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Saturday Morning Shorts
A curated compilation of short films. Selections include The Way You Die, Bar, Sanctuary of Collell, Auguste & Louise, At the Door, Bahar Im Wunderland, Roadtrip, Border Batrol
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* In this darkly comedic odyssey, Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi stars as Kumiko, a frustrated Office Lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered VHS tape of a popular film she’s mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of North Dakota. Believing this treasure to be real, she leaves behind Tokyo and her beloved rabbit Bunzo to recover it – and finds herself on a dangerous adventure unlike anything she’s seen in the movies.
Welcome to Unity
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Welcome to Unity is a light-hearted, comedy driven documentary that embarks on a journey of friendship, learning, understanding, and tolerance. As a group of people become a global family, they beat the odds in transcending cultural boundaries and moving past stereotypes. Welcome to Unity illuminates the integrity of the human spirit, proving that no matter how at odds the world may seem, there is always hope in finding “unity.”
An Honest Liar
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Renowned magician James ‘The Amazing’ Randi has been wowing audiences with his jaw-dropping illusions, escapes and sleight of hand for over 50 years. When he began seeing his cherished art form co-opted by all manner of con artists, he made it his mission to expose the simple tricks charlatans have borrowed from magicians to swindle the masses. This entertaining film chronicles Randi’s best debunkings of faith healers, fortune tellers and psychics.
Friday Night Shorts
A curated compilation of short films. Selections include The Stomach, Wedding Dress, Tobacco Burn, Save, Witnesses, and Moths
Wildlike
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Mackenzie, a troubled but daring teenage girl, is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau, Alaska. She longs for her struggling, absent mother, but as her mom’s phone calls become less frequent and her uncle’s care is not what it seems, she must flee. Her only thoughts are to escape her uncle’s grasp and contact her mother somehow, but as she plunges deeper into the Alaskan interior she is suddenly helplessly alone.
Thursday Night Shorts
A curated compilation of short films. Selections include Cycle, I M Possible, Q.U.E.E.N., Muck, Femto-Management: A Micromentary, Little Darling – The Secret City, Food, and Where’s Barry?
Red Carpet Premiere Party (FREE)
Join the fifth annual Capital City Film Festival at its FREE kick-off party in downtown Lansing! Enjoy drink specials, delicious appetizers and live music at the newest bar in town, The Beer Grotto! You’ll be walking the red carpet alongside filmmakers, musicians and friends – so break out your Sunday best. The CCFF opening night […]
Slow West
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Set in 19th century Colorado but undeniably European in sensibility, SLOW WEST tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jay Cavendish as he travels from Scotland to Colorado in pursuit of his lost love. Quickly confronted by the dangers of the American frontier, he teams up with a mysterious traveler named Silas, who agrees to protect him – for a price. Jay’s quest will be one of double-crossing, violence and peril as the guileless adolescent learns that the West takes no pity, least of all on the innocent.
After Party :: DJ Sandra Collins
FREE party! 21+ only. With her incessant worldwide touring, massive press coverage and hundreds of thousands of albums sold, Sandra has solidified her place as one of the most well-known female DJs in the world.