CEN2-07. André Is an Idiot

US, Feature Documentary, 2025, 88 min

Unexpected and irreverent, André Is an Idiot is a wildly life-affirming and sometimes hilarious film about facing death—and the strange clarity that comes when life suddenly feels finite. When André Ricciardi, a self-proclaimed “idiot” for skipping the colonoscopy that might have saved him, learns he’s dying, he turns his final chapter into an experiment in radical honesty, humor and curiosity. André has never done anything the conventional way, and confronting mortality proves no different. André’s inner world — his fears, philosophies, and unique imagination — is brought to life through fantastical animation blended with vérité footage. The result is a playful and comedic portrait of a man determined to meet death as openly, humorously and defiantly as he lives.

Directed by Tony Benna

Boulder Premiere

A Call2Action selection