
Documentary Style
TopicalAndré Is an Idiot
undance Audience Award winner. An irreverent, funny, and deeply honest portrait of one man facing terminal cancer — a mirror for how we live, love, and face what's inevitable.
Year
2025
Type
film
Runtime
88 min
Language
English
Director
Tony Benna
Genres
Summary
André Ricciardi avoided colonoscopies for years. Then a doctor examined him and delivered the news: Stage 4 colon cancer. André's response? Make a documentary about dying.
An irreverent ad industry veteran, André approaches mortality the same way he approached life - with radical humor, curiosity, and disarming honesty. Through vérité footage and inventive stop-motion animation, the film captures André asking the biggest questions of his life: about family, authenticity, and what it means to live fully when time becomes finite.
A wildly life-affirming portrait of an ordinary man facing an extraordinary moment - and an invitation to ask yourself the same questions before you have to.