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Capital City Film Festival

April 11—21, 2019 Schedule of Events capitalcityfilmfest.com

2019 Capital City Film Festival Introduction | 2

YOUR FESTIVAL. YOUR FORMULA.

TICKETS

2019 CAPITAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL VENUES

The CAPITAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL is a celebration of multimedia from around the globe. The festival showcases independent films, live music, interactive media, and more over eleven days throughout Lansing, Michigan.

Some events are free of charge - see schedule for details

Red Carpet Premiere Party: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10

Opening Night Film: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10

Film Events: (Available at the door only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5

Concerts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5-$15

All-Access Pass: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

Patron Pass: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 The CCFF all-access pass includes admission to ALL film screenings, concerts,

and parties. The patron pass includes all that plus unlimited free popcorn (and a

donation!) Passes available at ccff.co and at the door.

FILM MUSIC MORE/INTERACTIVE | SEE MAP AT CCFF.CO/MAP

HOTWATER WORKS WAREHOUSE2116 E Michigan Ave, Lansing MI

RIVERWALK THEATRE228 Museum Dr, Lansing, MI

IMPRESSION 5 SCIENCE CENTER200 Museum Drive, Lansing MI

THE AVENUE2021 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI

LANSING PUBLIC MEDIA CENTER2500 S Washington Ave, Lansing MI

THE FLEDGE LANSING1300 Eureka St, Lansing, MI

MAC’S BAR2700 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI

THE LOFT414 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI

REACH STUDIO ART CENTER1804 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI

THE ROBIN THEATRE1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI

*Alcohol will be offered at most events. Visit ccff.co/schedule for more information.

2019 Capital City Film Festival Schedule Overview | 3

2019 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCETHURSDAY, APRIL 11THTIME EVENT LOCATION

5:15 PM Red Carpet Premiere Party Impression 5

7:15 PM Guest Artist (Midwest Premiere) Riverwalk Theatre

9:00 PM Sen Morimoto The Avenue

9:15 PM Guest Artist (Encore Screening) Riverwalk Theatre

FRIDAY, APRIL 12THTIME EVENT LOCATION

5:30 PM Detroit 48202 Hotwater Works

5:30 PM Friday Evening Shorts (Q&A w/Director) Riverwalk Theatre

7:00 PM House of More: Opening Night - FREE The Robin Theatre

7:30 PM Her Smell (MI Premiere) Riverwalk Theatre

8:30 PM Animated Shorts Hotwater Works

9:00 PM The Cowboys The Avenue

10:00 PM DeadTectives (MI Premiere) Hotwater Works

10:00 PM Destroy All Cinema ft. Funny Girls Riverwalk Theatre

11:55 PM Red Letter Day (MI Premiere) Riverwalk Theatre

SATURDAY, APRIL 13THTIME EVENT LOCATION

12:00 PM Spartan Shorts (Q&A w/ Filmmakers) Hotwater Works

1:00 PM House of More - FREE The Robin Theatre

2:30 PM Owned: A Tale of Two Americas Hotwater Works (MI Premiere)

2:30 PM Saturday Shorts at 2:30 The Fledge Lansing

5:00 PM About A Donkey Hotwater Works (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Director)

5:00 PM Saturday Shorts at 5 Riverwalk Theatre (Q&A w/ Filmmakers)

5:00 PM The Journey (MI Premiere) The Fledge Lansing

7:00 PM The Crane Wives & Olivia Millerschin The Loft

7:30 PM Bernadette Hotwater Works (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Director)

7:30 PM Saturday Shorts at 7:30 Riverwalk Theatre



7:30 PM Albanian Gangster The Fledge Lansing (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Director)

9:00 PM The Free Bleeders The Avenue

10:00 PM Comedy Shorts Hotwater Works

10:00 PM Ms. Purple (Midwest Premiere) Riverwalk Theatre

SUNDAY, APRIL 14THTIME EVENT LOCATION

11:00 AM Fortnight Film Contest Lansing Public Screening & Awards Media Center


2:00 PM I Can Only Be Mary Lane Hotwater Works

2:00 PM Crowdfunding for Filmmakers Lansing Public FREE WORKSHOP Media Center

4:30 PM Sunday Afternoon Shorts Hotwater Works

7:00 PM The Class of 2018 B.C. Hotwater Works (World Premiere, Q&A w/ Director)

