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André Is an Idiot

Andre Ricciardi confronts his mortality as only he knows how.
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Andre Ricciardi confronts his mortality as only he knows how.

When: Sat., April 25, 7-9:30 p.m., Sun., April 26, 4-5:30 p.m. and Wed., April 29, 4-5:30 p.m. 2026

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Think cancer is a comedy? The subject of this Sundance award-winning documentary can't help but find humor in his darkest moments. André Ricciardi, a San Francisco ad man and brilliant idiot, is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence and insatiable curiosity send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously, without losing his sense of humor. Opening night on April 25: Join us for a remote Q&A with director Tony Benna. after the film.

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