Special Guests in Attendance
By Hook or by Crook
- Tue, Jun 16
Director: Harry Dodge, Silas Howard Run Time: 103 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2001
Starring: Carina Gia, Harry Dodge, Joan Jett, Silas Howard, Stanya Kahn
Vidiots is thrilled to welcome filmmakers Silas Howard, Harry Dodge, and Steak House for a special 25th Anniversary screening of their trailblazing trans and butch buddy comedy! Conversation moderated by filmmaker Vera Drew!
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
- Thu, Jun 18
Director: Kelly Makin Run Time: 88 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 1996
Starring: Bruce McCulloch, Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson
Vidiots is flooded with serotonin to welcome comedy legend Scott Thompson for a special 30th Anniversary screening of the comedy cult classic Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.
A Weekend with Bill Duke: Deep Cover
- Fri, Jun 19
Director: Bill Duke Run Time: 108 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 1992
Starring: Clarence Williams III, Gregory Sierra, Jeff Goldblum, Laurence Fishburne, Victoria Dillard
Vidiots is thrilled to welcome actor/director/legend Bill Duke for a special screening of his neon-soaked neo-noir starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum!
Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World
- Sat, Jun 20
Director: Drew Denny Run Time: 81 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2025
Starring: Amy Parish, Elliot Page, Joan Roughgarden, Joseph Graves, Marcela Benítez, Patricia Rodriguez-Brennan, River Suh
Elliot Page narrates this hilarious and heartening romp through the animal world, led by brave scientists fighting censorship as they reveal the truth about our nature. Second Nature — everything you didn’t learn in high school biology!
With producer/director Drew Denny in conversation after the screening!
A Weekend with Bill Duke: Predator on 35mm
- Sun, Jun 21
Director: John McTiernan Run Time: 107 min. Format: 35mm Film Rating: R Release Year: 1987
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Jesse Ventura, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham
In celebration of an epic weekend with the Hollywood legend Bill Duke, he and actor Richard Chaves will be joining us for a for a special screening of one of the best action-sci-fi films of all time!
We Are Pat
- Sun, Jun 28
Director: Ro Haber Run Time: 92 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2025
Starring: Abby McEnany, Esther Fallick, Julia Sweeney, Kevin Nealon, Molly Kearney
Vidiots is thrilled to welcome filmmaker Ro Haber along with comedy icons Julia Sweeney and Harper Steele for an extra special screening of the massively entertaining and thought-provoking documentary We Are Pat! With the laugh, cry, cheer trifecta, this magnificent documentary will give you all the feels!
The Wailing
- Thu, Jul 9
Director: Na Hong-jin Run Time: 156 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2016 Language: Korean with English subtitles
Starring: Chun Woo-hee, Hwang Jung-min, Jun Kunimura, Kim Hwan-hee, Kwak Do-won
Co-presented by Luaka Bop, the record label founded by David Byrne. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Jang Young-gyu, the film’s composer and founder of the award-winning Korean psych-pop band Leenalchi
The Popcorn List: Remaining Native
- Sun, Jul 19
Director: Paige Bethmann Run Time: 87 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2025
A coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (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.
Editor Stephanie Khoury in person!
The Popcorn List: Fucktoys
- Sun, Jul 19
Director: Annapurna Sriram Run Time: 106 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2025
Starring: Annapurna Sriram, Big Freedia, Brandon Flynn, Damian Young, François Arnaud, Sadie Scott
Abandon me harder daddy.
Director Annapurna Sriram and Producer Tim Petryn in person!