7:00 PM Shortly Mac’s Bar

7:00 PM Com Truise The Loft

MONDAY, APRIL 15THTIME EVENT LOCATION


6:30 PM No! The Rape Documentary - FREE REACH Studio

8:00 PM Laugh Lab - FREE Mac’s Bar

TUESDAY, APRIL 16THTIME EVENT LOCATION


5:30 PM Bad Bad Winter (MI Premiere) The Fledge Lansing

7:30 PM This Teacher (MI Premiere) The Fledge Lansing

9:30 PM Freedom Fields (MI Premiere) The Fledge Lansing


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17THTIME EVENT LOCATION


6:00 PM Dawnland The Fledge Lansing (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Filmmaker)

7:00 PM Fight Night: Round 2 - FREE Lansing Public eSports Tournament Media Center

8:00 PM T for Taj Mahal (MI Premiere) The Fledge Lansing

THURSDAY, APRIL 18THTIME EVENT LOCATION


5:00 PM PLAY: Launch Party - FREE Impression 5

5:30 PM Thursday Evening Shorts The Fledge Lansing (Q&A w/ Filmmaker)

7:00 PM Michigander The Loft

7:20 PM Dogman (MI Premiere) The Fledge Lansing

9:00 PM Ghost Orchard The Avenue

9:15 PM Leto (Midwest Premiere) The Fledge Lansing

FRIDAY, APRIL 19THTIME EVENT LOCATION

10:00 AM PLAY: Interactive & Gaming Gallery Impression 5


6:00 PM Rafiki Screening & Queerceañera - FREE Lansing Public (MI Premiere) Media Center

6:00 PM Michigan Documentary Shorts REACH Studio (Q&A w/ Filmmakers)

6:00 PM Symphonic Cinema - FREE The Fledge Lansing

7:00 PM Wally Pleasant Mac’s Bar

8:15 PM Father The Flame (MI Premiere) REACH Studio

8:15 PM Olympia (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Director) The Fledge Lansing

9:00 PM Lady Ace Boogie The Avenue

10:15 PM Sci-Fi Shorts The Fledge Lansing



10:00 AM Science of Cinema Impression 5

10:00 AM PLAY: Interactive & Gaming Gallery Impression 5

12:00 PM American Relapse REACH Studio (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Filmmaker)

12:00 PM CCFF Presents: Stoopfest 2019 The Avenue


2:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Shorts REACH Studio

2:30 PM You Go To My Head The Fledge Lansing (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Filmmaker)

5:00 PM My Soul to Keep REACH Studio (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Filmmakers)

5:00 PM Fading Portraits The Fledge Lansing (MI Premiere, Q&A w/ Filmmaker)

7:30 PM American Film Institute Shorts - FREE The Fledge Lansing

10:00 PM The Hole in the Ground The Fledge Lansing (MI Premiere)

10:00 PM Vitality: Official CCFF Afterparty The Wing

SUNDAY, APRIL 21STTIME EVENT LOCATION

12:15 PM Comedy Shorts (Encore Screening) REACH Studio

12:15 PM Fortnight Film Contest: The Next 10 The Fledge Lansing


2:30 PM Olympia (Encore Screening) REACH Studio

2:30 PM Wild Rose (MI Premiere) The Fledge Lansing

5:00 PM Bernadette (Encore Screening) REACH Studio

5:00 PM The Brink The Fledge Lansing

7:00 PM Major Murphy Mac’s Bar

7:00 PM Vai (Midwest Premiere) The Fledge Lansing

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FULL SCHEDULE (APRIL 11-21)The following pages contain descriptions about featured films, musicians, and special events at the 2019 Capital City Film Festival. For full details and more info, visit ccff.co/schedule.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH

RED CARPET PREMIERE PARTY5:15 - 7:15 PM Impression 5 Science Center

Come celebrate the ninth annual Capital City Film Festival with us on the red carpet! Plenty of beer, wine, and spirits for sippin’, appetizers to go around, and live music at this year’s party hosted by Impression 5 Science Center.

GUEST ARTIST7:15 PM Riverwalk Theatre

OPENING NIGHT FEATURE MIDWEST PREMIERE

The story of a young man coming face to face with his hero (Jeff Daniels) and exploring the tangled relationship between the dreams of youth and the wisdom of age. Directed by Timothy Busfield and screens with the short film Hair Trigger.

GUEST ARTIST (ENCORE SCREENING)9:15 PM Riverwalk Theatre

MIDWEST PREMIERE

SEN MORIMOTO9:00 PM Doors, 11:00 PM Headliner The Avenue

Sen Morimoto is a multi-instrumentalist composer and songwriter born in Kyoto, Japan. His powerful grasp of jazz composition, pop songwriting, and hip-hop styling are fully articulated on Cannonball!, an LP that he wrote, arranged, and produced by himself. With special guests MikeyyAustin and Creature of One.


