Special Guests in Attendance
Wet Hot American Summer
- Fri, Sep 4
Director: David Wain Run Time: 97 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 2001
Starring: Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Janeane Garofalo, Marguerite Moreau, Michael Showalter, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd
Vidiots is kvelling to welcome back writer/director David Wain and camp counselor Marguerite Moreau for a special 25th Anniversary screening of their cult comedy classic Wet Hot American Summer!
Idiotka
- Sun, Sep 13
Director: Nastasya Popov Run Time: 82 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2026 Language: English and Russian with English subtitles
Starring: Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Galina Jovovich, Julia Fox, Mark Ivanir, Nerses Stamos
Our microcinema is catching the fashion bug with Nastasya Popov's fiercely funny and endearing indie comedy of fashion, family, and desperation!
With filmmaker Nastasya Popov in person at the Sunday, September 13th screening!
Welcome II the Terrordome
- Mon, Sep 14
Director: Ngozi Onwurah Run Time: 90 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 1995
Starring: Ben Wynter, Felix Joseph, Saffron Burrows, Suzette Llewellyn, Valentine Nonyela
Vidiots is thrilled to welcome writer/director Ngozi Onwurah for a special 30th Anniversary screening of her visionary Afrofuturist gem Welcome II the Terrordome!
Co-presented by our friends at Monkeypaw Productions and featuring a merch pop-up and limited giveaways!
The Waiting Room
- Tue, Sep 15
Director: Karen Sperling Run Time: 90 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1973
Rediscover a recently unearthed groundbreaking film shot entirely within the Manhattan Psychiatric Center on Wards Island with an all female crew, blending naturalism with avant-garde techniques—incorporating elements of dance, theatricality, and video art.
Co-presented by 7th House and featuring writer/director Karen Sperling in person!
Outerlands
- Sat, Sep 19
Director: Elena Oxman Run Time: 100 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2025
Starring: Asia Kate Dillon, Daniel K. Isaac, Lea DeLaria, Louisa Krause, Ridley Asha Bateman
Join us in the microcinema for Elena Oxman's festival darling, the beautifully touching triumph Outerlands starring Asia Kate Dillon in a stirring performance.
Filmmaker Elena Oxman and Director of Photography Lucia Zavarcikova in person!
An Evening with Mike Mills – Beginners
- Sun, Sep 20
Director: Mike Mills Run Time: 105 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 2011
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox, Mélanie Laurent
Vidiots is thrilled to welcome Indie legend Mike Mills for an incredible night of cinema starting with the lovable modern classic Beginners followed by a conversation with Mills.
An Evening with Mike Mills – C’mon C’mon
- Sun, Sep 20
Director: Mike Mills Run Time: 110 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 2021
Starring: Gaby Hoffmann, Joaquin Phoenix, Molly Webster, Scoot McNairy, Woody Norman
Our enchanting evening with Mike Mills continues with his latest intimate and tender triumph C'mon C'mon featuring an introduction by Mills.
Raising Victor Vargas
- Thu, Sep 24
Director: Peter Sollett Run Time: 88 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 2003
Starring: Altagracia Guzman, Judy Marte, Melonie Díaz, Silvestre Rasuk, Victor Rasuk
Vidiots is excited to welcome writer/director Peter Sollett, screenwriter Eva Vives, and cast member Melonie Díaz for a special screening of the coming-of-age classic Raising Victor Vargas!
A warm, funny, and intimate look at growing up and getting down on the Lower East Side, this coming-of-age classic is an undeniable treasure of indie cinema.