2026 FESTIVALApril 8-18, 2026Lansing, MI

Updates

You heard it here first! Check out the latest Capital City Film Festival announcements below.
POSTED: Mar 29, 2016

Here Come The Videofreex

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of renegade journalists known as the Videofreex democratized the future of the media as they deployed the first handheld video cameras to report and observe the world around them.

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Sci-Fi Shorts Block

A curated compilation of sci-fi short films. Selections include: Remedy, Circle, Whisper, The Edge, Roadside Assistance, Sleeping Wonder, Helio, In Memory

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The Adderall Diaries

*OPENING NIGHT FEATURE, MICHIGAN PREMIERE* As a writer stymied by past success, writers block, substance abuse, relationship problems and a serious set of father issues, Elliott’s cracked-out chronicle of a bizarre murder trial amounts to less than the sum of its parts.

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Symphonic Cinema: Disney in Concert (FREE)

FREE! The Lansing Symphony Orchestra performs live at the sixth annual Capital City Film Festival.

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Red Carpet Premiere Party (FREE)

Throw on your party dress and join us as we celebrate the sixth annual Capital City Film Festival with the FREE Red Carpet Premiere Party! Enjoy drink specials, delicious appetizers, and live music.

POSTED: Apr 8, 2015

Jeremy Ellis w/ John Beltran & DJ Ruckus

*FREE SHOW!* Jeremy Ellis blows minds with insane live show videos, soulful productions, and even some lessons in live electronic music performance.

POSTED: Mar 30, 2015

Symphonic Cinema (FREE)

*FREE* ONE NIGHT ONLY, the full Lansing Symphony Orchestra performs at the fifth annual Capital City Film Festival! The horror. The tragedy. The comedy. The spectacle. Join us for a symphonic and cinematic experience that’s anything but ordinary.

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The Hunting Ground

From the makers of “The Invisible War” comes a startling expose of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Weaving together verite footage and first person testimonies, the film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt to pursue – despite incredible push back, harassment and traumatic aftermath – both their education and justice.

POSTED: Mar 27, 2015

Results

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Recently divorced, newly rich, and utterly miserable, Danny would seem to be the perfect test subject for a definitive look at the relationship between money and happiness. Danny’s well-funded ennui is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self-styled guru/owner Trevor and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat. Soon, their three lives are inextricably knotted, both professionally and personally.

POSTED: Mar 26, 2015

Unexpected

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.