2025 FESTIVALApril 2-12, 2025Lansing, MI

A Thousand Sunrises

2023 / United States / Drew Mason, Nick Nerbonne

Hungry for a challenge, Bugsy Sailor committed to watching every consecutive sunrise for a year, but five years later the project is still ongoing and has developed a whole new meaning.

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A Two Hearted Tale

2023 / United States / Rory McHarg & Bret Miller

A Two Hearted Tale is a heartfelt look at the history of the iconic trout label adorning the most popular IPA beer in America, and its eccentric artist, Ladislav Hanka.

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Addict

2023 / Taiwan / Zih-Jyun Lin

What is "love"? This is the central topic explored in the film. Prior to the formation of love, there is a stronger inclination towards attachment and dependency, which then expands…

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Aminata

2022 / Spain / Josep Francesc Valero

Aminata, a young African woman, victim of trafficking and sexual exploitation in Spain, wakes up with a strong sense of unease in the room of the brothel in which she is a prisoner.

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An Umbrella in Case it Rains

2019 / United States / Andrew Howell

*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* *Content Warning: Self-Harm After CALEB (early 20s) nearly overdoses while away at college he is diagnosed with suicidality and forced to move back in with his family…

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Angelica Levoisier – She Walks in Beauty

2023 / Russian Federation / Egor Gavrilin

A burlesque performance between night and day, the moon and the sun, darkness and light. A music video about female beauty that exists in a multitude of forms and as…

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Animalia

2021 / Italy / Giovanni Battista Bacilieri

Luca, a freshly graduated psychologist, meets a strange creature: a young girl completely naked who lives like an animal in the forest. The initial concern about her, soon becomes a…

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Anything else?

2024 / Germany / Robert Milan Knorr

Maggy, a cashier at a gas station in the middle of Berlin, is confronted with everyday sexism, especially at night. When the next customer treats her disrespectfully, she decides to…

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Aurat

2024 / Germany / Robert Milan Knorr

Aurat (OH-RUT), meaning “Women” in Urdu, is a music group based in Los Angeles, CA. Aurat embraces the Urdu language with lyrics of its native language and nontraditional sounds. Aurat…

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Beyond the Sea

2023 / Belgium / Hippolyte Leibovici

Lady Casca, a drag queen in her sixties, is about to go on stage at her cabaret for the last time. The next day, retirement by the sea awaits her.…

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Big George

2023 / United States / Jamie Effros

Hank Gauda is one of the lucky ones: his gig as a George Clooney impersonator keeps him afloat as a working actor in New York. But after a pandemic and…

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Bird Hours

2024 / United States / Kyle Dubiel

In a dystopian near-future, a young couple slowly realizes their VR work-from-home routine is draining the life out of their relationship and must decide whether to lose their humanity or…

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Birds of Paradise

2021 / United States / Nick Loud

Alison Világ counts migrating waterbirds at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, near Paradise, Michigan.

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Birthmarked

2024 / Iran / Mehrshad Golkarian

*Content Warning: Self-Harm Fatemeh, a 14-year-old girl with a birthmark on her left breast, is being forced by her father to marry a suitor at such young age. Being dissatisfied…

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Black Bridges

2023 / United States / Jordan Taylor

Theatre Is A Huge Part Of Entertainment In Lansing MI. It Brings Joy And Inspiration. This Documentary Is About The Experiences Of African American Entertainers In Theatre, What It Means…

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Blind Spot

2023 / United States / Jon Clark

After a tragic car accident, Jennifer struggles to find absolution and understand the mysterious presence in her house.

