Last Day of Cinetopia

Going to a Cinetopia Detroit venue? Park for free at the CCS parking structure on Brush Street.
Just say, "I'm here for Cinetopia" and they'll let you in for free!

FOOD TRUCKS
11 AM - 6 PM at the MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER PARKING LOT, DETROIT
Between screenings, nosh on delicious food from:
TREAT DREAMS HOMEMADE ICE CREAM (fun flavors like coconut chai, mac and cheese, chocolate covered potato chips, pistachio wasabi, and rosemary olive oil)
THAI STREET FOOD
JACKSON 5 STAR CATERING (pulled pork sliders, hot dogs, etc.)

DETROIT VOICES
3:30 PM at the MICHIGAN THEATER, ANN ARBOR
This screening of the DETROIT VOICES SHORT FILM COMPETITION entries features a range of unique stories from southeast Michigan filmmakers.

THE YELLOW TICKET
5 PM at the DETROIT FILM THEATRE, DETROIT
Join us for a special screening of this pivotal 1918 German/Polish silent film, featuring live musical accompaniment by ALICIA SVEGALS (violin) andMARILYN LERNER (piano). Special thanks to our community partners Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor and the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor.

DINNER WITH DETROIT SOUP
6 PM at the JAM HANDY BUILDING, DETROIT
DETROIT SOUP is a monthly dinner funding micro-grants for creative projects in Detroit. Come experience this new trend in social justice organizing and wrap up the festival weekend with dinner, conversation, and an investment in the future of Detroit. Learn more at detroitsoup.com. Plus, watch a selection of JAM HANDY short films, produced for GM in the 1930s-40s, in their native habitat - the Jam Handy Building! Admission: $5 for soup, salad and a vote.

THE CASE AGAINST 8
6 PM at the COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES, DETROIT
Academy Award-winning screenwriter DUSTIN LANCE BLACK will conduct an audience Q&A after a screening of this new gay rights documentary.

Special thanks to our Hospitality Suite sponsor WHOLE FOODS ANN ARBOR and WHOLE FOODS DETROIT (who recently celebrated their one-year anniversary).

And an extra round of applause for our personal sponsors:
• SALLIE ABELSON (supporting Obvious Child)
• ALEC and JUDY ALLEN (supporting The Case Against 8)
• RUTH BARDENSTEIN and JIM ROLL (supporting our Detroit Voicesprogram)
• SUSAN and OLLIE CAMERON (supporting Paris Or Perish)
• DR. ISABELLE CARDUNER (supporting Attila Marcel)
• HILLARY MURT and BRUCE FRIEDMAN (supporting Hanna's Journey)

2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats

Best Direction of a Musical - Top 3

1. Michael Arden - The Lost Boys

30.3% of votes

2. Tim Jackson - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

13% of votes

3. Lear deBessonet - Ragtime

12.6% of votes

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