2026 FESTIVALApril 8-18, 2026Lansing, MI

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POSTED: Mar 24, 2026

When Harry Met Sally…

In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of […]

POSTED: Mar 20, 2026

Breakin’ on the One

In 1981, a breaking battle between the Rocksteady Crew and the Dynamic Rockers in New York City sparks a movement that grows from its devastated borough origins to influence the highest ranks of sports and entertainment.

POSTED: Mar 12, 2026

Desire: The Carl Craig Story

“Desire: The Carl Craig Story” is an intimate portrait of legendary techno producer, DJ and record label creator Carl Craig and an ode to his beloved city, Detroit. Raised in a middle class African American family. Carl’s parents fostered his artistic pursuits, even if that meant breaking with his family’s tradition of pursuing higher education. […]

POSTED: Mar 10, 2026

On a String

Isabel (Isabel Hagen) is a young, Juilliard-trained violist still living at home with her parents in the heart of New York City. She’s trying to make a living playing gigs with her friends but when her toxic ex- boyfriend reappears, who also happens to be the Philharmonic’s “newest, hottest cellist,” he informs her of a […]

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Edie Arnold is a Loser

Timid Catholic school dork Edie Arnold is dragged to a punk show where a mishap lands her on stage behind the drums. She’s mortified… but a natural. Convinced by her best friend, she secretly forms a band called The NunDead. Her newfound confidence leads to a date with the altar boy but also a fight […]

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Joybubbles

In the 1950s, a boy discovers he can control the global telephone system simply by whistling a magic tone. Born blind and hungry for connection, his early obsession with the telephone sparks a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and modern technology in the 20th century. Told through vivid archival footage and Joybubbles’ own […]

POSTED: Mar 7, 2026

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.

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Warren King: King of Cardboard

Warren King transforms cardboard into sculptural reflections of his Chinese-American family’s immigration and his path from engineer to artist. Preparing for a Wisconsin homecoming show, King explores belonging through art.

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Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun

Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. “Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun” is a new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans, from PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Oakland, Washington D.C., Nashville, and […]

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Wild Hope: Reclaiming Bear River

Over 150 years after suffering the worst massacre in U.S. history, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation has purchased their ancestral homeland — called Wuda Ogwa, or Bear River — with a vision to return it back to nature.