Friday, August 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriters**: Bráulio Mantovani, Paulo Lins **Producer**: Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Mauricio Andrade Ramos In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket (Phellipe Haagensen) is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood. José “Zé” Pequeno (Douglas Silva) is an ambitious drug dealer who uses Rocket and his photos as a way to increase his fame as a turf war erupts with his rival, “Knockout Ned” (Leandro Firmino da Hora). An astounding work of world cinema, this powerful and authentic coming-of-age story was shot on location in the streets and alleyways of Rio de Janeiro. **Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.