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Alien
Sigourney Weaver stars in Ridley Scott’s explosive sci-fi showdown between one of cinema’s most celebrated heroines and the perfect killing machine
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
Filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail Disney grapples with America’s profound inequality crisis after encountering workers at Disneyland struggling to put food on the table.
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Bad Axe
An Asian-American family in Michigan fights to keep their restaurant alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis and generational scars from escaping genocide in Cambodia.
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Bo Burnham: Inside
This musical comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, is one of the most remarkable pieces of art to come out of the pandemic.
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Breaking Surface
Two half-sisters scuba diving on the Norwegian coast are in a race against time when one gets trapped underwater in this breathtaking thriller.
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C'mon C'mon
Joaquin Phoenix delivers a career-best performance in this beautiful road drama as a radio journalist who suddenly has to care for his young nephew.
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Comedy, Please
Comedy may be the most effective tool we have for prompting a critical examination of existing power structures. But we’re not going to dwell on that here. We just want you to leave with a good joke to share with a friend.
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Cow
Auteur filmmaker Andrea Arnold turns her astute observational skills to the bovine world in an endeavor to consider the emotional life of a cow.
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Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott is now more relevant than ever.
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Eli: A Dog in Prison
Three incarcerated men face the challenge of a lifetime: transform Eli, an adorable but unruly Labrador puppy, into a highly disciplined guide dog in just 12 months.
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Emergency
Seamlessly blending college hijinks with racial realities, this Sundance standout manages to be both highly entertaining and emotionally powerful.
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Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer undertake a globe-trotting exploration of meteors that fell to Earth, both ancient and recent.
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First Cow
Our "Food on Film" selection! A sensitive cook and Chinese refugee team up to pilfer milk for their booming donut business in Kelly Reichardt’s heart-melting Oregon Territory bromance.
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Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down
Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s portrait of courage and perseverance follows Gabby Gifford’s remarkable recovery from a 2011 assassination attempt.
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God's Country
When a grieving college professor (Thandiwe Newton) confronts two hunters trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
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The Good Boss
Javier Bardem headlines this darkly comic look at a Spanish factory boss trying to keep his company on top, while his employees seize an opportunity to assert their own power.
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The Good House
Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline deliver master turns in this sharply comic, real and messy romantic drama.
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Happening
Softly poised but packing a wallop, this potent 1960s French abortion drama feels all too current.
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Harold and Maude
Equal parts gallows humor and romantic innocence, this idiosyncratic American fable transcends class, gender and age and dissolves the line between darkness and light.
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Her Socialist Smile
This mediation on Helen Keller’s undaunted activism shows how her fight for labor rights, pacifism and women’s suffrage were inseparable from her efforts for the disabled.
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A Hero
Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi blurs the line of innocence and guilt in a fraught drama about the true weight of a good deed.
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The Hidden Life Of Trees
Based on the bestselling book, forester Peter Wohlleben shows us how trees communicate with each other and the world in this enlightening documentary.
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I Didn't See You There
Spurred by the appearance of a circus tent outside his apartment, Reid Davenport launches into an unflinching critique of spectacle, (in)visibility, and the corrosive legacy of the Freak Show.
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I Love My Dad
A hopelessly estranged father (Patton Oswalt) catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
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Inherit The Wind
Based on the 1925 Scopes trial, two great lawyers (Spencer Tracey, Fredric March) argue the case for and against a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
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Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
Bliss out on New Orleans' unique culture with this soulful and heartfelt celebration of 50 years of the funky and fabulous Jazz Fest.
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Kaepernick & America
This examination of the star athlete’s fall from grace trace the ripple effects of his quiet act of protest, which became one of the most recognized political statements of our time.
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
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Lakota Nation vs. the United States
This searing, timely portrait of resistance chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, their sacred birthplace stolen by violations of treaty agreements
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A Love Song
Veteran actors Dale Dickey and Wes Studi are exceptional as two resilient old souls in this tentative romantic drama set in the modern American West.
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Lynch/Oz
This beguiling documentary lifts the velvet curtain on iconic filmmaker David Lynch's obsession with The Wizard of Oz.
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Mama Bears
This thought-provoking documentary centers on the 32,000 mothers, many from conservative Christian backgrounds, who fight ferociously to build a better world for their LGBTQ+ children.
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Mary Magdalene
Rooney Mara & Joaquin Phoenix star in the moving story of a miraculous woman driven by her faith to follow Jesus.
