Tonight at 6:30 p.m., the Little will screen the fascinating documentary The Dog (Allison Berg, Frank Keraudren, U.S. 2013, 100 min.) as part of The Best of the Fests series.

If you've seen Sidney Lumet's classic film Dog Day Afternoon, you know the story of John Wojtowicz, the man (played in the film by Al Pacino) who attempted to rob a bank to finance his lover's sex-change surgery. The result was a disastrous day-long standoff between the robbers and the police, ending with Wojtowicz spending five years in prison. In reality, there is far more to the story than that singular event. …

[source: Little Theatre website, 2015-May-28]