DETROIT 48202: CONVERSATIONS ALONG A POSTAL ROUTE5:30 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE

A documentary in Five Acts that examines the rise, demise, and contested resurgence of Detroit through the lens of African-American mail carrier, Wendell Watkins, and the residents he has faithfully served for thirty years. Directed by Pam Sporn and screens with the short films Danny’s Super 8 and Detroit Hives. This program is sponsored by Clerical-Technical Union of MSU.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH

FRIDAY EVENING SHORTS5:30 PM Riverwalk Theatre

DIRECTOR IN ATTENDENCE

A curated collection of international short films with subtitles. Selections include: Broken Pipe / Luana / Moderately Satisfied / Accident / The Old Man and the Dead / Until Forever (Hasta Siempre)

HOUSE OF MORE: OPENING NIGHT7:00 PM - 12:00 AM The Robin Theatre

FREE

A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances. Join us for Opening Night soundtracked by BLVCK ICE.

See pages 25-27 for more info.

HER SMELL7:30 PM Riverwalk Theatre

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success. Directed by Alex Ross Perry.


THE COWBOYS9:00 PM Doors, 11:30 PM Headliner The Avenue

Bloomington, Indiana has something to really be proud of in hometown heroes The Cowboys. One of the most exciting and indescribable bands of the last five years, this band manages to escape all of the pitfalls of modern DIY punk/garage and break out into a field of their own instantly. With special guests Flatfoot and La La Delivery.

ANIMATED SHORTS8:30 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY

Selections include: The Juggler / Your Eyes, Will I Ever / Gumamel / Fuse / Beauty Fall / Darling / Carlotta’s Face / Things Were Better Before / Back to the Moon / Undersee / In the House of Paper Flowers / Age of Sail / Starvation

DEADTECTIVES10:00 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

DeadTectives follows a team of hapless paranormal investigators on a reality TV series who go on a quest to Mexico’s most haunted house in the pursuit of better ratings. Directed by Tony West.

RED LETTER DAY11:55 PM Riverwalk Theatre

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

Red Letter Day is a dark comedy/thriller that asks the age-old question: Just how well do you know your neighbors? Directed by Cameron Macgowan and screens with the short film The Glimpse.

DESTROY ALL CINEMA10:00 PM Riverwalk Theatre

CCFF brings you DESTROY ALL CINEMA! Join the Funny Girls from Grand Rapids as they riff on our favorite 1997 slasher film, I Know What You Did Last Summer.


OWNED: A TALE OF TWO AMERICAS2:30 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

Owned is a fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings and its unbridled commoditization, the film exposes a foundational story that few Americans understand as their own. Directed by Giorgio Angelini and screens with the short film Due Process.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH

SATURDAY SHORTS AT 2:302:30 PM The Fledge Lansing

A curated collection of international short films with subtitles. Selections include: The Big Shot / Nomad / First Disco / Dare Not Fly / Incommunicado / Darling / Carlotta’s Face

ABOUT A DONKEY5:00 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

MICHIGAN PREMIERE DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE

When Tim brings home a donkey in a mixture of wanting to rescue both it and himself, all of the characters’ lives are shaken up and pushed forward. Directed by Christina Raia and screens with the short films Dearly Departed and Only a Movie!

SATURDAY SHORTS AT 55:00 PM Riverwalk Theatre


Selections include: Little Church / Thirsty Eyes - 838 / Newborn / Bennifer / June / Nevada / I Can’t Even / Hair Trigger

SPARTAN SHORTS12:00 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

FREE // FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE

Selections include: Bags to Butterflies / The Boogie Man / Incandescent Hearts / GRIND / Hours Left / Blackout Shades / Juice / Party Foul / Shattered / The Fisherman / Routine Cops

HOUSE OF MORE1:00 - 11:00 PM The Robin Theatre

FREE

A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances. Live performances by Wing Vilma and Normandd.



THE CRANE WIVES & OLIVIA MILLERSCHIN7:00 PM Doors, 9:00 PM Headliner The Loft

In Japanese folklore, the crane wife is a bird disguised as a woman who spins fine silks from her own feathers, until her identity is discovered. The Crane Wives spin fine songs from whole cloth, and you will never want the melodies to leave your head. With special guests Brother Elsey.

THE JOURNEY5:00 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

Sara enters Baghdad station with sinister intentions for its reopening ceremony. As she braces to commit an unthinkable act, her plans are drastically altered by an unwanted and awkward encounter with Salam, a self-assured and flirtatious salesman. Directed by Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji and screens with the short film 1-0.

BERNADETTE7:30 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse


1994 was the perfect summer… for heartache. At 15, Archie Kinsler has an impossible goal: to win the heart of Bernadette, a much older French foreign exchange student and local lifeguard, before she returns home at the end of the season. Directed by John Psathas and screens with the short film Brain Engagement.

