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 27, 2019

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Saturday Afternoon Shorts

*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: The Program / The Moon and The Night / Second Hand Lovers / Due Process / Cue Jane / SCHMIK / White Noise / Togetherly

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American Relapse

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Recovering addicts Frankie and Allie spend their lives helping other addicts, but can they stay clean themselves? Screens with the short film Destination Park.

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Recovery

Sci-Fi Shorts

*FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Information Superhighway / Recovery / The Hobbyist / Creatures of the Night / R&R / Beast / Sombra City / The Glimpse / After Ashes / Caronte

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Olympia

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* When her boyfriend Felix asks her to move to California with him, Olympia, on the cusp of 30, has to decide if she’s going to change along with the world around her, or get left behind. Screens with the short film Little Church.

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Symphonic Cinema [FREE]

*FREE* This special program features two dynamic pairings for a unique cinematic experience: Heartland Klezmorim performing live score to Lois Weber short films and Open Ears performing live score to a curated selection of experimental films.

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Father the Flame

*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Father the Flame follows Lee Erck, a world-renowned pipemaker from far Northern Michigan, as he travels the globe to explore the nearly forgotten art of tobacco pipe making. Screens with the short film Mrs. Saltzman Goes to Jail.

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Leto

*MIDWEST PREMIERE* A love triangle emerges around a rock and roll musician, his protege and his wife in 1980s Russia.

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Thursday Evening Shorts

*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* A curated collection of international short films with subtitles. Selections include: Royal Blue / Alfonso – I’m Happy / I Remember Ashes / On Air / Insane Love / Dario / Expression

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Fight Night: Round 2 [FREE]

*FREE* FIGHT NIGHT is an eSports event! A combination of live music performances, entertaining announcers, and elite gaming – all designed for your pure joy and entertainment.

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Dawnland

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes and placed them with white families. Now, for the first time, they are being asked to share their stories. Screens with the short film Walking for Ded.

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