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Blue Hour

2023 / United States / J.D. Shields

Rene gets far more than she expected when she accepts a last minute photography gig taking portraits for a young woman. Upon meeting her client, Jaz, the true nature of…

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Blue Sunshine

2023 / India / Samyuktha Vijayan

Aravind, a high school teacher, wants to transition from male to female while working for a school in a small town in South India. Aravind’s parents do not know that…

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Boogie Bob & Chuck Berry

2024 / United States / Geri Alumit Zeldes

In the mid 1960s, Bob Baldori and his band The Woolies became the backup to the backup to a musician visiting Lansing. That night began a 50-year friendship between Baldori…

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Born for This

2023 / USA / Jen Gilomen

Determined not to become another statistic of the Black maternal health crisis, one couple chooses the rare option of hiring an experienced midwife and doula and planning to give birth…

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Breathe

2022 / USA / Zac Norrington

In 1983, Julie Ridge became the first person to swim two consecutive laps around Manhattan Island, earning her a guest appearance on The David Letterman Show. Now, living in Manhattan…

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Brian Roth

2022 / USA / Zac Norrington

Brian Roth is an award-winning sound designer and composer with over 25 years of professional experience including twenty years in the Los Angeles/Hollywood market. Along with writing music for advertising,…

  • Apr 13 The Robin Theatre
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Bruno

2022 / United States / Michael Dean Wilkins

Bruno, living as a young Gay Latino in high school, has just started to discover himself and his sexuality. Now that he has a new boyfriend, he feels he is…

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Caged Lion

2024 / United States / John Kerfoot

A devoted fan vows to remain in his basement until the Detroit Lions make it to the Superbowl.

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Caleb Robinson and Reaching

2024 / United States / John Kerfoot

Caleb Robinson is an up-and-coming musician from Flint, Michigan. He has been learning the craft of drumming since the young age of three. Under the early tutelage of his father,…

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Camp RicStar

2024 / United States / Sam McConnell

Despite being born with cerebral palsy, Eric Winter dreamed of being a rock star. His dream lives on in a one-of-a-kind summer camp, where the power of music is harnessed to change lives.

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Carita Miller

2024 / United States / Sam McConnell

Carita Miller has worked as a music supervisor for many movies, such as “Black Strait Blues,” “Corruption,” and most recently “Justice,” where she brought scenes to life and held down…

  • Apr 13 The Robin Theatre
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Charlie and the Hunt

2021 / USA / Jenn Shaw

The fantastical journey of Charlie Miles, a girl with a taste for adventure. As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), she uses ASL while communicating with her deaf mother and…

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Cross Country

2023 / United States / Sydney Waltz

Anthony intends to leave his small town for New York City, however, his god-fearing mother struggles to let him go.

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Cults

2023 / France / David Padilla

Catholic boarding school, 1970. Father De Monval is supervising a film projection when a young schoolboy sees something that will turn his life upside down…

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D.A. Time

2024 / United States / Milan Daemgen

“D.A. Time” follows a young woman in New Orleans who has to wait in jail for more than 60 days after a busted weed deal, before even being charged with…

  • Apr 10 Central United Methodist Church
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Darla in Space

2023 / United States / Susie Moon & Eric Laplante

Darla runs a business called Kitty Kasket, LLC which makes custom burial receptacles for recently deceased loved ones (of the pet variety). It is an up-and-coming business, so Darla is…

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Day Residue

2023 / United States / Susie Moon & Eric Laplante

Detroit noisemakers Day Residue released their second EP “Deadly Walk” last November on a run of cassette tapes. In 2022, the band grew a reputation for their live performances, sharing…

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Diblings

2024 / United States / Tyler St. Pierre

I was 26 when my father died, and five months later I found out we weren’t biologically related & that I had seventeen new half siblings. As someone with disabilities,…

  • Apr 13 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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Down by the Riverside

2023 / United States / Jodie Childers & Dan Messina

In the summer of 1969, the world-renowned folk musician Pete Seeger built a boat and launched a movement. An intimate portrait of Pete, his spouse Toshi, and the participatory grassroots…

  • Apr 14 Central United Methodist Church
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Dumpster Archeology

2023 / USA / Dustie Carter

Self-proclaimed "Dumpster Archeologist" Lew Blink embarks on thrilling expeditions through dimly lit alleys where every item holds a story waiting to be brought to life. Through his eyes, the trash-strewn…

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Ecciù

2023 / Italy / Sole Tonnini

The feeble, unhurd flatter of a butterfly can cause an hurricane changing the fate of the universe. Or so they say…

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Ephemeral

2020 / United States / Jason Whalen

The magic that exists within the world of the vernal pool is temporary. Each spring, the forests of Michigan become home to seasonal pools of water that are often overlooked and under-appreciated.

