2025 FESTIVALApril 2-12, 2025Lansing, MI

The Capital City Film Festival celebrates artists from around the world by curating outstanding multimedia experiences for the community.

The Capital City Film Festival celebrates artists from around the world by curating outstanding multimedia experiences for the community.

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You heard it here first! Check out the latest Capital City Film Festival announcements below.

POSTED: Mar 28, 2019

House of More

*FREE* A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances. Open 1:00 – 6:00 PM.

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House of More

*FREE* A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances. Open 1:00 – 6:00 PM.

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House of More

*FREE* A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances. Open 1:00 – 6:00 PM. Live performances by Lu Fuki & Divine Providence and Pete John.

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POSTED: Mar 27, 2019

<img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" />

Wild Rose

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star. WILD ROSE is an uplifting story with an original soundtrack about family, dreams and reality, and three chords and the truth.

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Fortnight Film Contest: The Next 13 [Screening]

Join us for a special screening of some 2019 Fortnight Film Contest entries! These shorts didn’t make the cut for the top batch, but they’re still pretty awesome.

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<img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" />

The Hole in the Ground

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* A young mother living in the Irish countryside with her son suspects his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest, and fears he may not be her son at all. Screens with the short film Recovery.

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American Film Institute Shorts [FREE]

*FREE* Selections include: Control Option Escape / Unspeakable / War Paint / On Killer Robots / Marabou / I Want to Marry a Creative Jewish Girl / Dark Wolf Gang / You Win USA Vacation

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<img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" />

You Go to My Head

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. A reclusive architect finds her unconscious, discovers that she’s suffering from amnesia, and claims to be her husband. Screens with the short film Little Voices.

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<img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img data-src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/225;" /><noscript><img src="https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/admin/wp-content/themes/ccff_ver2/assets/images/ccff-logo-300x225.png" />

Fading Portraits

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Fading Portraits provides a rare insight into a society where the government plays a pivotal role in artists’ lives, controlling the fate of their work, and subsequently their role within a society. Screens with the short films Life in Sanctuary and Lourdes.

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My Soul to Keep

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* Like many 9-year-old boys, Eli Braverman believes something menacing lives in his basement. When his older sister leaves him home alone one night, Eli discovers if this evil is real or all in his head. Screens with the short film After Ashes.

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