Widely varied in subject, but all revealing in their own ways, the following short documentaries comprise Freep Film Festival Shorts Program #2. Playing the Part: Twenty years after its release, Playing the Part still captivates. The timeless coming-of-age story by filmmaker Mitch McCabe is thoughtful and funny with […]
We Came as Romans, the post-hardcore band from Troy, Michigan, has honed its fiercely powerful sound through relentless touring over the course of its ten-year career. Present, Future, and Past captures the six-piece band — vocalists Dave Stephens and Kyle Pavone, guitarists Joshua Moore and Lou Cotton, bassist […]
In 1996, Lansing mayor David Hollister was given the dire news that General Motors was going to pull up stakes and completely leave the city after production of the then-new Alero automobile ended in 2004. Faced with the impending loss of thousands of high-paying jobs and tax revenue, […]
Click the titles for more information. TICKETS are available at the box office or online HERE. Check out the About page for location info. STARTING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Map to the Stars Drama, thriller – R – 112 min – Tickets $8 – Get tickets here Fri, Feb. […]
The Academy Awards, aka the film world’s Super Bowl, kick off in just a few hours, and of course we have our opinions and predictions like everyone else. But we also wanted to highlight the films we’ve shown that were recognized at last night’s Independent Spirit Awards. In […]
Directed by Grand Rapids native Joel Potrykus, using Michigan filmmakers, Buzzard is the story of Marty, a caustic, small-time con artist drifting from one scam to the next. When his latest ruse goes awry, mounting paranoia forces him from his lousy small town temp job to the desolate […]
San Francisco-based Rick Prelinger follows up last year’s popular Lost Landscapes of Detroit with a focus on the American road trip. The filmmaker and archivist has pulled the most interesting clips from nearly 4,000 rolls of 16mm and 8mm home movie footage from the 1920s to the 1970s […]
For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), Autumn should be about school, boys, and weekends at the lake. Yet after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions. She can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her and intends to kill her. […]
She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant, women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971. She’s Beautiful takes us from the founding of the National Organization for Women, with ladies in hats and gloves, to the emergence […]
Click the titles for more information. TICKETS are available at the box office or online HERE. Check out the About page for location info. STARTING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Matt Shepard Is A Friend of Mine Documentary, biography, history – NR – 89 min – Tickets $8 – Get […]
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Now Showing
The Lady in the Van
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Requiem for the American Dream
Starting Friday, March 25
Fastball
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Jane Wants a Boyfriend
Friday, April 01
Freep Film Festival
Movies listed as "Coming Soon" are films Cinema Detroit would like to show and is actively trying to book. However, we don't always know if or when we will be able to actually get them from the distributors. We set showtimes on a week-by-week basis and will announce them as soon as we can confirm them. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
