This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Michael B. Jordan, center, in a scene from the film "Sinners." The Bay Film Series at Bay College will open for fall with a showing of "Sinners" on Oct. 30. (Warner Bros Pictures via Associated Press)

ESCANABA – The Bay Film Series at Bay College has announced two films for its Fall 2025 schedule.

For more than 30 years, the series has celebrated the art of filmmaking. With an art-house sensibility, it has highlight experimental and character-driven movies, focusing on independent, foreign and local filmmakers. The annual “Race to the Oscars” is the signature event.

This fall, the Bay Film Series will present a shortened schedule as Bay College welcomes Players de Noc during the recovery from the recent fire that displaced the theater group from its home stage. In the spirit of community support and collaboration, the Film Series will feature two powerful titles this season.

On Oct. 30, the series will feature “Sinners,” one of this year’s top contenders for the Best Picture Oscar. While vampires and horror films are not typical film series fare, this movie has critics and audiences alike enraptured and entertained. Star Michael B Jordan and director Ryan Coogler are both in line for possible Oscar nominations.

As Rolling Stone magazine stated, “If ‘Sinners’ is messy, it’s sometimes pretty glorious, too. Coogler is swinging wide and far beyond the boundaries of franchise fare.” Critic Adam Kempenaar encapsulates the film: “‘Sinners’ is a redemption movie, a revenge movie with elements of Blaxploitation, and certainly a red-blood-soaked horror movie; it’s also deeply romantic and has the rhythms and audaciousness of some of our boldest musicals.”

Nov. 20 will bring the documentary “UnBroken,” a heart-rending and life-confirming true story of a woman who embarks on an international journey to find her six siblings and mother who escaped Nazi Germany. Says online critic Daniel M. Kimmel, “‘UnBroken’ confronts some of the horrors of the Holocaust, but its focus is on seven siblings who managed to survive. You won’t forget your encounter with this remarkable family.”

All film series movies are shown in Bay College’s Besse Theater at 7 p.m. Eastern time. General admission is $5, or $2 for those younger than 18. Bay students get free admission by showing their college ID at the ticket window. Tickets are available at the Besse Center Box Office or online by going to www.baycollege.tix.com.

For questions, contact the Events Department at events@baycollege.edu or 906-217-4040 or the box office at 906-217-4045.