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Fantasy A Gets a Mattress

2023 / United States / Noah Zoltan Sofian and David Norman Lewis

Fantasy A, real-life autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar. After being kicked out of his group home onto the…

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First Disappearances

2024 / United States / Milan Daemgen

"first disappearances" takes us on the perilous journey of the first 24 hours after arrest.

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Fitting Descriptions

2023 / United States / Tiffany Bedwell & John Mossman

Dina is an middle-aged stage actor and a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). Haunted by a past humiliation, she tries to jump-start her failing on-camera career with a rebrand: Dina's…

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Floodplain

2024 / USA / Samuel Diaz Fernández

A look at the high-risk floodplains in Southeast Austin, inaccurate maps, and aging infrastructure that failed the residents in Onion Creek during a catastrophic flood in 2013. Through personal accounts,…

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Fresh

1994 / United States / Boas Yakin

In a world where criminals make the rules an innocent boy is out to beat them at their own game.

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Give Us A Smile

2023 / United States / Alessia Fionda

A reimagining of the infamous seating of what would become one of the most recognizable pieces of art in history, the Mona Lisa. An agitated and financially stunted Leonardo da…

  • Apr 20 Central United Methodist Church
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Grass on Your Class

2023 / France / Claire Barrault

At the Victor Hugo High School, French teacher Leila Al Bachir has called a disciplinary hearing for one of her students: Simon Petit. In her quest to find a fair…

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Happy Thanksgiving

2024 / United States / ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby

An Anishinaabe man takes a Happy Thanksgiving wish very, very personally.

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Hey Viktor!

2023 / Canada / Cody Lightning

Twenty years removed from childhood fame as Little Viktor in 1998’s Smoke Signals, CODY LIGHTNING has been forced to move home to his reserve in northern Alberta. He still believes…

  • Apr 19 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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Higher Way (Official Music Video)

2022 / United States / Miguel A. Hernandez

In our pursuit of change, we often grasp onto the past through the lens of nostalgia, yearning for a time when happiness felt more tangible. This narrative follows the journey…

  • Apr 20 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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Hold to Dash

2021 / United States / John Connor Hammond

Neil Durst makes a living streaming his gaming skills to an audience of overstimulated, undersexed males. When he's asked on a date by a female fan, Neil must leave his…

  • Apr 13 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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I Don’t Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To

2023 / United States / Aidan Cronin

I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To explores the emotional isolation my Grandfather experienced while taking care of my ailing Grandmother. I wanted to frame this…

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I Wanna Become The Sky

2023 / United States / Jess X. Snow, traci kato-kiriyama

When a young student visits the studio of a charismatic artist to get her first tattoo, she is forced to confront a shared cultural secret that awakens the burgeoning force inside of her.

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If Only We Had Eyes To See

2023 / United States / Peter Whittenberger

If Only We Had Eyes To See explores how quickly fortunes can change for gatekeepers of safety, natural resources, and wealth in the ravages of climate change. Trapped by antiquated…

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Imaginings

2022 / Netherlands / Anja Hiddinga

Six deaf performers share struggles and dreams of a new Deaf generation. These poetic self-portraits in sign language show empowerment and confidence, and the vulnerabilities that come with being different.

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In the Mouth of Madness

1994 / USA / John Carpenter

An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.

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It’s Basic

2023 / USA / Marc Levin

It’s Basic,” looks at several pilot programs launched in the US that test the effects of giving everyday people an extra $500 to $1,000 monthly, with no strings attached. Directed…

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Jahshua Smith

2023 / USA / Marc Levin

Jahshua Smith is an accomplished hip-hop emcee from Detroit, with two full length LPs and 3 EPs under his belt. Smith has been able to mix hip-hop with youth care…

  • Apr 18 The Robin Theatre
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Jailhouse to Milhouse

2023 / USA / Buddy Farmer

*Content Warnings: Self-Harm and Sexual Abuse This is the courageous journey of Pamela Hayden, voice of the plucky, resilient Milhouse on "The Simpsons”: After surviving an abusive boarding school and…

  • Apr 12 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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James Gardin

2023 / USA / Buddy Farmer

James Gardin is a musician who’s been around the block…a few times. With a 20-year career under his belt, this Lansing, Michigan native has seen it all – from playing…

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Jess X. Snow

2023 / USA / Buddy Farmer

Jess X. Snow is a non-binary filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist, and author of the JiangXi Chinese diaspora whose films center flawed Asian migrant queers rediscovering their agency, desires and dreams. Recently…

  • Apr 13 The Robin Theatre
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Kombucha!

