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ATTENTION FRIENDS –

With the safety of our patrons and staff in mind, we have decided to close the theatre tonight and will NOT be showing the Academy Awards ceremony.

Unfortunately, as we’re sure you are aware, the projections and advisories from the National Weather Service for this evening and overnight have not only changed, but have changed significantly for the worse. Even in the past few hours the projections have continued to become more severe.

Having just reopened, we were really excited to see which films would receive top honors tonight and to discuss all of our favorites together as we do each week. But sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t take our exuberance into account!

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you this coming Tuesday as we restart our TCFF Tuesday Winter Season.

Stay warm and safe tonight!

-Your State Theatre Staff

*CURRENT UPDATE*

Friends-

We want to thank you for your patience and support as we have been navigating repairs inside our beloved historic theatre here in downtown Traverse City, and we are thrilled to announce that our repairs have been finished ahead of schedule and we are ready to reopen!

Our ceiling is back in great shape, the stars are twinkling, and we are excited for you to join us once again. And what better time to welcome you back than on Oscar weekend! This Friday night we will be showing the Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films at 7pm, and come Saturday we will have showings of the Oscar Nominated Live Action, Animation, and Documentary shorts.

To cap off the weekend, we are inviting you to come watch the Academy Awards ceremony, live at the theatre! Admission to the viewing is free, but donations are always appreciated. Many of the films we have shown over the past year will be up for awards, as are a number of films on our rescheduled TCFF Winter Season lineup, which starts again NEXT Tuesday, March 17th.

We are eager to light up the marquee and open our doors to bring you “Just Great Movies”. See you this weekend!

-Your State Theatre Staff

2026 Winter Season

PASSES FOR OUR 10TH SEASON ARE NOW ON SALE

Tuesday, January 13th through Tuesday, March 31st

1pm and 7pm

Tuesday, January 13th – Tuesday, March 31st

This damning film tells the story of a single terrible day in Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians. Set in 2024 in a West Bank emergency call center run by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB features real-life calls between rescue workers & Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old little girl who was trapped in a car in Gaza City – and in Israel’s crosshairs. Everyone in the car has been shot dead. She is terrified, and alone – until her uncle helps dispatchers make contact with her. The film is an excruciating descent into the madness and futility of trying to follow international law while Israel flouts it. For instance, the rescue workers must get clearance from the Israeli military before sending an ambulance to Hind’s location; however, who will make them keep their promises? Certainly the film’s devastating real-life source material is shattering to witness, but it must not be ignored, explained away, or become commonplace. When THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB debuted at this year’s Venice Film Festival, it received a record-breaking 23-minute standing ovation and picked up ten awards, including the Golden Lion for Best Film. Since then, it’s been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Picture, and was just named to the Oscars shortlist for Best International Feature.

Tuesday, March 17th at 1pm and 7pm

Thank You to Our Sponsors

TERRY LYNN CARRITHERS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GRANT MICHAEL CARRITHERS

The Traverse City Film Festival is committed to showing ‘Just Great Movies’ and helping to save one of America’s few indigenous art forms — the cinema. We are committed to showing great movies that both entertain and enlighten the audience. We need movies that seek to enrich the human spirit and the art of filmmaking, not the bottom line. Our goal is for people to leave the theater with the feeling that they just watched something special.

Kids’ $1 Matinee!

The State Theatre offers family friendly movies every Saturday at 10 am.

All tickets are only $1

We also offer affordable snacks for both children and adults.

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The State Theatre is operated by the Traverse City Film Festival, a licensed 501(c)3 organization.

STATE THEATRE

233 E. Front St.

Traverse City, MI 49684

(231) 600-7272