2025 FESTIVALApril 2-12, 2025Lansing, MI

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POSTED: Mar 13, 2023

The Egret River

Among the tall buildings of the city, the lonely guard hides a beautiful field that no one knows, and meets an egret there; but the expansion of the city never stops, one day the field is destroyed, the egret escapes without a trace, he begin to see mysterious illusions

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The Errand

When a young girl hitchhiking is picked up by a stranger, who ends up taking whom for a ride?

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The Hours Before Sunrise

THE HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE tells the story of an elderly poet as he tries to complete his final manuscript, which he writes from the bottom of holes that he’s dug in his pock-marked backyard. He struggles to connect meaningfully to his work, to his daughter, and to the end of his life.

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Running in Circles

A quarter falls from a woman’s purse and spins on the floor. The arms of the clock spin on the wall. The store clerk stocks a shelf. Sometimes he stares at the clock and watches the time, waiting for his shift to end. It’s a typical day on the job. Except, the boss is here […]

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Secret Mission

The story is about a boy who loves to fantasize about using his imagination to transfer himself into a top secret agent in order to send a gift to his mother. Along the way, the protagonist has gone through many trials and crises, but with his bravery and resourcefulness, the boy has always been able […]

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Mystic Michigan: The Rocks Cry Out

Explore the riches of the rocks of the Great Lakes State with Mark Jager, in the third installment of Mystic Michigan. Jager, the author of the Mystic Michigan books series, returns to host this docu-series which explores the many beautiful geological formations across the state of Michigan. Jager unravels the rich beauty, history, and spirituality […]

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Marry

After a few drinks in the park, two friends wander the streets and stumble upon life’s toughest questions.

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Nature vs Nurture

An experimental film about nature and the industrial world through the comparing and contrasting of sound and image

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Night

The dust of war keeps the eyes sleepless. Night brings peace and sleep to all the people in the broken town. Only the eyes of the mother of the missing child stay resilient. Night has to trick her into sleeping to save her soul.

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Reciprocity Project

Facing a climate crisis, the Reciprocity Project embraces Indigenous value systems that have bolstered communities since the dawn of humanity. To heal, we must recognize that we are in relationship with Earth, a place that was in balance until the modern industrial age. This short film series and multimedia platform (reciprocity.org) invites learning from time-honored […]