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Roman Candle
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* After being introduced by a college friend, the two unnamed characters form an immediate connection. As their relationship progresses, the honeymoon fades and the two are forced to grapple with their own changing identities and career ambitions. Screens with the short film When It Stops
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The Dinner Parting
*MIDWEST PREMIERE, FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* A modern screwball comedy concerning Susan and Henry, who are hosting a dinner party while trying to make good on a lie concerning the recent death of their “father.” Unexpected guests arrive, causing the night to unravel despite Susan’s best efforts. Screens with the short film Wizard Uno
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Grey Roads
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Grey Roads follows a filmmaker returning to his hometown to document the dissolution of a small rural town while trying to reconnect with his only family left in town, his father and grandfather. Screens with the short film Unforgettable.
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The Shadow Between Us
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* To overcome the threat of police brutality, a Black dancer joins a White choreographer on a journey to stop the killing. Screens with the short film A Daffodil Under Close Inspection
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Neptune Frost
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* This Afrofuturist vision, sci-fi punk musical takes place in the hilltops of Burundi, where a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region’s natural resources – and its people.
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Thursday, April 7
Opening Night Feature: Disfluency
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE, DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* After failing her final college class, Jane returns home to her family’s lake house and–with the help of her friends and family–she comes to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year. Screens with the short film Scones.
- Thu, April 7, 2022 7:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Chirp
Chirp is a four-piece, genre-hopping band based out of Ann Arbor, MI. Often playing in the styles of progressive rock/funk and jazz-fusion, their sound maintains a melodic center; with special guest NWRH
- Thu, April 7, 2022 9:00 PM
- The Avenue
Reality Benders Shorts
*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Hunger / Left Behind / I'm at Home / Of Dionysus / My Soul to Take / Big Touch / The Call of Water / Dead House '98 / Deficit Anima / Epoufette
- Thu, April 7, 2022 9:30 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Friday, April 8
Red Carpet Premiere Party
Pull those party outfits out of the back of your closet and celebrate CCFF 2022 with us! Come hang out with filmmakers, musicians, artists, and our Lansing community on the red carpet.
- Fri, April 8, 2022 5:30 PM
- Ellison Brewing Co – REO Town
Never Had A Bad Day
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Inventor, entrepreneur and engineer Bernie Karl runs Chena Hot Springs Resort in Alaska year-round on 100% geothermal power. As a big thinker and fearless innovator, he’s always working on something new. Screens with the short film Opus 839
- Fri, April 8, 2022 7:45 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Good Madam
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Tsidi, a single mother, is forced to move in with her estranged mother Mavis, a live-in domestic worker caring obsessively for her catatonic white ‘Madam’. As Tsidi tries to heal her family however, a sinister spectre begins to stir.
- Fri, April 8, 2022 7:45 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
All of the Above Creative Takeover
AOTA Creative is collective of artists drawn together by their love for Hip Hop culture, community outreach and youth empowerment. Featuring Cutt Nice Ozay Moore, Jahshua Smith, Sareem Poems, Y’z Council, James Gardin, Kwaj, Miles Young
- Fri, April 8, 2022 9:00 PM
- The Avenue
Drama Shorts
Selections include: The Valedictorian / Pictures Only / Make Your Soul Grow / You're My Bruise / Skin Dinner / All I Have / When It Stops / Something in the Clouds
- Fri, April 8, 2022 9:30 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Global Shorts @ 9:30
Selections include: Im Sturm / Pater / Kopfkino / Cold Beds / It Passes Quickly / Tricksters
- Fri, April 8, 2022 9:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Saturday, April 9
Animated Shorts
Selections include: That's Mine!!! / Speci Man / Love / It's Raining Heads / Where the Winds Die / Endre and the Mountain / Daddy Look! / Conversion / Dear Brother / Elephant in the Room / Seize the Moment / When is the Best Time to Say Goodbye? / L'abattu des vents / Desire Trap / Anomie / Scum / Carnival of the Centipede / Catvid-030 / Run for Life / Ariss / A Daffofil Under Close Inspection
- Sat, April 9, 2022 1:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Carnival Pilgrims
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Another day is about to begin in the theme park called the Planet Earth. Here adventures are safe, myths real, paradises earthly and the tourist is always the hero. Screens with the short film When It Stops.