SATURDAY SHORTS AT 7:307:30 PM Riverwalk Theatre

Selections include: A Picnic Table, At Dusk / Magnolia & Clementine / Terminally in Love / Safe / Self Tape / Wonderwall / Four-Ninety



THE FREE BLEEDERS9:00 PM Doors, 11:45 PM Headliner The Avenue

As the Free Bleeders, we sing songs of unity, steeped in Feminist ethos, aimed at challenging people to question individual and group participation in systems of oppression and confront racist, sexist, classist, homophobic, ableist, and all other marginalizing and aggressive behaviors. With special guests Girl Fight, Scary Women, and Lonely Arms.

COMEDY SHORTS10:00 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

Selections include: The High Wire / Nico or (Head of the Family) / Clueless / First Kill / College Town / Cannonball / 2019: A Home Odyssey / Chirp, Buzz, & Other Sensations / Only a Movie! / Dearly Departed

MS. PURPLE10:00 PM Riverwalk Theatre

MIDWEST PREMIERE

A young woman who works as a karaoke hostess in Koreatown, Los Angeles reconnects with her estranged brother in the final days of their father’s life. Directed by Justin Chon.

ALBANIAN GANGSTER7:30 PM The Fledge Lansing


Leon was once the righthand muscle of a legendary Albanian mafia boss. Once a legend, respected, feared, with the Bronx and NYC at his feet, a man who took six bullets and survived with the scars to prove it, a man now—after 18 years in the joint—today, a legend only in his own mind. Directed by Matthew A. Brown and screens with the short film Four-Ninety.


FORTNIGHT FILM CONTEST (SCREENING & AWARDS)11:00 AM Lansing Public Media Center

CCFF presents the Fortnight Film Contest – a competition for filmmakers in Michigan – in conjunction with the festival! Come see the top films made as part of the 2019 contest as determined by a wide panel of judges. More than $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded!

SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH


FREE

A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances. Live performances by Lu Fuki & Divine Providence and Pete John


I CAN ONLY BE MARY LANE2:00 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

At 82, Mary Lane is one of the last legendary Blues musicians that made the Great Migration from America’s south. Although widely respected in Chicago, she has never gotten the recognition she deserves. This film follows Mary as she records just her second studio album and first in over 20 years. Directed by Jesseca Ynez Simmons and screens with the short films The Bastille Concerto and Off the Grid.

THE CLASS OF 2018 B.C.7:00 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE

On the brink of their college graduation, a small-town band known as The Class of 2018 B.C., face the brutal reality of the final days before graduation, pushing each other to their limits as their friendships fall apart and their futures just begin. Directed by Ben Escobar.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON SHORTS4:30 PM Hotwater Works Warehouse

Selections include: The King of Hearts Magic Society / I’m Sorry / Not Alone / Paynes Find / Voice / Exposure / ASIA A / I Just Wanted to See You

WORKSHOP: CROWDFUNDING FOR FILMMAKERS2:00 - 3:00 PM Lansing Public Media Center

FREE

Learn the tools for creative independence by studying the techniques of successful crowdfunding campaigns: how to identify your audiences, bring them on board, build meaningful partnerships, and create the most enticing possible pitch to audiences.


COM TRUISE7:00 PM Doors, 9:00 PM Headliner The Loft

“Repetition is a form of change,” reads one of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies. Seth Haley knows the concept well, and his style of technicolour synth-wave takes the mantra as a challenge - how much emotion can one man convey through his machines? With special guests Joe Hertler and Kong.

SHORTLY7:00 PM Doors, 9:30 PM Headliner Mac’s Bar

Shortly is the creative output of Detroit-based artist Alex Maniak, whose debut EP ‘Richmond’ is out now on Triple Crown Records. With special guests Greet Death, Formerly Bodies, and Young Ritual.

SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH

MONDAY, APRIL 15TH

NO! THE RAPE DOCUMENTARY 20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING & PANEL6:30 PM REACH Studio Art Center

FREE

NO! explores the international atrocity of rape cisgender women by cisgender men, and other forms of sexual assault through the first person testimonies, scholarship, spirituality, activism, and cultural work of Black people in the U.S. Directed by Aishah Shahidah Simmons. Presented in partnership with the Firecracker Foundation and MSU Womxn of Color Initiative.


FREE

A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances.


LAUGH LAB8:00 PM Mac’s Bar

FREE

Part live comedy, part video sketch, and all about hilarious experimentation! LAUGH LAB brings some of the funniest comedians around together on stage and on screen.


