2026 FESTIVALApril 8-18, 2026Lansing, MI

Updates

You heard it here first! Check out the latest Capital City Film Festival announcements below.
POSTED: Mar 27, 2026

‘Pride in Motion’ Happy Hour

Join us to unwind at Happy Hour before the ‘Pride in Motion’ Shorts program!

POSTED: Mar 25, 2026

The Ovation Presents: The Go Rounds wsg False Harbor

The Go Rounds are one of contemporary indie rock’s most creative groups, a bold and visionary collection of talented musicians that have forged a reputation as innovators over the course of five studio albums and countless live performances. Opening the show is False Harbor, an indie-psychedelic rock band from Lansing, Michigan.

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CCFF x Ambient Annotations

Ambient Annotations is an experimental/electronica music showcase, founded by Stephanie E. Vasko at The Robin Theatre in 2023. Drop in to enjoy sounds from local artists in a welcoming environment. Meet other people interested in making this kind of music, or just enjoy strange sounds in a cozy setting. Limited space available – please RSVP […]

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Filmmaker / Artist Afterglow

*FREE EVENT* Be the main character of your own social capital! Just kidding. But for real, come on out and hang with filmmakers and artists in a chill, no pressure-networking kinda way.

POSTED: Mar 24, 2026

When Harry Met Sally…

*In tribute to Rob Reiner* In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns and Sally Albright share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, Jess and Marie, attempt to stay friends without sex.

POSTED: Mar 12, 2026

Sun Never Again

*U.S. PREMIERE* Vid, a father grappling with the threat of a corporate iron ore mine near his home, finds hope and resilience through his young son’s imagination, which infuses their grim reality with optimism, fairy tales, and mysticism. Screens with the short film Boom Balloon Machine.

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Desire: The Carl Craig Story

*DIRECTOR & SUBJECT IN ATTENDANCE* An intimate portrait of legendary techno producer, DJ and record label creator Carl Craig and an ode to his beloved city, Detroit. Raised in a middle class African American family, Carl’s parents fostered his artistic pursuits, even if that meant breaking with his family’s tradition of pursuing higher education.

POSTED: Mar 11, 2026

CCFF x NOCTURNE: REBLOOM

Featuring Sero, Rinbossanova, NO.AH, and IZOTROPE. Melt away the daily drudge with Lansing’s Nocturne DJ collective for this special benefit show for a local farming co-op.

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Jake Blount’s Afrofuturist Salon

A powerfully skilled musician and music scholar, Jake Blount speaks ardently about the African roots of the banjo and the profound and often under discussed ways Black people and culture have influenced the amorphous categories of roots music and Americana.

POSTED: Mar 10, 2026

Edie Arnold is a Loser

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE* Timid dork Edie makes waves when she starts a punk band with her fellow “turds,” becoming an icon to the rest of the losers at her Catholic school while pissing off the hot girls, the nuns, and the horniest altar boy you’ve ever seen. Screens with the short film There’s a Devil Inside Me