The Crest

State Theatre 913 Washington Ave, Bay City, MI

  Two descendants of an Irish king journey to the island where he once presided — not to reclaim the land, but to surf the waves. Mark Covino captures the surprising, scenic, and brave adventures of a family estranged by time and distance, but united by a peculiar devotion to the dangers of the sea. Documentary, 82 […]

Sunday Shorts Program

Delta College Planetarium 100 Center Ave, Bay City, MI

Scheduled to Attend: Clayton Dean Smith (Off Track Betty), Michael Hilf (The Candidate)   Compatibility Romance, Technology | 14 minutes Big data has revolutionized the way we decide what movies to watch, what restaurants to eat at, and what mouthwash to buy … why not our romantic partners?  In Jack Marchetti’s short, a Facebook engineer uses […]

Fits and Starts

State Theatre 913 Washington Ave, Bay City, MI

Jennifer and David aren’t exactly a New York power couple.  While Jennifer’s star has risen with her first novel’s publication, her partner and literary mentor David has struggled in her shadows.  When the two get separated on the way to a publisher’s salon in the suburbs, David is left to fend for himself amongst a […]

Bark

Delta College Planetarium 100 Center Ave, Bay City, MI

After the sudden loss of a family member, three suburban siblings struggle to move forward. This sparsely scripted film is occasionally (and oddly) narrated by the family dog, Leadbelly, challenging us to make sense of its tragic circumstances along with its central characters. A stylish, intelligent, surprising debut from Anna Nilles and Marco Jake. Drama, […]

Big Bear (film)

State Theatre 913 Washington Ave, Bay City, MI

Joe’s buddies have set the stage for a gonzo bachelor party with a cabin in the mountains and plenty of beer, but Joe arrives with the ultimate buzzkill: his fiancée has dumped him for another dude.  To cheer him up, Joe’s posse gets the bright idea of kidnapping the dude and tying him up in […]