Wednesday, April 8
Thursday, April 9
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Tuesday, April 14
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Thursday, April 16
Friday, April 17
‘Pride in Motion’ Happy Hour
Join us to unwind at Happy Hour before the 'Pride in Motion' Shorts program!
- Fri, April 17 4:30 PM
- Riverwalk Theatre
Joybubbles
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // OPEN SCREENING: OPEN AUDIO DESCRIPTION AND OPEN CAPTIONS* A boy discovers he can control the global telephone system by whistling a magic tone. Born blind and yearning for connection, his early obsession with the telephone sparks a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and technology.
- Fri, April 17 6:00 PM
- Central United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
‘Pride in Motion’ Shorts
*FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* Pride is more than a summer festival and LGBTQIA+ is so much more than an acronym. These shorts explore the nuances, beauty, and heartbreak of those of us who exist within the LGBTQIA+ spectrum around the world. Selections include: Fadeaway, AGAPE, ...and Release, Old Dykes, Cuming Out, and Las Cosas Que Brillan
- Fri, April 17 6:00 PM
- Riverwalk Theatre
Midwest Experimental Moving Image
*FREE EVENT* What experiments in film and video are being done in the Midwest? Find out at this screening presented in collaboration with the MSU Broad Art Museum!
- Fri, April 17 7:00 PM
- The Robin Theatre
‘Film Imitates Life’ Shorts
*FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* Every film was once a story waiting to be told. Whether they come from a lived experience or the mind of a writer, these shorts hold up a mirror that lets us learn more about ourselves and each other. Selections include: The Polar Bear Plunge, Public Freakout, Trashy People, If You Die I'll Kill You, Serenity, and Comets
- Fri, April 17 8:00 PM
- Central United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
On a String
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Isabel (Isabel Hagen) is a young, Juilliard-trained violist still living at home with her parents in the heart of NYC. 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 viola opening in the prestigious orchestra. Nothing can go wrong, right?
- Fri, April 17 8:25 PM
- Riverwalk Theatre
CCFF x NOCTURNE: REBLOOM
Featuring Sero, Rinbossanova, NO.AH, and IZOTROPE. Melt away the daily drudge with Lansing’s Nocturne DJ collective for this special benefit show for a local farming co-op.
- Fri, April 17 9:30 PM
- The Avenue
The Misadventures of Vince and Hick
*MIDWEST PREMIERE // PRODUCER IN ATTENDANCE* A recently released-from-prison car thief gets roped in with an overly ambitious con man and must help him deliver a prized car to a dangerous kingpin within 24 hours. Screens with the short film Parlay
- Fri, April 17 10:00 PM
- Riverwalk Theatre
Saturday, April 18
Short Films from Iran
Bold cinematic visions and urgent storytelling from Iranian filmmakers. Selections include: The Third Dream, The Tortoise, The Translator, Little Soldier, Deform, Like Friend, Like Deer, Nest, and SUMMER TRIANGLE
- Sat, April 18 12:00 PM
- Central United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Documentary Mediums
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Not quite shorts, not quite feature length... these incredible stories are mediums - and just like Goldilocks, we think they're just right. Selections include: Is That All There Is?, On Healing Land, Birds Perch (ÐÁT LÀNH CHIM ÐÂU), and The Last Puestero.
- Sat, April 18 12:00 PM
- Riverwalk Theatre
Jake Blount’s Afrofuturist Salon
A powerfully skilled musician and music scholar, Jake Blount speaks ardently about the African roots of the banjo and the profound and often under discussed ways Black people and culture have influenced the amorphous categories of roots music and Americana.
- Sat, April 18 2:00 PM
- The Robin Theatre
Yalla Parkour
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* In her relentless pursuit of a memory that reinforces her sense of belonging, Areeb crosses paths with Ahmed, a parkour athlete in Gaza, sparking in a journey where conflicting aspirations intersect. Nostalgia meets with ambition, and the weight of a confined past meets with an unpredictable future. Screens with the short film The Life of a Human Firecracker.
- Sat, April 18 2:30 PM
- Central United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Another German Tank Story
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* While an American film crew shoots a war series in a former sugar factory in Germany, the residents of the nearby village of Wiesenwalde chase their personal dreams - until a sudden power failure threatens to disrupt all plans and a tank stands in front of the mayor's house. Screens with the short film A Little Grace.
- Sat, April 18 2:30 PM
- Riverwalk Theatre
When We Get There
*WORLD PREMIERE // FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* After their mother passes away, Cal and Ty embark on a cross-country trek to meet their father. Along with Cal’s girlfriend, Ellie, and a new guitar named Stevie, they are forced to navigate uncertain futures on a 2000-mile journey. Screens with the short film What We Carry.
- Sat, April 18 4:30 PM
- Riverwalk Theatre
Closing Night Feature: A Sad and Beautiful World
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
- Sat, April 18 7:15 PM
- Riverwalk Theatre
NIGHTSHADE: Official CCFF Afterparty ft. Petal Supply
Dim the lights and step into a glowing garden of sickening beats and ineffable fun for the Capital City Film Festival Afterparty.
- Sat, April 18 9:00 PM
- Central United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall