André Is an Idiot is heading to theaters after making a splash on the festival circuit.

Joint Venture has acquired North American rights for director Tony Benna’s documentary feature and will release the movie theatrically, starting with Film Forum in New York City on March 6, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. André Is an Idiot premiered at the Sundance Film Festival , where it won the audience award and the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award in the U.S. documentary competition.

André Is an Idiot centers on André Ricciardi, who considers himself an idiot for not getting a colonoscopy. Over the course of the movie, he remains determined to approach his terminal cancer diagnosis with levity. The project uses stop-motion animation to bring Ricciardi’s stories

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