- Sat, April 9, 2022 3:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Symphonic Cinema [FREE]
This special program features two dynamic pairings for a unique cinematic experience. Heartland Klezmorim will perform live to Charlie Chaplain's THE IMMIGRANT. Next up: Collaborators Lorelei d’Andriole Jones and Jean…
- Sat, April 9, 2022 5:30 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
The Dinner Parting
*MIDWEST PREMIERE, FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* A modern screwball comedy concerning Susan and Henry, who are hosting a dinner party while trying to make good on a lie concerning the recent death of their “father.” Unexpected guests arrive, causing the night to unravel despite Susan’s best efforts. Screens with the short film Wizard Uno
- Sat, April 9, 2022 8:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Global Shorts @ 8
Selections include: The Bond Between Sisters / El Conquiestador / Threshold / Coo-Coo / Eureka / Vlada Goes to London / Time to Vote
- Sat, April 9, 2022 8:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Bonehawk
Bonehawk is a Rock and Roll band from Kalamazoo, Michigan playing a modern approach to 70’s era psychedelic hard rock, heavy metal, jam, and blues; with special guests BOA and Mr Denton On Doomsday
- Sat, April 9, 2022 9:00 PM
- The Avenue
Neptune Frost
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* This Afrofuturist vision, sci-fi punk musical takes place in the hilltops of Burundi, where a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region’s natural resources – and its people.
- Sat, April 9, 2022 10:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Sunday, April 10
Fortnight Film Contest Screening & Awards
CCFF presents the Fortnight Film Contest – a competition for filmmakers of all skill levels in Michigan! Come see the top films made as part of the 2022 contest as determined by a wide panel of judges. $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded!
- Sun, April 10, 2022 1:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Grey Roads
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Grey Roads follows a filmmaker returning to his hometown to document the dissolution of a small rural town while trying to reconnect with his only family left in town, his father and grandfather. Screens with the short film Unforgettable.
- Sun, April 10, 2022 4:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
The Shadow Between Us
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* To overcome the threat of police brutality, a Black dancer joins a White choreographer on a journey to stop the killing. Screens with the short film A Daffodil Under Close Inspection
- Sun, April 10, 2022 6:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Roman Candle
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* After being introduced by a college friend, the two unnamed characters form an immediate connection. As their relationship progresses, the honeymoon fades and the two are forced to grapple with their own changing identities and career ambitions. Screens with the short film When It Stops
- Sun, April 10, 2022 8:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Wednesday, April 13
Thursday, April 14
After the Incident
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* A child named Ruhollah decides to cope with a situation after an unfortunate incident. Screens with the short film Something in the Clouds
- Thu, April 14, 2022 5:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Hideout
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Drug dealer Guo-hao hopes to make enough money so that he and his girlfriend can leave their life of crime behind. One day, he is contacted by Michael, a drug broker with an offer to buy a batch of rare cocaine. Screens with the short film When It Stops
- Thu, April 14, 2022 7:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Lipstick Jodi
Lipstick Jodi are masters of catchy melodies with vocal harmonies and instrumental flourishes that linger in your head long after the songs are over; with special guest Dirt Room
- Thu, April 14, 2022 9:00 PM
- The Avenue
Music Videos Shorts
Selections include: Underbelly / Fine (Official Music Video) / Let's Reveal (Silly Bones Valley) / Problems / Chalk Houses / Kreisleriana / Strobe Lights / Rochelle Bloom - Stories I Create in My Head / Sing About It / Mwanje ft Sampa the Great / Life's Been Good to Me / Blychedelic / Saye Skye - ADHD / Unforgettable
- Thu, April 14, 2022 10:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Friday, April 15
Superfan: The Nav Bhatia Story
*MIDWEST PREMIERE, FILMMAKER & SUBJECT IN ATTENDANCE* From persecution to pride of place at every Toronto Raptors game, SUPERFAN tells the powerful story of Nav Bhatia’s amazing journey and his love story with his favourite team, the Toronto Raptors. Screens with the short film Year of Haydn - Covid Can't Stop the Music
- Fri, April 15, 2022 5:30 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Comedy Shorts
Selections include: Artistic Character / Scones / Vacuum / Pretty on Pitch / Rescue / Greed / Babatoura / Johnny the Dime / Still Together / Wizard Uno / Doing Swell / Dirtbag
- Fri, April 15, 2022 5:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Quality Scary Presents: Return of the Living Dead
IT'S PARTY TIME! Join hosts Tricia Chamberlain and Emily Syrja as they launch their new monthly horror screening series, Quality Scary, with a raucous screening of the 1985 cult favorite The Return of…
- Fri, April 15, 2022 8:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Documentary Shorts
Selections include: Kojak: A Fuller Life / One Never Kills for Love / Lydia Emily's Last Mural / Scars / 180 / The Net Makers / Never Again Para Nadie / Amato / Win(d) Over Cancer / The Year of Haydn - Covid Can't Stop the Music
- Fri, April 15, 2022 8:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Mark Lavengood Band
Mark Lavengood is a walking, talking ray of sunshine. His resonant energy and sparkling smile light up every stage, every studio, every room, RV and embrace he enters; with special guest Jen Sygit
- Fri, April 15, 2022 9:00 PM
- The Avenue
Down with the King
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Money Merc, a famous rapper disillusioned with the music industry and the pressures of being a celebrity, leaves the city and his career behind to find himself in a small-town farming community.