2017 / United States / Jake Myers

Kombucha! is a story about a musician trapped in an office job he couldn't care less about. Luke dreams of being on stage while doing B2B marketing work that feels…

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Last Winter

2023 / United States / Nick Sly

Prompted by his roommate, Ray’s sudden decision to move away, screenwriter Michal is faced with the bleak prospect of his own future, for maybe the first time. Unable to sleep,…

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Lipstick Jodi – Now That She’s Down

2023 / United States / Jackson Ezinga

K, the lead singer of Lipstick Jodi is out on the town when they lock eyes with a stranger. One thing leads to another which leads to a menage a…

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Little Sky

2021 / United States / Jess X. Snow

Drag sensation, Sky, returns to their home town to confront their estranged father about the childhood memories that continue to haunt them.

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Living Reality

2024 / United States / Philip Thompson

A tonal shift occurs inside the world of an American sitcom resulting in the disruption of the show’s rhythm. As it evolves, a looming presence of banality casts a shadow…

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Lo-tech Reality

2022 / Spain / Guillermo Garcia Lopez

Against the post-industrial landscape of Detroit, visitors arrive from the sky in search of knowledge. They find nothing but traces of civilization, and a coded transmission between the images and…

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Loose Change

2024 / United States / Jessy Leigh

*Content Warning: Sexual Abuse The story of Skyler, a teen trafficking victim, is all too familiar, especially in areas of the Midwest, and scenarios depicted in “Loose Change” happen every…

  • Apr 17 Central United Methodist Church
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Lost in the Sky

2023 / Sweden / Simon Öster

A lone rescue robot in a strange galaxy must reach a surviving astronaut before she's consumed by a looming black hole. A live-action space adventure made entirely with practical effects.

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Making Up

2023 / United Kingdom / Ryan Paige

Making Up is set in the late 1980s, framed within the gritty drag scene of London's east end. The short film stars BIFA award-winning Dave Johns, Jessica Ellerby and Carey…

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Marco Polo

2023 / Spain / Pablo Riesgo Almonacid

Marco is struggling with substance abuse as he uses drugs to escape from his problems. His brother, Ángel, tries to help him by showing him a simpler way of life…

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Marqueetown

2024 / United States / Joseph Beyer and Jordan Anderson

No one fights to preserve a multiplex, but some people will risk everything to save a marquee. Through booms and busts, Delft Theatres Inc. – and its innovative gem, The…

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Mino Bimaadiziwin

2017 / United States / ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby

A love story about reconnection to language and culture.

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Miwene

2022 / Ecuador / Keith Heyward, Gange Yeti, Obe Nenquimo, Jennifer Berglund

Shot over ten years within a remote indigenous community in the Amazon, Anita Yeti shares her journey from a quiet teenager into a confident young mother at a critical turning…

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Movie Star

2023 / United States / Spencer Gibson

Ruth is an elderly woman who lives with Jo, her enigmatic and aloof caregiver. After discovering her old video camera, Ruth begins filming their lives together in an attempt to…

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Nakam

2022 / Germany / Andreas Kessler

Twelve year old violin player Mitka is supposed to execute an attack on several SS officers in the name of a Ukrainian partisan movement. But this attempt will also put…

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Natural Art

2023 / Germany / Henrik Bobb

An unconventional young artist is more than inspired by the sounds of Tchaikovsky and the movements of a passionate ballerino for her next work of art.

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Neurodivergent

2021 / USA / Afton Quast Saler

In this profoundly personal mixed media experience inside the ADHD mind, the filmmaker takes us on a journey as she discovers her ADHD diagnosis during the height of the pandemic.…

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Nimkii

2019 / United States / ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby

A 6 year old Indigenous girl discovers she has super powers.

