2025 FESTIVALApril 2-12, 2025Lansing, MI

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POSTED: Mar 2, 2024

Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do

Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do Episode 1, I’ve Parked My Car In The Friend Zone Max and Olivia are friends and roommates. Olivia is in love with him, and despite her numerous attempts to tell him, she never follows through with it. Max, ever the hopeless romantic, always in love with someone, is oblivious […]

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The Shepherd of Clouds

Tobia, a 9-year-old boy, every afternoon after school goes to the mountain to reach Aurelio, his grandfather, who brings his five sheep to graze every day. The boy and his grandfather will find themselves sharing a moment of frailty that will change the course of events forever.

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Tuhaymani’chi Pal Waniqa (The Water Flows Always)

Tuhaymani’chi Pal Waniqa (The Water Flows Always) follows a Cahuilla, Cupeño father and daughter attempting to reconnect in a journey through their Indigenous roots in the ancient springs of the Mojave Desert, just as a new water-mining project threatens their very existence. The film addresses the efforts of protecting water resources and the sacred places […]

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The Steak

A mother prepares a cake and food for her daughter’s birthday on an ordinary day. Suddenly, the enemy’s Army launches a surprise attack, leaving the mother with no time to escape, But to protect her daughter, she hides the girl in a closet. The Soldiers attack the house and kill the mother. A medic soldier […]

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ULTIMATE CITIZENS

In ULTIMATE CITIZENS, Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America, and due to the Revolution, never went “home.” As a guidance counselor in Seattle Public Schools, Jamshid’s best work takes place on the playing field with “his kids,” the children of refugees and immigrants. Their parents are in the grips of […]

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Vanished

A young couple live in an old house confiscated by the government, which is about to be demolished. While packing, the real owner shows up to visit his home for one last time.

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Phoenix

Farough, an Afghani 45 years old man, wants to fulfill his father’s will by burring his corps in Afghanistan. However, due to the Taliban’s invasion, he was forced to carry the deceased father‘s corpse from out of the way and mountains to his motherland.

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Reconcile

Reconcile aims to capture male communication in the absence of a female presence, through the silent and failing relationship of a father and his son during a moment of grief. The ethereal awkward sensation that surrounds the narrative provides room for the audience to relate, empathize, and ultimately question themselves regarding their own relationship dynamics. […]

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Officer Dave

Officer Dave, an eager security guard with dreams of donning the badge, finds himself way out of his league when an unexpected graffiti incident disturbs the peaceful corridors of Stone Hills High School. Driven by misguided determination, Dave’s clumsy pursuit unravels with unexpected twists, leaving viewers in stitches. Packed with laugh-out-loud moments and awkward encounters, […]

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River Bank (Pō-Kehgeh)

A Tewa woman struggles with guilt after stealing money from a local business. Her grandmother takes her to the River to remind her of Tewa values. The Tewa woman blesses herself with River water, and the River becomes her guide. Together, they give to the people.