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Dear Audrey
*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Acclaimed activist filmmaker Martin Duckworth has devoted his life to peace and justice. But now he’s put down his camera to fight for the most important cause he’s ever faced—caring for his wife, Audrey Schirmer, through the final stages of Alzheimer’s. Screens with the short film Blossom
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The Banality
*FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* A small town reels from the sudden and mysterious death of “Feral Boy,” a local legend since his discovery in the woods as a child. Father Moss, a priest with a loose grip on the faith, attempts to counsel the forlorn couple that raised the boy. Starring Sherman Augustus (Stranger Things 4, Into the Badlands). Screens with the short film Spiritual Warfare
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Kumina Queen
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Imogene “Queenie” Kennedy was a contemporary priestess in post-colonial Jamaica who catapulted her African spiritual practice into renown. But after centuries of erasure, what remains of the dance between the living and the dead? Screens with the short films The Mud on Their Hands and Eat Pomegranate with Khalid Ibrahim
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Closing Night Feature: Soft
Taking place over one summer, three adolescent queer friends become enraptured in the nightlife scene of underbelly Toronto, but their bond is tested when a friend of one of them goes missing.
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Wednesday, April 5
Preview Night Feature: Hundreds of Beavers
*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* In this 19th century, no dialogue, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers. Screens with the short film Chop! Chop!
- Wed, April 5 6:30 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Music Video & Poetry Shorts
Selections include: There is a Hole in the Ground, Molly - Don't Be Surprised, Jesse Northey - Picking the Numbers, Roses by Nolia Noon, Flower, Pink Sky - Behind the Sun, Jeff Hilliard - Abandon, Running in Circles, The Hours Before Sunrise, Reka WW - Salt, Spiritual Warfare, Unfinished Business, The Wolf Music Video, Lawla, Wild Music
- Wed, April 5 8:45 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Thursday, April 6
Red Carpet Premiere Party (FREE)
What’s a film festival without a red carpet? We’re not sure, but it’s probably something like a Midwestern city without an abandoned Sears…
- Thu, April 6 6:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
‘Just a Vibe’ Shorts
Selections include: Self Care, Us, The Unreliables, Romeo and Juliet?, Time Traveling Through Time, Marry, Nothing Happened
- Thu, April 6 7:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Friday, April 7
Everybody Wants to be Loved
*DIRECTOR AND WRITER IN ATTENDANCE* A blisteringly hot summer day. Psychotherapist Ina notices something is wrong with her. But she doesn't have time to worry about it: Patients are waiting, her daughter is threatening to move, her boyfriend wants to emigrate to Finland, and her self-centered mother is celebrating her 70th birthday. Screens with the short film The Unfaithful One
- Fri, April 7 6:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
The Sun Rises in The East
*DIRECTOR AND CAST IN ATTENDANCE* The Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Screens with the short film Lifetimes
- Fri, April 7 6:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Opening Night Feature: Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out
*WRITER/PRODUCER IN ATTENDANCE* Miserable after her family moves to a small town, teenage aspiring journalist Itsy befriends Calvin, her strange, space-obsessed neighbor who believes his parents were abducted by aliens, and joins him on his journey to find them. Screens with the short film This Wild Abyss
- Fri, April 7 8:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Jack Has a Plan
Jack Tuller’s career as a budding San Francisco musician was altered in 1994 when he was diagnosed with a terminal condition and given six months to live. Jack Has a Plan tells the story of the following 25 years as Jack dodges one bullet after the next. How is it possible to be terminal for two decades? Screens with the short film The Desert King
- Fri, April 7 8:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Saturday, April 8
Family Fun Short Films (FREE)
Stop in anytime from 9:30 AM to 4 PM! Selections include: Catch, Tadada, Secret Mission, Same Old, Photocopier & Cat, Balloom, Louis' Shoes, Shine on Us
- Sat, April 8 9:30 AM
- Impression 5 Science Center
Only I Can Hear (FREE)
In search of a place between two disparate worlds, three teenage Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs), come of age in the vibrant, loud Deaf community. Screens with the short films The Secret Life of Tom Lightfoot and Silent World; curated in partnership with the ReelAbilities Film Festival
- Sat, April 8 12:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Good Guy with a Gun
*DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE* Will Greenwood, a Chicago teenager forced to come to terms with his father's violent death, visits a small town and finds solace in a group of local kids. When the town bully threatens Will's new friend, how far will he go to protect him...especially with a gun? Screens with the short film The Final Hours of South U Pizza
- Sat, April 8 12:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
‘Film Imitates Life’ Shorts
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: The Errand, Set Times, Danavan, Proxy, Brother, Dead Dogs Don't Lie, Something New, Joy
- Sat, April 8 2:30 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Documentary Shorts
Selections include: Belle River, A Letter From Home, Babushka, Bounty, Waves Apart, George
- Sat, April 8 2:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Join or Die
*DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE* Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America may depend on it. What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly: What can we do about it? Screens with the short film Born in the Barn
- Sat, April 8 5:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Symphonic Cinema (FREE)
Symphonic Cinema features live musical accompaniment to film on the big screen!