- Fri, April 15, 2022 10:30 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Wulver’s Stane
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Stoney Claire McKenzie, fighting to bury blood dreams and a grizzly past, builds herself a new life by hustling a mind-altering elixir. Screens with the short film Sink
- Fri, April 15, 2022 10:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Saturday, April 16
From the Hood to the Holler
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Charles Booker rode to the brink of one of the biggest upsets in political history. The documentary follows his campaign across Kentucky from the most urban to the most rural settings. Screens with the short film Win(d) Over Cancer
- Sat, April 16, 2022 12:30 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Sweet Disaster
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* SWEET DISASTER tells the story of FRIDA. German-Finnish, painting therapist and 40 years old. She gets unexpectedly pregnant and FELIX, the father of her child breaks up with her to re-unite with his ex who is suddenly back. Screens with the short film Doing Swell
- Sat, April 16, 2022 12:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
San Pablo
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE, FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* San Pablo tells the story of a young man named Julián who lives in a rough neighborhood of Cartago, Colombia. Frustrated with the monotony of his life, he aspires to something greater. Screens with the short film Something in the Clouds
- Sat, April 16, 2022 2:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Iron Family
A young woman with Down syndrome rouses her quirky family to perform her original play in a once-thriving rural mining town. Screens with the short film Epoufette
- Sat, April 16, 2022 2:30 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Reality Benders Shorts (encore screening)
Selections include: Hunger / Left Behind / I'm at Home / Of Dionysus / My Soul to Take / Big Touch / The Call of Water / Dead House '98 / Deficit Anima / Epoufette
- Sat, April 16, 2022 5:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
ANBESSA
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* A young boy displaced by a huge condominium complex creates his own reality where as a lion (anbessa) he can face the forces beyond his control. Screens with the short film Win(d) Over Cancer
- Sat, April 16, 2022 5:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Closing Night Film: They Call Me Magic
*MIDWEST PREMIERE* CCFF is proud to present the first episode of THEY CALL ME MAGIC in the hometown of global sports icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The four-part documentary series event features intimate interviews with Mr. Johnson and an all-star lineup.
- Sat, April 16, 2022 7:30 PM
- Celebration Cinema
CCFF Poetry Project Readings
CCFF is excited to share this result of this year’s Poetry Project, directed by Poet-in-Residence Nancy DeJoy. The program includes area poets who responded to the festival’s films and events,…
- Sat, April 16, 2022 8:00 PM
- The Avenue
No Skull
Inspired by the heavier side of music and art, books and the occult, No Skull's sleepy sludgy sound brings to mind such bands as Nirvana and Black Sabbath; with special guest The Live Music
- Sat, April 16, 2022 9:00 PM
- The Avenue
Official CCFF Afterparty
The doors are open at the Electric Safari and the party animals are climbing out of their cages. Come dance with your friends to a hypnotic blend of funk, house,…
Closing Night Film: They Call Me Magic
*MIDWEST PREMIERE* CCFF is proud to present the first episode of THEY CALL ME MAGIC in the hometown of global sports icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The four-part documentary series event features intimate interviews with Mr. Johnson and an all-star lineup.
- Sat, April 16, 2022 9:30 PM
- Celebration Cinema