Wood Street

*MIDWEST PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE*

“This gorgeous and heartbreaking film from MSU alumna Caron Creighton urgently captures a snapshot of the homelessness crisis by embedding within the Wood Street homeless community of Oakland, California. It recently won Best Feature at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, and we’re proud to bring it to the Lansing audience.” – CCFF26 Programming Team

Wood Street

Two unhoused men turned community leaders— John and LaMonté —organize their neighbors in the face of displacement, addiction, and a failing social system. Their story is a powerful testament to resilience, solidarity, and the right to remain.

Everything is free at The Fretail Store. But its popularity has unintended consequences. Fretail is an observational film that tells the story of The Fretail Store, a first of its kind retail store in a mall where everything is free. Started by Mike Karl, a man who himself was once homeless, the store is so popular, it creates a rift between Karl and the mall owners that may ultimately prove devastating.