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Officer Dave

2023 / United States / Mateo Bartlett

Officer Dave, an eager security guard with dreams of donning the badge, finds himself way out of his league when an unexpected graffiti incident disturbs the peaceful corridors of Stone…

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Oh Snap!

2023 / USA / Jonah Guevara

A Handshake goes wrong.

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Phase Space

2023 / Israel / Raz Harmel

It’s the not-too-distant future. Tom, a somewhat introverted but talented guy, works as chief programmer at PixelBlast gaming studios alongside his longtime friend, Dylan, who is the creative director. PixelBlast…

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Phoenix

2022 / Iran / Mohsen Nabavi

Farough, an Afghani 45 years old man, wants to fulfill his father’s will by burring his corps in Afghanistan. However, due to the Taliban’s invasion, he was forced to carry…

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Pontianak

2024 / United States / Kayla Aalia

*CONTENT WARNING: Self-Harm and Sexual Abuse Nakia, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship, finds herself at a crossroads when she discovers she is pregnant with her boyfriend's child.…

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Posthumous

2023 / United States / Jon Gollner

*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Nick Meyers, a musician in Chicago’s indie music scene, receives a terminal cancer diagnosis after years of being in remission. The ticking clock sparks him to finalize…

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Prosopagnosia

United Kingdom / Steven Fraser

Prosopagnosia uses expressive animation to investigate intimacy, communication and memory. Prosopagnosia means face-blindness and to understand this neurodiverse behaviour, the contents of a memory box are intricately explored. Sketchbooks, photographs…

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Reconcile

2023 / United States / Gabriela Matarazzo

Reconcile aims to capture male communication in the absence of a female presence, through the silent and failing relationship of a father and his son during a moment of grief.…

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Rewind, Please

2023 / United States / Jay Crone

*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Jason is a lifelong movie lover and collector. More recently, he uses them as an escape from his trauma. His retreat into his compulsion further deepens his…

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River Bank (Pō-Kehgeh)

2011 / United States / Charine Pilar Gonzales

A Tewa woman struggles with guilt after stealing money from a local business. Her grandmother takes her to the River to remind her of Tewa values. The Tewa woman blesses…

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Rocket Coma – The End of the World

2024 / Ireland / Nathan Keys

The End of the World” was recorded in home studios in Fayetteville AR, “Dangerfield” at American Recording Studio in Memphis, Cookie Animation was tasked in bringing "The End of the…

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Sanctuary

2023 / United States / John Haley and Julia Szromba

Krista Wyatt has lived in the small town of Lebanon, Ohio for her entire life. She spent thirty years as a firefighter and EMT before retiring and running for a…

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ScrapFest

2024 / United States / Karen Stefl

*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* ScrapFest is a repurpose-focused art festival centered around a scrap metal sculpture competition in Lansing, Michigan. With only one hour to pick out 500 pounds of metal…

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Senghor Reid: Make Way for Tomorrow

2023 / USA / Eden Sabolboro, Desmond Love

Filmmakers Desmond Love and Eden Sabolboro illuminate the world of visual artist Senghor Reid, who draws inspiration for his paintings from current events and from his hometown of Detroit. Reid’s…

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Seventeen

2022 / United States / Geqi Li

In California, a small town, a Chinese American teenage girl, Jasmine (17), gets pregnant and wants to keep the baby, while her pornstar mother, Yan (35), insists on having an…

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Shane McSauby

2022 / United States / Geqi Li

ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby is a citizen of the Kchi Wiikwedong Anishinaabek (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.) He was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan where received…

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Silt

2022 / United States / Emilie Upczak

A Native botanist, grieving the death of a beloved aunt, travels alone to northern Mexico, where she is nourished by images of the last trip they took together traversing the…

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Singing in the Lifeboat

2023 / United States / Grace Wijaya

A young woman seeks solace in the woods of Pennsylvania amidst the Covid pandemic. Surrounded only by trees, her thoughts become increasingly fraught with desperation and danger.

