at 8pm | When teenagers see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they discover a pack of murderous alien circus clowns, hellbent on harvesting and eating people in bloody rampage. Goofy, inspired, and filled with imaginative creatures and special effects, this cult classic is more fun than a cotton-candy cocoon.

Joan Baez I Am a Noise – Oct 21 + 22

Joan Baez I Am a Noise – Oct 21 + 22

ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Encore showings 12:20pm Saturday, Oct. 21 and Sunday, Oct. 22 | Facing the end of a 60-year musical career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make sense of her large history-making life and reveals, for the first time, personal struggles she’s kept private, until now.

Wendell & Wild – Oct 22

Wendell & Wild – Oct 22

SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 22 at 3:30pm | Scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Oct 22

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Oct 22

WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS x SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 22 at 7pm | A barber (Johnny Depp) returns to Victorian London after wrongful imprisonment by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). Now mad, seeking revenge, and calling himself Sweeney Todd, he joins meat-pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) in finding a way to simultaneously satisfy his bloodlust and her need for cheaper pie filling.

Santa Sangre – Oct 23

Santa Sangre – Oct 23

SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 23 at 7:30pm | A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother–the leader of a strange religious cult–and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes “her arms”.

The Secret Garden (1993) – Jul 2, 2023

The Secret Garden (1993) – Jul 2, 2023

FLOWERS ON FILM | Sunday, July 2 at 3:30pm | In the 1993 adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic fairy tale, Mary Lennox (Kate Maberly) is an orphan sent to live with her uncle at his mansion that is full of secrets. She discovers a crippled cousin she never knew she had and a neglected garden she is determined to bring back to life.

Black Barbie – Aug 2, 2023

Black Barbie – Aug 2, 2023

BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Wednesday, August 2 at 7:30pm | Through intimate access to a charismatic Mattel insider, Beulah Mae Mitchell, BLACK BARBIE delves into the cross section of merchandise and representation as Black women strive to elevate their own voices and stories, refusing to be invisible.

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