The Capital City Film Festival (CCFF) celebrates artists from around the world by curating outstanding multimedia experiences for the community. The annual festival showcases an eclectic mix of independent films, live music, interactive media, and more in Michigan’s capital city.
Schedule of Events:
10:00 Am
Family Friendly Shorts
Free Event This Family Friendly Shorts Loop Contains Nine Creative And Engaging Animated Films From Taiwan. From A Bored Student Daydreaming Of Animals To A Raindrop Dancing Through The City, These Imaginative Stories Will Delight Young And Old Alike. Selections Include: The Journey Of White Sesame, Droplets Dance, Rainbbit, Odyssey Express, Who Am I?, Catfeine, Radiance, Dreaming, Around U
Location: Impression 5 Expansion
11:00 Am
Documentary Shorts
Filmmaker In Attendance No Reality Bending Here! Open Your Eyes To New Perspectives At This Wonderful Block Of Documentary Shorts Films. Selections Include: Walking On The Moon, Why My Dad Loves, Mahsa - Women Life Freedom, For Isaiah, Power Lines, In Exile, Don't Cry For Me All You Drag Queens, All-American Ruins: Nevele Grand Hotel, Toxic Art
Location: Stage One
11:00 Am
Future Talk: Coffee Hour And Beginners Storyboarding Workshop With Tim Fielder
Free Event Join Us For A Coffee Social Hour With Ccff Filmmakers Including Og Afrofuturists Jim And Tim Fielder And Focus Feature Award Winner Jay Najeeah. Then Learn The Basics Of Storyboarding From Graphic Novelist Tim Fielder (Dieselfunk Studios). Witness Live Illustrating And Walk Through The First Steps Of Nailing Your Next Pitch Deck.
Location: The Robin Theatre
1:00 Pm
The Prospect
U.S. Premiere When High School Senior Jerry Vanetti Gets Rejected From Every College He Applied To, He Hatches A Scheme To Pose As An Elite Baseball Prospect In Order To Trick A School Into Giving Him An Athletic Scholarship...Despite The Fact That He's Never Played A Sport In His Life. Screens With The Short Film The Gold Ones.
Location: Central United Methodist Church
1:00 Pm
American Film Institute Shorts
The American Film Institute Dww+ Educates Traditionally Underrepresented Filmmakers Through The Production Cycle Of A Short Film, Providing Hands-On Instruction Led By Industry Experts. Selections Include: The Long Way Home, Evil I, Sixteen, Ukrainian Dance Movie, Made In Usa, Interloper, Chocolate With Sprinkles, Bloomed In The Water
Location: Stage One
2:00 Pm
Distant Planet Shorts
Free Event - Filmmakers In Attendance A Curation Of Short Films And Music Videos Utilizing Themes And Storytelling Devices From Afrofuturism And Other Speculative Fiction Born Of The Global Diasporas. A Talkback With Visiting Filmmakers Will Take Place Following The Screening. Selections Include: Hag, Cottage Grove, Revolutionary Chic, Telekinetik, Moments Of Stillness, Planet Pleasure, Iwytk
Location: The Robin Theatre
3:30 Pm
6 Am
U.S. Premiere Before Going To The Airport To Continue On To Higher Education In Canada, She Attends A Goodbye Party At Her Friend's House. Everyone Is Singing And Having A Good Time When The Morality Police Break In... Screens With The Short Film Devolution.
Location: Central United Methodist Church
3:30 Pm
Your Tomorrow
With An Historic Public Park Set To Close For Redevelopment, An Eccentric Yet Lovable Group Of Park Regulars And Staff Members Live Out Its Final Year Open To The Public While Confronting Its Controversial Transformation Into A Private Spa And Waterpark. Screens With The Short Film Kalamazoo Gals.
Location: Stage One
5:30 Pm
Boys Go To Jupiter
Michigan Premiere A Teenager In Suburban Florida Desperately Hustles To Make $5,000 In This Dreamy And Surreal Animated Coming-Of-Age Story. Screens With The Short Film Le Cosmos.
Location: Central United Methodist Church
5:30 Pm
'Tear Jerker' Shorts
Filmmaker In Attendance Weaving Together Performance And Passion, The Films In This Collection Portray The Deeply Profound Connections That Bring Us Closer Together. (We're Not Crying… You're Crying.) Selections Include: Glitter Kiss, Karak, Breasts Not Included, Lola, The Concert, When Everything Was Blue, Amplified, Victoria
Location: Stage One
7:30 Pm
Closing Night Feature: Firebreak
Midwest Premiere - Filmakers In Attendance Brandon And Royal Are Among A Small Group Of Firefighters In California Who Were Trained While Incarcerated And Managed To Break Through And Become Professional Firefighters Post-Release, But That's Not The Story For Most Of Their Peers. After Securing Their Own Careers, They Decided To Take Matters Into Their Own Hands And Start Their Own Nonprofit And Fire Department. Screens With The Short Film A Clean Slate
Location: Central United Methodist Church
9:00 Pm
Atmosphere Stunt: Official Ccff Afterparty
All Aboard The Mothership! The Official Ccff Afterparty Will Land Somewhere In Between A Subterranean Rave And Galactic Circus. Punk-Techno Band Nature (Cle) And Ak And Blackmoonchild Of Detroit's Beloved…
Location: The Avenue