BAD BAD WINTER5:30 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

After the passing of her grandmother, a businessman’s daughter goes back to her birthplace. After a little while, she receives the visit of her former classmates but their reunion take an unexpected turn. Directed by Olga Korotko and screens with the short film Disfluency.

TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH


FREE



FREEDOM FIELDS9:30 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

Freedom Fields follows three women and their football team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade. An intimate film about hope, struggle and sacrifice in a land where dreams seem a luxury. A love letter to sisterhood and the power of team. Directed by Naziha Arebi.

Presented in partnership with the MSU Womxn of Color Initiative.

THIS TEACHER7:30 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

This Teacher follows a French Muslim woman as she travels to NYC to visit her childhood best friend. When the reunion proves disastrous, she disappears to a remote cabin upstate but discovers that she’s not alone. Her sojourn in nature descends into a terrifying study of the intolerance and suspicion she encounters and reflects back to an Islamophobic America. Directed by Mark Jackson.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH


FREE



DAWNLAND6:00 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE

For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes and placed them with white families. Now, for the first time, they are being asked to share their stories. Directed by Adam Mazo and screens with the short film Walking for Ded.

FIGHT NIGHT: ROUND 27:00 PM Lansing Public Media Center

FREE

FIGHT NIGHT is an eSports event! A combination of live music performances, entertaining announcers, and elite gaming - all designed for your pure joy and entertainment.

T FOR TAJ MAHAL8:00 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

Bajjar; a village of complete illiterates with no school. Bansi wants to carve a different future for his younger brother. He starts an eatery by the highway and stumbles upon a unique idea to ask customers for their time to teach instead of paying money for the food. Directed by Kireet Khurana and screens with the short film Ranapakhara.


PLAY: LAUNCH PARTY5:00 - 8:00 PM Impression 5 Science Center

FREE

This hands-on interactive media and gaming showcase offers festival-goers the opportunity to explore and experience the latest in gaming, virtual reality technology, and interactive filmmaking. Powered by Michigan State University.

See page 28 for more info.



FREE



DOGMAN7:20 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood. Directed by Matteo Garrone.

MICHIGANDER7:00 PM Doors, 9:30 PM Headliner The Loft

Hailing from somewhere in the great lakes state, Michigander was born out of restless feet and the need to say something. With special guests Young Pioneer and Canceled Plans.

THURSDAY EVENING SHORTS5:30 PM The Fledge Lansing

FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE

A curated collection of international short films with subtitles. Selections include: Royal Blue / Alfonso - I’m Happy / I Remember Ashes / On Air / Insane Love / Dario / Expression


RAFIKI SCREENING & QUEERCEAÑERA CELEBRATION6:00 PM Lansing Public Media Center

FREE // MICHIGAN PREMIERE

“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Directed by Wanuri Kahiu and presented in partnership with the MSU Womxn of Color Initiative and the Michigan Indigenous Chicanx Community Alliance.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH

PLAY: INTERACTIVE & GAMING GALLERY10:00 AM - 7:30 PM Impression 5 Science Center




FREE

A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances. Live performances by River Spirit and Mel N. See pages 25-27 for more info.


GHOST ORCHARD9:00 PM Doors, 11:45 PM Headliner The Avenue

Ghost Orchard is the recording moniker of producer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Hall. His last record, Bliss, combines a variety of indie-pop and experimental cassette soundscapes, filled with hushed, catchy melodies and warm, inviting environments. With special guests Crystal Drive, Nonbinary, and Choral Reef.

LETO9:15 PM The Fledge Lansing

MIDWEST PREMIERE

A love triangle emerges around a rock and roll musician, his protege and his wife in 1980s Russia. Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov.


SYMPHONIC CINEMA6:00 PM The Fledge Lansing

FREE

This special program features two dynamic pairings for a unique cinematic experience: Heartland Klezmorim performing live score to Lois Weber short films and Open Ears performing live score to a curated selection of experimental films.

FATHER THE FLAME8:15 PM REACH Studio Art Center

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

Father the Flame follows Lee Erck, a world-renowned pipemaker from far Northern Michigan, as he travels the globe to explore the nearly forgotten art of tobacco pipe making. Directed by Chad Terpstra and screens with the short film Mrs. Saltzman Goes to Jail.

WALLY PLEASANT7:00 PM Doors, 9:00 PM Headliner Mac’s Bar

Wally Pleasant is an American musician from Michigan. He plays humorous songs based on folk music and 1950s-60s rock and roll influences. With special guests Matthew Milia and Blaine and His Keyboard.

OLYMPIA8:15 PM The Fledge Lansing


When her boyfriend Felix asks her to move to California with him, Olympia, on the cusp of 30, has to decide if she’s going to change along with the world around her, or get left behind. Directed by Gregory Dixon and screens with the short film Little Church.

