André Is an Fool is heading to theaters after making a splash on the competition circuit.
Joint Enterprise has acquired North American rights for director Tony Benna’s documentary function and can launch the film theatrically, beginning with Movie Discussion board in New York Metropolis on March 6, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter has completely discovered. André Is an Fool premiered on the Sundance Movie Competition, the place it received the viewers award and the Jonathan Oppenheim Modifying Award within the U.S. documentary competitors.
André Is an Fool facilities on André Ricciardi, who considers himself an fool for not getting a colonoscopy. Over the course of the film, he stays decided to method his terminal most cancers prognosis with levity. The venture makes use of stop-motion animation to carry Ricciardi’s tales to life.
Along with its Sundance success, the film received the Viewers Favourite for Documentary on the Mill Valley Movie Competition and the Particular Documentary Jury Prize for Impactful Storytelling on the Hamptons Movie Competition.
“When André approached me to direct what he known as ‘a comedy about his most cancers,’ I used to be bowled over but additionally deeply honored that he trusted me to inform such an intimate story,” Benna says. “Most cancers isn’t inherently humorous, however André positively is. His uncooked, unapologetic honesty and humor within the face of one thing so heavy make it unimaginable to not fall in love with him.”
Joint Enterprise co-founder and chief artistic officer Jess Jacobs calls André Is an Fool “a documentary in contrast to any we’ve ever seen” and provides, “The movie is an attractive portrait about mortality, friendship, fatherhood and love — that performs like a stand-up comedy particular.”
Hailing from A24 Movies, Sandbox Movies and Safehouse Photos, André Is an Fool counts Ricciardi, Tory Tunnell, Stelio Kitrilakis, Joshua Altman and Ben Cotner as producers. Govt producing are Nicole Stott, Emily Osborne, Marissa Torres Ericson, Jessica Harrop, Greg Boustead, Joby Harold and Lee Einhorn.
In his evaluation of André Is an Fool for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Daniel Fienberg wrote, “Humorous, unhappy and uncomfortable in shifting proportions, the movie is directly an pressing public service announcement and a documentary memento mori.”