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Sitting in the Fire

2024 / United States / Alec Goldberg & Boson Wang

‘Sitting in the Fire’ examines the spillover effect of rehabilitation programs in prison, on gun violence prevention in communities. Born and raised in Richmond, California to a single mother, Vaughn Miles…

Soft Lights and Silver Shadows

2023 / United States / Ian Kelly

Filmmaker Ian Kelly grew up as his grandfather lost his memory. Now, a decade after his death, he and his family remember his grandfather and the memories he forgot. A…

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Somewhere Outside Lemmings

2023 / United States / Kirk Yoshonis

In a cold afternoon in 1870's Michigan, a bounty hunter happens to run into an old acquaintance outside of town, and as the conversation unfolds, the history of their relationship…

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Soul

2024 / Italy / Andrea Baglio

1945. Three Italians are running away from a handful of Yugoslav militiamen seeking revenge for the oppression they suffered during the Fascist period. Alma, a girl of nowadays, sees her…

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Stay

2023 / Italy / Luca Canali

*Content Warning: Self-Harm Just graduated, Laura works as an usher in her mother's theatre. The razor blade is her only companion. As she faces her dreaded control round; she discovers…

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Street Food

2024 / Italy / Paolina Gramegna

Between the gray buildings of the Roman suburbs, Valeria has been taking care of the historic family food truck. With an alcoholic father and an absent boyfriend, the girl lives…

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Sydney G. James: How We See Us

2023 / United States / Juanita Anderson

Visual artist/muralist, Sydney G. James, addresses the status of Black women in society, police brutality, family and community through bold brushstrokes and hues that evoke the complexities of Black reality,…

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Synchronicity Story

2023 / United States / Sophia Bennett Holmes

When a teenage girl becomes obsessed with a boy, she starts seeing synchronous signs of him everywhere and begins to believe it's her mission to follow the clues the universe…

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Tales of Jan Mayen

2022 / United Kingdom / Hugo Pettit

A team sails to the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen to recreate the 1921 British expedition to summit the world’s northernmost volcano, Mount Beerenberg. They conduct marine science, alongside discovering how climate change is affecting the volcano’s glaciers today.

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The Activated Man

2023 / United States / Nicholas Gyeney

*Content Warning: Self-Harm As Ors Gabriel struggles with the grief and pain from losing his best friend and beloved dog, Louie, to cancer, the shock from the trauma brings on…

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The Birth of the Modern Snowmobile

2023 / United States / Nate Sheppard

A short documentary chronicling the story of Wisconsin inventor Carl Eliason and his essential contributions to the development of the modern snowmobile.

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The Body Politic

2023 / United States / Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough

Like many areas in the United States, the City of Baltimore has been plagued by gun violence. Amid the George Floyd uprising, Brandon Scott, a young reform-minded leader, is elected…

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The Boy and The Galaxy

2023 / United States / Isaac Schultz

William, a seven year old boy, sits in the principal's office after school. While he waits for his mother, Kiara, the principal gives him a gift: a box of crayons.…

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The First Bluebird in the Morning

2021 / United States / Jamar Roberts

The First Bluebird in the Morning is composer Carlos Simon's newly-commissioned setting of verses by Sandra Seaton—sobering, heartfelt and moving. Shot in stunning black and white, the film is created by director and choreographer Jamar Roberts. In a breathtaking performance, solo dancer Lloyd Knight, a principal dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company, brings life and movement to the piece in combination with the voice of tenor Joshua Blue.

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The Hero

2022 / USA / Andrew Arguello, Courtney Ropp

Cody, a high school student with Down syndrome and an aspiring comic book artist, escapes from his school bully into his imaginary world of superheroes and villains, until the superhero…

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The Illness

2021 / United States / Mike Wilkinson

This adventure documentary follows a loud-mouthed crew of Appalachian adventure seekers deep into the mountains of the Western United States as they climb, talk shit, fish for their dinner, and try to use their single-pitch skills to summit a 1,300ft rock face.

  • Apr 20 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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The Mother of All Lies

2023 / Morocco / Asmae El Moudir

On a handmade set recreating her Casablanca neighborhood, young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir enlists family and friends to help solve the troubling mysteries of her childhood.

  • Apr 19 The Fledge Lansing
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The Rooms

2023 / Korea / Heeryun You

Cast in a green light, a long corridor seems never ending in sight. Jun-sang faces multiple rooms in this long corridor, meeting various and bizarre people from door to door.

