LITTLE FUGITIVE Special Presentation

Widely regarded as one of the
most influential and enjoyable films
of American independent cinema, this
is an utterly charming fable that
poetically captures the joys and
wonders of childhood. When a seven
year old boy is tricked into believing
he killed his older brother, he gathers
his meager possessions and flees to
New York’s nether wonderland:
Coney Island. Upon and beneath the
crowded boardwalk, Joey experiences
a day and night filled with adventures
and mysteries resulting in a film that
is still as refreshingly spontaneous
and thoroughly delightful today as it
was the year of its release.
Hailed by critics as a
groundbreaking cinematic feat,
winner of the Silver Lion at the
Venice Film Festival, LITTLE
FUGITIVE is now recognized as a
classic of American independent film.
“Our New Wave would never
have come into being if it hadn’t been
for the young Morris Engel…with his
fine LITTLE FUGITIVE.” Francois
Truffaut