Special Guests in Attendance
Bird in Hand
- Fri, Oct 9
- Sat, Oct 10
- Sun, Oct 11
Director: Melody C. Roscher Run Time: 87 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2026
Starring: Alisha Wainwright, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Christine Lahti, James Le Gros, K. Todd Freeman
Join us in the microcinema for Melody Roscher's bitingly comic feature film debut that weaves themes of race, belonging, and family into a mercurial journey.
Writer/Director Melody C. Roscher in person at all screenings!
Teen Witch
- Sat, Oct 10
Director: Dorian Walker Run Time: 94 min. Format: Digital Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 1989
Starring: Caren Kaye, Dan Gauthier, Dick Sargent, Joshua John Miller, Marcia Wallace, Noah Blake, Robyn Lively
Top That! Behold the magic, the music, the hairspray, the tutus, and the rap battles of this cheese-tastic spectacle of 80s awesomeness!
With a special introduction from actor/rapper extraordinaire Noah Blake!
First They Came for My College
- Sat, Oct 10
- Sun, Oct 11
Director: Patrick Bresnan Run Time: 105 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2026
Starring: Dylan Niner, Gaby Batista, Joshua Janniere, Libby Harrity, Lindsey Jennings
When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stages a coup at New College, the state’s beloved public honors college, students and professors confront a new reality: their campus is ground zero in an unprecedented nationwide assault on academic freedom and diversity.
Followed by a conversation with director Patrick Bresnan at both screenings!
Powwow People
- Mon, Oct 12
Director: Sky Hopinka Run Time: 88 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2025
Vidiots, Mezzanine, and Cousins Collective invite you to special screening of Sky Hopinka's new documentary Powwow People followed by a conversation with Sky Hopinka moderated by Micah Gottlieb of Mezzanine and the Los Angeles Festival of Movies.
The Rental
- Tue, Oct 13
Director: Dave Franco Run Time: 88 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 2020
Starring: Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Jeremy Allen White, Sheila Vand, Toby Huss
Vidiots is dying to welcome writer/director Dave Franco, as well as cast members Alison Brie, Dan Stevens and Jeremy Allen White for a long overdue theatrical screening of their sinister thriller The Rental.
Candyman
- Wed, Oct 14
Director: Bernard Rose Run Time: 100 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 1992
Starring: Kasi Lemmons, Tony Todd, Vanessa Williams, Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley
Vidiots is dying to welcome screen icon Virginia Madsen for a buzzworthy screening of Bernard Rose's horror masterpiece Candyman!
Let the hypnotic Philip Glass score draw you into a haunting and menacing nightmare about gentrification and systemic racism, perfectly helmed by Tony Todd's iconic performance.
Outpost
- Thu, Oct 15
Director: Joe Lo Truglio Run Time: 84 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2023
Starring: Ato Essandoh, Becky Ann Baker, Beth Dover, Dallas Roberts, Dylan Baker
Join us in the microcinema for Joe Lo Truglio's nail-biting nightmare of the darkness that lurks in the woods and inside us.
With writer/director Joe Lo Truglio in person for the October 15th screening!
Breaking Away
- Sat, Oct 17
Director: Peter Yates Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 1979
Starring: Barbara Barrie, Daniel Stern, Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, Paul Dooley
The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!
With a special introduction from the legendary Paul Dooley!
Bones on 35mm
- Wed, Oct 21
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson Run Time: 96 min. Format: 35mm Film Rating: R Release Year: 2001
Starring: Bianca Lawson, Khalil Kain, Michael T. Weiss, Pam Grier, Snoop Dogg
Vidiots is dying to welcome back legendary director Ernest R. Dickerson for a special screening of his cult classic horror starring Snoop Dogg - Bones on glorious 35mm celluloid!
The Oldest Person in the World
- Thu, Oct 22
Director: Sam Green Run Time: 87 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2026
Join us in the microcinema for an-all-too-human triumph of documentary filmmaking, Sam Greene's profound and entertaining affirmation of life.
With director Sam Green in conversation with Dominic Willsdon, Executive Director of IDA after the October 22nd screening!
Remake
- Sun, Nov 1
Director: Ross McElwee Run Time: 116 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2026
Starring: Adrian McElwee, Charleen Swansea, Ross McElwee
Join us in the microcinema for one of the most profound documentary experiences of the year, legendary game-changing documentarian Ross McElwee's beautifully heartbreaking triumph Remake.
With a special introduction from non-fiction filmmaking legend Ross McElwee at the Sunday, November 1st screening!