The State Theatre Traverse City, Michigan Check out the Winter season 52 great movies in 52 weeks! A year-round festival of powerful, subversive, indie masterpieces made with the belief that cinema can save the world — and that one great movie can change your life. Buy 2025 Winter Season Tickets now

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.

Upcoming Films

From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war, who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war. Using a blend of animation, documentary, and fiction, they create a powerful testament to the steadfastness of the human spirit.

Friday, March 14th- Sunday, March 16th
1pm, 4pm, 7pm

Tuesday, January 7 – Tuesday, March 25

This movie is our WINNER. Imagine the Kerrigan/Harding drama but played out in the clandestine world of America’s national security and you will quickly go from  I, Tonya to this movie: WINNER. This is a richly dark satire about American hero and anti-hero Reality Winner. This movies is not interested in rehashing the tropes of the biopic genre. Instead, it’s more interested in this simple question, “Who is Reality Winner?” Cast in Edward Snowden’s light, WINNER settles for nothing less than what Variety calls “a sharp, deep-dive look into the forces — both internal and geopolitical — that compelled Reality Winner to leak proof of Russian interference in the 2016 election.” Forget everything you think you know and know only this: As Variety says, “Reality Winner is just like us.” Watch this five-star movie and challenge yourself to live in the light of this reality winner. Starring Emilia Jones (breakout star of CODA), Zach Galifianakis and Connie Britton.
Tuesday, March 18th at 1pm & 7pm

Thank You to Our Sponsors

TERRY LYNN CARRITHERS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GRANT MICHAEL CARRITHERS

SPRING BREAK 2025  – Tickets are free!


FRIDAY, MARCH 21st


SATURDAY, MARCH 22nd


SUNDAY, MARCH 23rd


MONDAY, MARCH 24th


TUESDAY, MARCH 25th


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26th


THURSDAY, MARCH 27th


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.

INTERLOCHEN IN TOWN PRESENTS: AMADEUS

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart’s downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.

Wednesday, April 2nd
$10 Tickets
$6 Students
Doors 6:00pm
Event 7:00pm
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