MICHIGAN DOCUMENTARY SHORTS6:00 PM REACH Studio Art Center


Selections include: The Big Five Dive / R.E. Old and The First Auto City / A Change of Practice


FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH


PLAY: INTERACTIVE & GAMING GALLERY10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Impression 5 Science Center



SCIENCE OF CINEMA10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Impression 5 Science Center

CCFF and Impression 5 Science Center are teaming up to bring you Science of Cinema, a day of exploring the art and science behind movies. Stop in for some hands-on activities and short films playing in our pop-up theater!

LADY ACE BOOGIE9:00 PM Doors, 11:00 PM Headliner The Avenue

Compelled to share both her story, and the stories of others; Lady Ace Boogie conveys a message centered on personal growth, struggle, and inspiration, with hopes to positively impact those who are listening. With special guests Jahshua Smith and Shamar Alef.

SCI-FI SHORTS10:15 PM The Fledge Lansing

Selections include: Information Superhighway / The Hobbyist / Recovery / Creatures of the Night / R&R / Beast / Sombra City / The Glimpse / Caronte / After Ashes


MY SOUL TO KEEP5:00 PM REACH Studio Art Center

MICHIGAN PREMIERE FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE

Like many 9-year-old boys, Eli Braverman believes something menacing lives in his basement. When his older sister leaves him home alone one night, Eli discovers if this evil is real or all in his head. Directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad and screens with the short film After Ashes.

YOU GO TO MY HEAD2:30 PM The Fledge Lansing


In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. A reclusive architect finds her unconscious, discovers that she’s suffering from amnesia, and claims to be her husband. Directed by Dimitri de Clercq and screens with the short film Little Voices.


FREE



SATURDAY AFTERNOON SHORTS2:30 PM REACH Studio Art Center

FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE

Selections include: Togetherly / The Program / The Moon and The Night / Second Hand Lovers / Due Process / Cue Jane / SCHMIK / White Noise

CCFF PRESENTS: STOOPFEST 201912:00 PM - 12:00 AM The Avenue

CCFF is proud to present StoopFest 2019! Lansing’s own DIY arts, music, and comedy festival is back and takes place all over Lansing’s East Side.

AMERICAN RELAPSE12:00 PM REACH Studio Art Center


Recovering addicts Frankie and Allie spend their lives helping other addicts, but can they stay clean themselves? Directed by Adam Linkenhelt and Pat McGee and screens with the short film Destination Park.



AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE SHORTS7:30 PM The Fledge Lansing

FREE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE

Selections include: I Want to Marry a Creative Jewish Girl / War Paint / On Killer Robots / Dark Wolf Gang / Control/Option/Escape / Unspeakable / Marabou / You Win USA Vacation Resort

THE HOLE IN THE GROUND10:00 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

A young mother living in the Irish countryside with her son suspects his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest, and fears he may not be her son at all. Directed by Lee Cronin.

VITALITY: OFFICIAL CCFF AFTERPARTY10:00 PM The Wing

The Official CCFF Afterparty presented in partnership with The Mioner Agency, Man vs. Wild, + Sometimes Art House

FADING PORTRAITS5:00 PM The Fledge Lansing


Fading Portraits provides a rare insight into a society where the government plays a pivotal role in artists’ lives, controlling the fate of their work, and subsequently their role within a society. Directed by Ali Shilandri and screens with the short films Life in Sanctuary and Lourdes.



FREE

A video art exhibition including immersive experiences and live experimental performances. Live performances by Jes Kramer and Sophiyah.


COMEDY SHORTS (ENCORE SCREENING)12:15 PM REACH Studio Art Center

Selections include: The High Wire / Nico or (Head of the Family) / Clueless / First Kill / College Town / Cannonball / 2019: A Home Odyssey / Chirp, Buzz, & Other Sensations / Only A Movie! / Dearly Departed

FORTNIGHT FILM CONTEST: THE NEXT 10 (SCREENING)12:15 PM The Fledge Lansing

Join us for a special screening of some 2019 Fortnight Film Contest entries! These shorts didn’t make the cut for the top batch, but they’re still pretty awesome.

OLYMPIA (ENCORE SCREENING)2:30 PM REACH Studio Art Center

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

When her boyfriend Felix asks her to move to California with him, Olympia, on the cusp of 30, has to decide if she’s going to change along with the world around her, or get left behind. Directed by Gregory Dixon and screens with the short film Little Church.

