André is an Idiot

Showtimes updated on Tuesday evenings
Legend
OCOpen Captioned
Special Content
35mm
SFSensory Friendly

André is an Idiot

Opens March 20

A celebration of life filled with raw honesty, surreal bursts of imagination, and brazen irreverence, André is an Idiot shows us what it really means to live happily, truthfully, and hilariously. In this Sundance Award-winning documentary, André Riccardi sets out to chronicle his final journey—one undertaken after receiving a diagnosis he could have prevented—through comedic vérité storytelling and fantastical stop-motion interludes.

4:00 screening on 3/22 will be preceded by The Long Game, a 17 minute short film, with an introduction from The Long Game director Benjamin Zweig.

The Long Game explores Jewish women’s enduring relationship with mahjongg, a game that became more than a pastime. What began as a night carved out for companionship, while their husbands played poker, evolved into a forty-year gathering of connection, laughter, and therapy. The film reflects on how cultural rituals endure  and what they quietly hold over time.

"Most of us could never hope to be as smart as Ricciardi was, but the movie he’s left behind does everything in its power to ensure that we’re not as dumb as he was either."
David Ehrlich, IndieWire
"If this film is anything, it’s a profoundly curious look at why we often shy away from what we feel are weaknesses. It also brushes up against this same penchant for uneasiness in the face of death with a lot of heart and honesty."
Alex Papaioannou, Next Best Picture


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