- Sat, April 8 5:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Go Through the Dark
*DIRECTOR AND CREW IN ATTENDANCE* Guanglin is a blind boy in China who displays great skill at the ancient board game called Go, in which two players place black and white pieces on a grid in an attempt to dominate their opponent. Screens with the short film A Glimpse of Paradise
- Sat, April 8 7:15 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Chasing the Ghost
*ACTOR IN ATTENDANCE* About to enter rehab, a drug-addicted ER doctor is cursed by a sinister force that requires him to find a way to stay high or his loved ones will die. Screens with the short film Whisper
- Sat, April 8 7:15 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Global Shorts
Selections include: Made of Flesh, Misophonia, At a Glance, Shattered Glass, An Island Drifts, Bachelorette Party
- Sat, April 8 7:15 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Animated Shorts
Selections include: The Sprayer, Canman, Ikigai, As Time Goes By, Where are you?, Light, Flower by Man, Repair, 45 Degree, Bridge, Roped, The Plankton, Pussy Love, 5-Stars, The Egret River
- Sat, April 8 9:45 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Ela Veezha Poonchira
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* The story is set in llaveezhapoonchira, a scenic hilltop in Kerala's Kottayam province. Amidst the heavy monsoon season, Sudhi and Madhu receive information at the wireless station of various body parts of a lady scattered in different locations of llaveezhapoonchira. Screens with the short film Party's Over
- Sat, April 8 9:45 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Tuesday, April 11
We Are Still Here (FREE)
Ten leading Indigenous filmmakers interweave eight powerful tales to tell a sweeping story of hope and survival in the face of oppression and colonization, traversing 1000 years from the past to the present and future. Presented in partnership with the MSU Womxn of Color Initiative
- Tue, April 11 6:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
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. Screens with the short film Mystic Michigan: The Rocks Cry Out
- Tue, April 11 8:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Wednesday, April 12
The Broken Promise
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Why does genocide keep happening, and how do the things we buy enable it? “Through moving testimonies spanning the globe and history, The Broken Promise shows us the warning signs that societies are moving to genocidal policies. A beautiful and timely film.” — Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Screens with the short film All in the Water
- Wed, April 12 6:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
‘Heavy Hitters’ Shorts
Selections include: Aida, Happy End Now, October Mourning, In the Water, Ousmane
- Wed, April 12 8:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Smomid (FREE)
Smomid is a project by Nick Demopoulos, who is a performer, musician and instrument builder. Smomid only utilizes instruments he has designed and built to perform interactive computer music.
- Wed, April 12 8:00 PM
- The Robin Theatre
Thursday, April 13
Fortnight Film Contest: Screening & Awards
Cheers to the 2023 Fortnight contestants! This year, we're thrilled to screen all 24 entries. PLEASE NOTE: The films are listed in alphabetical order, NOT the playlist order. Tantay Peruvian…
- Thu, April 13 5:30 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Filmmaker/Artist Afterglow (FREE)
Be the main character of your own social capital! Just kidding. But for real, come on out and hang with filmmakers and artists in a chill, no-pressure-networking kinda way at…
- Thu, April 13 8:15 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Depraved Mind
*WORLD PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* A criminal psychologist struggles to help a serial killer, stricken with amnesia, come to grips with his heinous crimes. Screens with the short film Sisters
- Thu, April 13 9:30 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Friday, April 14
‘Comedy Oddities’ Shorts
*ACTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Diary of Hitler Kumar, Live in 5, Relationshirt, I Wanted to be Vittorio Gassman, Cancelled Stamp, The Cheshire Zombie, Supermarket Affairs, Finding Filman
- Fri, April 14 5:30 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
- Fri, April 14 6:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Quality Scary Presents LILLARD FAIR 2023: Thirteen Ghosts
Empowering Lillards and Lillard lovers everywhere, this screening will have musical performances and a very special guest... we really mean it this time.
