Schedule Of Events:

Thursday, February 29, 2024

7:00 pm: That's Funny at East Lansing Hannah Community Center Theater A
Directed by Alex Grossman
81 minutes
On the verge of a mid-life crisis, a former stand-up comedian believes an appearance on a popular late-night show will save his career. Instead,  he learns that the journey is more rewarding than the destination

Location: East Lansing Hannah Community Center

Friday, March 1, 2024

6:15 pm: When Hope Breaks Through
Directed by Matthew Wagner
90 minutes
Mike Shoreman, a disabled paddleboarder, attempts to become the first person with disabilities to cross all five Great Lakes.

8:45 pm: Short Documentaries

Dead Bread [How Passion Shapes Community]
Directed by Matthew Wagner
7 minutes
In a small town with a rich history of BMX, Nick Seabasty, a skate shop owner and Pro BMX rider, has overcome many obstacles. They have inspired him to see a new generation of skaters and BMX riders in his community.

Lake Effect
Directed by Mike King, John O'Callaghan
36 minutes
Mike King, a professional skier, who for a decade has only sought adventure from the peaks of mountain tops in the far reaches of the west, discovers you don't need to travel far to have an epic adventure in your Michigan backyard.

Behind Our Walls
Directed by Nate Roels
46 minutes
Defying all odds, a group of inmates in a Michigan prison join a Bachelor's degree program in order to change their lives and change the system.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

1:00 pm: Student Films 1
Gnosis
Directed by Peaches Wilczak
Central Michigan University
3 minutes
Through the lens of the metaphysical artist trying to reconnect with their art, They reinterpret the biblical seven days of creation.

Nothing in the Middle of Nowhere
Directed by Caleb Couvion
Taylor University
16 minutes
Midwestern microwave salesman, Clement Supple, has the worst birthday, full of bad luck with work, relationships, and killers, and is faced with eternal doom unless he can find a way to break the cycle.
 
And He Was Like
Directed by Isis Diaz
Michigan State University
2 minutes
After an awful date, a girl tells her roommate all about it.

Farewell Tour
Directed by Erik Howard
Grand Valley State University
13  minutes
When young rock legend Johnny Stranger returns to his hometown to finish a nationwide tour, he realizes that his rockstar persona has become inseparable from his true identity.

TVC-15: The Return of Major Tom
Directed by Alexsys Giraud, Matthew Wilson
Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium
5 minutes
David Bowie's 1969 song "Space Oddity" that left Major Tom lost in space is revisited in this music video written and produced by Middle School and High School students of the Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium (DDSFC) ,  as they bring Major Tom home after 54 years.

How to Stop A Wedding
Directed by Darien Taylor
Taylor University
15 minutes
As a father comes up with three steps to stop his daughter from getting married, he learns the beauty of letting go.

Darlings
Directed by Mitchell Salley
University of Michigan
30 minutes
Dark secrets from childhood threaten sisters Evelyn and Mallory, one an actress and the other a playwright.

3:30 pm: Short films a "life"

Open For Breakfast
Directed by Tran Hoang Calvin
7 minutes
Lorraine, a new waitress, forms a heartfelt connection with Edith, a regular customer at her diner.

The Canine Psychic
Directed by Kristin Catalano, Jed Schlegelmilch
10 minutes
With a 100% success rate of uniting owners with the reincarnations of their deceased pets, Charlene is America's number one Canine Psychic. But how does she do it?

Posthumous
Directed by Jon Gollner
12  minutes
After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, a musician struggles to finish his debut album before it's too late.

Picture This
Directed by Peter Sparling
5 minutes
Animation celebrates the human imagination and its capacity to etch simulations of reality while leaving space for the mind to fill in the gaps and take a leap of faith. Danced movement carves out and evokes worlds via gesture, focus and the dance of time, space and force.

An Outfit
Directed by Zohra, Isaias Perez
17 minutes
A mother of a young girl, unhappy with her body, avoids purchasing clothes for herself, since she gave birth. With an impending social event, she has to overcome her fears and begin to re-piece her confidence.

Let's Talk About Death
Directed by Kelley Wolf Griffith
12 minutes
The Capaul family runs a fourth generation funeral home and tries to break the stigma of discussing death.With separate takes and humor combined, never has the topic of death been so entertaining.

Photo Of The Day.
Directed by Mac Eldridge, Tom Dean
12 minutes
A photo from their past ignites a conversation between a husband and wife about the possibility of an open marriage.