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The Shepherd of Clouds

2023 / Italy / Lorenzo Cassol

Tobia, a 9-year-old boy, every afternoon after school goes to the mountain to reach Aurelio, his grandfather, who brings his five sheep to graze every day. The boy and his…

  • Apr 19 The Fledge Lansing
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The Smith

2022 / Bulgaria / Desislava Chuturkova

“The Smith” is a non-verbal short film based on the Brothers Grimm. The narrative peeks into a world invisible to the human eye. A skilled smith is tempted to sell…

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The Steak

2021 / Iran / Kiarash Dadgar

A mother prepares a cake and food for her daughter's birthday on an ordinary day. Suddenly, the enemy's Army launches a surprise attack, leaving the mother with no time to…

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Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do

2024 / United States / Mylissa Fitzsimmons

Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do Episode 1, I’ve Parked My Car In The Friend Zone Max and Olivia are friends and roommates. Olivia is in love with him, and…

  • Apr 13 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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Through Our Eyes: Apart

2023 / USA / Geeta Gandbhir and Rudy Valdez

America has the world’s largest prison population, and 1 in 14 children in the country will experience the incarceration of a parent. Apart follows Lyric, Eric, and Nnadji as they contend with…

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Tim Blackmon Jr.

2023 / USA / Geeta Gandbhir and Rudy Valdez

Hailing from Miami, Tim Blackmon Jr. started his musical journey by picking up the trumpet at the age of 11. Welcomed into the thriving music community of South Florida, Blackmon…

  • Apr 19 Central United Methodist Church
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Tuhaymani’chi Pal Waniqa (The Water Flows Always)

2023 / United States / Gina Milanovich &Nils Cowan

Tuhaymani’chi Pal Waniqa (The Water Flows Always) follows a Cahuilla, Cupeño father and daughter attempting to reconnect in a journey through their Indigenous roots in the ancient springs of the…

  • Apr 13 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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ULTIMATE CITIZENS

2023 / United States / Francine Strickwerda

In ULTIMATE CITIZENS, Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America, and due to the Revolution, never went “home.” As a guidance counselor in Seattle Public Schools,…

  • Apr 12 The Fledge Lansing
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Underneath: Children of the Sun

2024 / USA / DAVID KIRKMAN

A captivating and mind-bending Afrofuturist story that embarks on a breathtaking journey of galactic politics, heritage, and destiny. In 1857, a slave in Little Dixie, Missouri (U.S) is thrust into…

  • Apr 20 Central United Methodist Church
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Vanished

2021 / Iran / Nasim Tehrani

A young couple live in an old house confiscated by the government, which is about to be demolished. While packing, the real owner shows up to visit his home for…

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Waiting here

2023 / Italy / Gabriele Brundu

An event disrupts the life of Andrea, a 9-year-old boy, forcing him to put a strain on his childhood. With the help of his parents, young Andrea moves lightly in…

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Waterfall Hunters

2022 / United States / Lindsey Hagen

The stakes couldn’t be higher, as the men abseil, climb and hike into the heart of the jungle.

  • Apr 20 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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What We Find on the Road

2023 / United States / Chaysen Beacham

On his 18th birthday, TJ receives a key from his estranged ex con father. The key unlocks a timeworn ’68 convertible and a challenge to drive across America - in…

  • Apr 20 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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When Beverly Met Reita

2023 / United States / Brianna Schatt

*Content Warning: Self-Harm Reita Green is an 87-year-old former Hollywood actress who has been wallpapering Los Angeles homes since 1960. Reita appeared in Indestructible Man (1956), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)…

  • Apr 12 Central United Methodist Church
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You Can go Home Whenever you Want

2024 / United States / Matthew Paul Everitt

The Custodian finds himself stationed in a woodland shack, the gatekeeper to a mysterious conduit that sends those who walk through it from this life to the next. What is…

  • Apr 17 Central United Methodist Church
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Zhingwaakok: or the Pines

2019 / United States / ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby

Two Anishinaabek who long for home use language to transport between reality and memory.

  • Apr 12 R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
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