- Fri, April 14 8:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Dear Audrey
*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Acclaimed activist filmmaker Martin Duckworth has devoted his life to peace and justice. But now he’s put down his camera to fight for the most important cause he’s ever faced—caring for his wife, Audrey Schirmer, through the final stages of Alzheimer’s. Screens with the short film Blossom
- Fri, April 14 8:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
‘Wicked Thrillers’ Shorts
Selections include: Requiem, Through the Barricades, On/Off, Exit, Heleno, For Pete's Sake
- Fri, April 14 9:55 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
- Fri, April 14 10:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building
Saturday, April 15
AFI Shorts (FREE)
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Work, Picture Day, Fernanda, Bite, Redondo, Hysterical
- Sat, April 15 12:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
First Voice Generation
*DIRECTOR AND CAST & CREW IN ATTENDANCE* This documentary follows the stories of three Latinx high school students in Holland, MI. They struggle with a sense of identity and belonging growing up in this predominantly Dutch community because they are a child of Mexican immigrants. Screens with the short film Brenda's Story: From Undocumented to Documented
- Sat, April 15 12:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
The Banality
*FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* A small town reels from the sudden and mysterious death of "Feral Boy," a local legend since his discovery in the woods as a child. Father Moss, a priest with a loose grip on the faith, attempts to counsel the forlorn couple that raised the boy. Starring Sherman Augustus (Stranger Things 4, Into the Badlands). Screens with the short film Spiritual Warfare
- Sat, April 15 2:30 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Kumina Queen
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Imogene “Queenie” Kennedy was a contemporary priestess in post-colonial Jamaica who catapulted her African spiritual practice into renown. But after centuries of erasure, what remains of the dance between the living and the dead? Screens with the short films The Mud on Their Hands and Eat Pomegranate with Khalid Ibrahim
- Sat, April 15 2:30 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Closing Night Feature: Soft
Taking place over one summer, three adolescent queer friends become enraptured in the nightlife scene of underbelly Toronto, but their bond is tested when a friend of one of them goes missing.
- Sat, April 15 5:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
‘Reality Benders’ Shorts
*FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Regression, It Dawns the Longest Night, Your Friend, Anne, Amina, The Voice in Isabel Fleiss's Office, The Chosen One, It's a Dog, Caroline on the Roof
- Sat, April 15 5:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Closing Night Feature: Hayseed
*DIRECTOR AND CAST & CREW IN ATTENDANCE* After the shocking death of a small-town reverend, insurance investigator Leo Hobbins (Bill Sage) arrives at Emmaus Holy and interviews the church secretary, Darlene Halsey (Ismenia Mendes). Against his better judgement, Hobbins agrees to help Darlene find the actual cause of the reverend's death.
- Sat, April 15 7:00 PM
- Lansing Public Media Center
Hayseed (Special Overflow Screening)
*SPECIAL OVERFLOW SCREENING* After the shocking death of a small-town reverend, insurance investigator Leo Hobbins (Bill Sage) arrives at Emmaus Holy and interviews the church secretary, Darlene Halsey (Ismenia Mendes). Against his better judgement, Hobbins agrees to help Darlene find the actual cause of the reverend's death.
- Sat, April 15 7:00 PM
- The Fledge Lansing
Dissonance: Official CCFF Afterparty
Lace up your combat boots or pop out the summer rave gear a little early for an evening of untraditional sights and sounds in Frandor’s Shopping Center. The festival party lords resurrected the shuttered Sears building to summon cinephiles, music snobs, and scene queens alike to celebrate its 11th(ish) year.
- Sat, April 15 9:00 PM
- Frandor Sears Building