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Mayor
This witty, darkly comic portrait of Ramallah’s magnetic mayor offers up a refreshingly new perspective on the region's political conflicts.
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Mike's Surprise
Each year, our most popular event is the one no one knows anything about. Not the stage manager. Not the projectionist. No one.
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Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always
At once raw and dreamlike, Eliza Hittman’s topical Sundance award winner follows two teen girls as they journey from rural PA to NYC, seeking medical help for an unintended pregnancy.
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Nosferatu
F.W. Murnau’s silent vampire masterpiece celebrates its 100th anniversary, with live accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton
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Operation Curveball
Here is the grotesque–and unfortunately true–story of how the Iraq war was started based on nothing but fake intelligence from the German secret service.
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Parallel Mothers
A movie of infinite tenderness, Pedro Almodóvar’s newest is a rare ode to motherhood that acknowledges mothers as women first and mothers second.
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Filmmaker Party
Don't miss your chance to see The Accidentals!! Come raise a glass to all of the amazing film artists who have helped make the TCFF relaunch a success.
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Founders Party
Our annual Founders Party is a private celebration for our sponsors, a group who make the Traverse City Film Festival so uniquely spectacular.
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Opening Night Party
Celebrate the start of the best week of the summer at our Opening Night Party, featuring The Burney Sisters!
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The Pez Outlaw
This doc from TCFF alum Bryan Storkel is a stranger-than-fiction caper about a small-town Michigan man who made millions smuggling PEZ dispensers out of Eastern Europe.
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The Princess Bride
The timeless romance of Buttercup and Westley is a sublime tale of true love and madcap adventure, powered by snappy, endlessly quotable dialogue.
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The Professor and the Madman
The true tale of madness, genius, and obsession that led two remarkable men to leave their imprint on history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Quicksand
Filmed in Traverse City, this bromantic roadtrip comedy follows two best-men who lose their friend's ring just before the wedding and embark on a do-or-die adventure to reclaim it.
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Racism in the North Country
This year’s program includes a number of films that address racism and make it clear this issue is not isolated to particular regions of the country. We'll unpack those films here.
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Interviews, personal stories and remarkable footage illuminate Rosa Parks’ decades of extensive organizing, strategizing and activism–much of it in Detroit!
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Resurrection
Margaret’s (Rebecca Hall) carefully constructed life is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past returns, forcing her to confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades.
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Riotsville, USA
Director Sierra Pettengill meticulously reconstructs the formation of a national consciousness obsessed with maintaining law and order by any means necessary.
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Rose Plays Julie
This slow-burn thriller about a young woman uncovering the dark truth about her birth parents delves deep into longing and revenge.
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Shorts Program One
With boundless creativity, these short films are about making new connections: a Congolese refugee making roots in Michigan, an ex-marine bridgind divides with his Muslim neighbors, a father and son bonding in VR and Traverse City’s not-so-haunted past.
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Shorts Program Two
Perfection in miniature, these shorts explore what it means to be human: art collectors, a good man trapped in the criminal (in)justice system, activists concerned about deep sea mining, and a millennial getting relationship advice from her Boomer dad.
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Singin' in the Rain
Happy 70th birthday to one of the greatest musicals ever made, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor.
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Sorry We Missed You
The British working class is the empathetic subject of Ken Loach’s wrenching, intimate family drama that exposes the dark side of the so-called “gig economy”.
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Stray
Through the eyes and ears of three canine outcasts roaming the streets of Istanbul, we are shown an intimate portrait of the life of a city and its people.
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Summering
During their last days of summer and childhood four pre-teen girls struggle with the harsh truths of growing up and embark on a mysterious adventure.
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The Movies: Where to Now?
With more films going straight to streaming and pandemic audiences used to the comforts of home, how will theaters and festivals adapt to the new reality and continue to deliver movie magic?
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When Did Traverse City Become Aspen?
Join community leaders in a conversation about keeping Traverse City a vibrant place for businesses, their staff and all our (very welcome!) visitors throughout the year.
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The Wizard of Oz
There’s no place like home, and there’s no place better to see this beloved musical than att the Open Space
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Women, Freedom
What do you do with all of your rage? Tell your story. Tell a personal story, like" Happening." Tell a story about courage in the face of hate, like "Mama Bears." The most important weapon in the battle over gender equality is a strategic narrative.
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Youth v Gov
A diverse group of teen activists sue the US government for wilfully creating the climate crisis over six decades, endangering their constitutional rights to life and liberty.
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