2026 FESTIVALApril 8-18, 2026Lansing, MI

Updates

You heard it here first! Check out the latest Capital City Film Festival announcements below.
POSTED: Mar 25, 2014
You Or A Loved One

You or a Loved One

WORLD premiere! Director in attendance. Reeling from withdrawal effects after a pharmaceutical drug trial, a reclusive aspiring illustrator sets out to form a relationship with an outgoing gal despite his continuous efforts at solitude and isolation in this quirky relationship comedy.

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Shorts Block I

A curated compilation of short films. Selections include Sheltered Love, If We Were Adults, Where the Red Fox Lies, Old Town, The Coin, Zombie Nation, and Derniers Recours (Last-Ditch)

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Shorts Block IV

A curated compilation of short films. Selections include A-Way, Tokyo Halloween Night, Taking It For Granted, Sidearoadia, The Proposal, Nervous Countdown, and Heartbeats of Fiji

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Shorts Block V

A curated compilation of short films. Selections include Into the Silent Sea, We Are the Land, Once Upon A Time… Forever, Dream With Me, In Everyone’s Eyes, Sensei, and Second First Date

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Shorts Block II

A curated compilation of short films. Selections include Exile, The Secret Keeper, Person #74, Star Struck, The Island of Strange, and Stand-By Me

POSTED: Mar 20, 2014

Shorts Block III

A curated compilation of short films. Selections include Serve and Protect, Bodies in Irreversible Detriment, Welcome Yankee, Dirty Laundry, Only Thunder, and Hatboxes

POSTED: Mar 14, 2014

Mobile in Black and White

MICHIGAN premiere! Filmmaker in attendance. Mobile in Black and White takes an alternative stance on how race remains a fundamental issue in American life, but offers that the solution doesn’t require assignments of guilt or blame – only understanding, commitment and action.

POSTED: Feb 27, 2014

Red Carpet Premiere Party presented by MLive

Join the 4th annual Capital City Film Festival at its FREE kick-off party in downtown Lansing! Generously sponsored by MLive Lansing. Enjoy drink specials, delicious appetizers and live music! You’ll be walking the red carpet alongside filmmakers, musicians and friends – so break out your Sunday best. The CCFF opening night film Alive Inside will take place […]

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Dessa w/ James Gardin & Quinn

From its first track, Dessa’s new full-length “Parts of Speech” announces itself as something different. The inveterate wordsmith – having proved her mettle in the fields of creative non-fiction, spoken-word and hip-hop – transcends all genre expectations. Dessa has truly coalesced as an artist, and her live performance showcases her astonishing multi-platform voice.

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Break Science w/ GeoVybe & Sheepdogs in the Night

In October 2013, Break Science released their much-anticipated new album Seven Bridges, which meshes the classic sounds of hip-hop with cutting edge electronic production. The duos’ energetic live performance has graced stages at Detroit Movement, Electric Forest, Electric Zoo and Summer Meltdown – and now CCFF.