DANCE
Directed by Jesse Rothenberg
7 minutes
Lia's keeping a secret and it may need to be exposed for her and Ginny to break out of their funk.

6:15 pm: Detroit: The City Of Hot Rods And Muscle Cars at Studio C
Directed by Kieth Famie
90 minutes
A celebration of the unique Detroit muscle car community and how Motor City iron has circumnavigated the globe and shaped world culture. Get your motors running!

8:45 pm: Short films b "dark"
Dark Side of the Moon
Directed by Lincoln Reed
8 minutes
A lawman and a prisoner play a deadly game beneath a full moon.

Ice Scream
Directed by Austin Torres
7 minutes
A young woman minding her own business gets stalked by a demented ice cream truck.

Lone Wolf
Directed by Nicholas D Gascho, Brittany Dunn
10 minutes
On her birthday, Carly makes some last minute changes to one of her paintings causing her to reflect on her past.

The Plant Boy
Directed by Dylan Mitchell
UM Dearborn
15 minutes
An ill botanist closes himself off from the outside world to create a medicine that will cure his sickness.

Hypnosis Psychosis
Directed by Devan Shulman
Grand Valley State University
10 minutes
A college student visiting a psychologist soon realizes that she has him under a hypnotic spell, dragging him into a strange and painful mind-bending nightmare.

On The Run
Directed by Irene Maffei
15 minutes
A couple that tries to escape from past mistakes, ends up finding that non-confronted troubles have a way of haunting you.

GRBBR
Directed by Pete Johnston
12 minutes
After being laid off from her tech job, a young woman fights her way through the increasingly terrifying world of gig work.

Salamander
Directed by Paul Rothman
14 minutes
A guy walks into a bar before closing time and overstays his welcome.

Location: Studio C Meridian Mall

Sunday, March 3, 2024

1:00 pm: First Voice Generation At Studio C
Directed by Cynthia Sofia Martinez
78 minutes
Three Latinx high school students in Holland, Michigan, children of Mexican immigrants, struggle with a sense of identity and belonging in this predominantly Dutch community. They dream of being the first in their family to go to college but then Covid-19 shuts the world down.

3:30 pm: Lead And Copper At Studio C
Directed by William Hart
88 minutes
A real life horror film about the poisoning of an American city

6:15 pm: Student Films 2
I'm With The Band: The Know Obstacles Story
Directed by Allison Doxey
Washtenaw Community College
13 minutes
Steve Osburn, owner of "Oz's Music" in Ann Arbor, has formed the band, "Know Obstacles",  for special needs kids.

Officer Dave
Directed by Mateo Robert Bartlett
Motion Picture Institute
10 minutes
A high school security guard does whatever it takes to find the school vandal.

Untitled and UnfinishedDirected by Justin Park-Swanson
University of Michigan
9 minutes
As a college student nearing graduation struggles to finish his writing project, he reminisces on his time spent in school and questions if it were well spent.

Frog Critic
Directed by
Taylor University
4 minutes
A discerning art critic is unduly influenced while judging a competition.

Brief Evocative Encounters
Directed by Sophia Marguerite Kalakailo
Michigan State University
29 minutes
Three vignettes explore how niche interests can nurture community, family and self-worth.

The Interview
Directed by
Taylor University
4 minutes
A job interview is subject to manipulation by a powerful, unseen narrator.

Wild Dragonfruit
Directed by Matt Williams
Taylor University
5 minutes
After making himself a cup of his late girlfriend's favorite tea, he is stirred by memories of their tender affection.

Skating free
Directed by Audra Skuodaite
Michigan State University
15 minutes
Welcoming of women and LGBTQ+ community, Michigan roller derby and feminist quad skating clubs carve out spaces for belonging, self-expression and the challenging of societal norms as experienced by Lauren and Elizabeth.

8:45 pm: Breed And Bootleg
Directed by Geri Alumit Zeldes
70 minutes
Eric "MC Breed" is recognized as the first commercially successful rapper in the Midwest, and the forefather of the regional musical subgenre. Also profiled is another Flint hometown hero Ira "Bootleg" Dorsey of The Dayton Family, a pioneer of gangsta rap in the city.

Location: Studio C Meridian Mall

Date: February 29-March 3, 2024

Location:
East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
Studio C Meridian Mall, 1999 Central Park Drive, Okemos, MI 48864

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