WILD ROSE2:30 PM The Fledge Lansing

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star. WILD ROSE is an uplifting story with an original soundtrack about family, dreams and reality, and three chords and the truth. Directed by Tom Harper.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST

MAJOR MURPHY7:00 PM Doors, 9:00 PM Headliner Mac’s Bar

Listening to Major Murphy’s tracks is almost like walking on a breezy fall morning, hearing the songs spilling out the windows and down the street. Venture to peer through a window and you just might catch a glimpse of the magic. With special guests Lily Talmers & Monte Pride and Composetheway.

VAI7:00 PM The Fledge Lansing

CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE MIDWEST PREMIERE

Vai is a portmanteau feature film made by nine female Pacific filmmakers, filmed in seven different Pacific countries. It is about the journey of Vai, played by a different indigenous actress in each of the Pacific countries. In each of these Pacific nations ‘vai’ means water. Directed by Nicole Whippy, ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Matasila Freshwater, Amberley Jo Aumua, Mīria George, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Dianna Fuemana, Becs Arahanga.

Presented in partnership with the MSU Womxn of Color Initiative.

THE BRINK5:00 PM The Fledge Lansing

THE BRINK is a fly-on-the-wall chronicle of embattled former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s global mission to spread extreme nationalism. Directed by Alison Klayman.

BERNADETTE (ENCORE SCREENING)5:00 PM REACH Studio Art Center

MICHIGAN PREMIERE

1994 was the perfect summer… for heartache. At 15, Archie Kinsler has an impossible goal: to win the heart of Bernadette, a much older French foreign exchange student and local lifeguard, before she returns home at the end of the season. Directed by John Psathas and screens with the short film Brain Engagement.

TO STABby Nelmarie du Preez

“In to stab, the artist programmed the robot to stab a knife between her fingers. Taking inspiration from the works of performance artists Marina Abramovic and Ulay, du Preez/Gui use their ‘bodies’ to explore the parameters that drive the dynamics of a symbiotic relationship.”

Nelmarie du Preez (South Africa, 1985) is a South African artist working in the fields of performance, photography, video and computational arts.

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UNTITLED INSTALLATIONby Nikoleta Vatiqi

MICHIGAN ARTIST

Detroit-based multimedia visual artist, motion designer, and collage artist studying film at the College for Creative Studies. Her work mainly focuses on the psychodynamic perspective of human behavior. Based on her multicultural upbringing she continues to challenge human behavior in societal constructs. Using found objects, found images, and CRT televisions, she creates installations and visuals for people to experience unconventionally.

HYPNAGOGIC REGRESSIONby Katina Bitsicas

MICHIGAN ARTIST

“Hypnagogic Regression simulates multiple traumatic flashbacks by creating a visual dialogue between three channels of video.”

Katina Bitsicas, born in EL, is a new media artist who utilizes video, photography, and performance in her art works. Her works explore the effects of crime, traumatic personal events, and architectural containments on the human psyche. By dissecting the victim-perpetrator dichotomy as well as the impact of imprisonment, whether it is in a jail, asylum, home, or mind, she creates unconventional dialogues about these topics. Based on personal experiences, she explores these larger political, social, and psychological issues on an intimate level.

Taking principles from Laboria Cubonik’s Xenofeminist Manifesto [XFM] and black feminist critical theory, the House of More at the 2019 Capital City Film Festival showcases how women, LGBTQ, and gender-non-conforming individuals within art and the world explore technology to change the future. Curated by Crystal Gause.

HOUSE OF MORE AT CAPIAL CITY FILM FESTIVALApril 12-21 | The Robin Theatre


AFTER HOURSby Tina Willgren

“After Hours is based on material captured on the dance floors of Second Life, where, due to lagging graphics, the avatars appear as scattered body parts and pieces of clothing. I think about it as a distorted discotheque, a lingering reflection of the fast paced technological development of the contemporary world, in which various forms, material and virtual, are rapidly transformed and abandoned to give place to new ones.”

Sweden, where she received her MFA at the Royal Institute of Art in 2005. In her videos and installations, she explores the mind and body in relation to the contemporary world.

QUIET SKIESby Moira Salmon

MICHIGAN ARTIST

“Quiet Skies” is a video installation that questions the social implications of the capabilities afforded by digital media for surveillance, data capture, and statistical analyses designed to predict and direct internet users’ future behavior.”

Moira Salman is an interdisciplinary artist completing their MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art. They work with mixed media, video, and performance to explore themes of the economy, politics, and technology. They received a BFA from Michigan State University. Salman has also taught at Michigan State University and works as a freelance designer.

OPULENCE 2029by Tyra Mishell

“OPULENCE 2029 describes a future where QTPOC finally get what is entitled to them. We are entitled to vanity. We are entitled to pleasure. We are entitled to a good time. In OPULENCE 2029, my friends and I will all get to eat plated cheese with the holes in them.”

