Macon Film Guild

Sunday, May 10 at 2pm & 5pm

IDIOTKA (USA, comedy, 1h, 22m)

Closed captioning at 2pm show if available
Discussion after 2pm show

Directed by Nastasya Popov
Starring Anna Baryshnikov

Summary - In this sharp, irreverent comedy, Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov), a disgraced fashion designer with a dangerously low credit score, enters a reality show with a six-figure cash prize to save her babushka's West Hollywood apartment. But as the competition intensifies, slick producer Nicol (Camila Mendes) pushes her to spin her family's struggle into spectacle, forcing Margarita to decide whether to play along or take control of her own narrative, one unhinged look at a time.

Review Excerpts:

Variety - Popov delivers a boisterous tale of a woman coming into her own, told with real humor and heart.
New York Times - The American dream gets a quirky wardrobe upgrade in “Idiotka,” a lightweight but winning comedy . . . the movie’s devotion to family solidarity guarantees a measure of genuine feeling.

IDIOTKA Trailer (2026) Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes IDIOTKA Trailer (2026) Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes© 2026 - Utopia

January 20 @ 7:30

"Immediate Family" (1 hour 42 minutes)
Director - Danny Tedesco

FREE HAPPY HOUR SPONSORED BY FALL LINE BREWING CO. AT 6:30

Summary: "Immediate Family" tracks the rise and collaborations of a group of legendary studio musicians (Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar and Steve Postell) through the 1970s, chronicling their partnerships (Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, etc.) and their record of hit-making. Directed by Denny Tedesco, whose documentary "The Wrecking Crew" followed the first wave of studio musicians in the 60s, the film reveals the machinery behind the era of the singer-songwriter, when the talents of these musicians were in furious demand. The foundation of their enduring friendship, formed on the road and in studios, is recalled with clarity—reminisced with fondness through intimate interviews with the guys themselves, as well as the memories of some of rock’s most iconic voices.

Reviews:
Variety - ....keeps hustling along like a soft-rock freight train, relying not just on the then-and-now chemistry between the four core players but also on our eagerness to jump with them to the next celebrity-session story.

Chicago Sun Times - A fantastic array of archival clips, and testimonies from the likes of Phil Collins, Carole King, Don Henley, Keith Richards, the late David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, and Jackson Browne...

RogerEbert.com - Serves as both a warm and undeniably tuneful nostalgia bath for those who grew up listening to their work and an effective oral history of a particular place and time in the history of American popular music.

https://youtu.be/g18NkK5rLbI?si=GYUGHBayomSAmw7U

For Your Grammy Consideration - Immediate Family Director Denny Tedesco’s masterful award-winning documentary IMMEDIATE FAMILY is eligible for Best Music Film at this year's GRAMMYs.https://www.immediatefam...