
Documentary Style
TopicalAndré Is an Idiot
Sundance 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
2026
Type
film
Runtime
88 min
Language
English
Director
Tony Benna
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.