She is a New Genres artist specializing in video, new media, sound, and performance. With a combined interest in media studies and the make-believe, she produces IN SPACE TV, an experimental net-based television show.

CYBER CLASSROOMby Tucker Rayl

“Within the confines of an 80’s computer program that simulates a classroom, an AI gains sentience and discovers her dreams of becoming a musician.”

Tucker Rayl is a writer, actor, and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. With an undying love for camp and the absurd, Tucker likes to focus his work on celebrities, cyborgs, and simulations.

DISC5(SEQUENCE)___WINTER(3019)_TRAILER_005by Dima Rytm

“A semi-imaginary trailer conceptualized through the idea of ‘editing as a prosthesis for thought’; sourced from an assemblage of moments rendered with gender, rhythm, and embodiment through The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).”

Dima is an artist living in Baltimore. They are a shard of glass; carving.

ALLEGORY OF RADHA AND SITAby Puer Deorum

“In reference to the protagonists in the film Fire (1996), Directed by Deepa Mehta, the audience are spectators to the dangerous relationship of the queer south asian femme performers.”


UNTITLED (WISHES, LIES AND DREAMS >> HERE & NOW)by Sarawut Chutiwongpei

Sarawut is a traveler exploring the thoughts, doubts, fear and uncertainty we have as we head towards the material and immaterial territories of the future.

Website: chutiwongpeti.info

THERE IS SOMETHING IN GOOD MEN THAT REALLY YEARNS FOR DISCIPLINEby Heather Warren-Crow

“Driven by an uncomfortable performance of a mother animating and speaking through her male child via a technological construction, THERE IS SOMETHING IN GOOD MEN THAT REALLY YEARNS FOR DISCIPLINE deals with issues of masculinity, individuality, will, and control.”

Heather is an artist, researcher, and educator based in Lubbock, Texas (by way of Berkeley, California and Milwaukee, Wisconsin). She earned a PhD in Performance Studies and certificate in Film Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, where she made puppets, did design-oriented solo performance, researched Czech surrealist stop-motion in Prague, taught at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and wrote a dissertation on discourses of life in animation and dance film.

ROPE MEETS NOISEby Ann Antidote + Notorische Ruhestörung of SLS

“In this performance we combine our common taste for bondage and noise music, and we use instruments as basic as possible to compose and improvise (both music and bondage) in real time.”

The Strange Life of the Savages is a loose collective and an umbrella name for a lot of DIY art projects which are too diverse to have an own branding. It includes film making, performance, bondage, music and teaching and/or coaching. Common denominator happen to be themes which have to do with utopias, sex-positiveness, bondage, polyamory, solidarity, communities, and the free expression of all conscious and consensual life-styles, identities and choices.

REBIRTH GARMENTSby Eloise Sherrid, Sky Cubacub, and Lauryn Welch

“A series of cinemagraphs exploring the idea of “radical visibility” in an ongoing collaboration with the queercrip fashion collective Rebirth Garments and painter Lauryn Welch.”

Eloise Sherrid is an NYC based filmmaker, multimedia artist and educator. Her work explores the intersection, mechanics, and deconstruction of power, politics and narrative.

Sky Cubacub is an artist, designer, and founder of Rebirth Garments, a line of clothing and wearables that challenges mainstream beauty standards that are sizest, ableist, and conform to the gender binary.

Lauryn Welch works and lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire.

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PLAY at CCFF powered by MSU is a hands-on, interactive media and gaming showcase for all ages, offering the opportunity to explore and experience the latest in virtual reality technology, gaming, and interactive filmmaking.

PLAY AT CAPITAL CITY FILM FESTIVALApril 18-20 | Impression 5 Science Center

EXHIBIT HOURS:

Thursday, April 18 - FREE Launch Party . . . . 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Friday, Aprill 19* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 20* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM *Free for CCFF pass/ticket holders and Impression 5 Science Center patrons. Available

to the public at the price of regular Impression 5 admission. CCFF pass/ticket holders

who want to experience the rest of Impression 5 receive half-off admission.

THE EXHIBIT GALLERY WILL FEATURE:+ MSU produced and award-winning Plunder Panic, a

Swashbuckling, up to 12-person multiplayer arcade game where two rival crews battle for supremacy on the high seas

+ Retro arcade cabinets, desktop and mobile stations showcasing student designed games for education and entertainment

+ Virtual Reality Experiences such as H2-O-NO!, VRchery and Mechalangelo

+ PLUS! Get a chance to playtest the latest games in development

PLAY at CCFF is powered by the MSU Game Design and Development Program and on exhibit at Impression 5 Science Center.

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