Annual East Lansing Film Festival

Join us for the 27th Annual East Lansing Film Festival!!

Schedule of Events:

3:30 pm: Shorts Program 3

Mehrsalz
Directed By Chris Hirschhaeuser, Karin Schedlbauer -15 Min.
On Their Honeymoon To The Tuscany, She Is Deeply In Love But He Starts To Act Strangely.

The Town Of Dead Dreams
Directed By Manisa Hope -14 Min.
Three Friends Sun, Dew, And Kind Go On A Journey To Find A Town Very Different From Their Own. Hand-Painted Animation.

What To Expect When You're Not Expecting
Directed By Jackson Tropp -16 Min.
Spencer And His Husband Elliot Run Into Multiple Roadblocks In Their Journey Toward Becoming Daddies.

Shakespeare For All Ages
Directed By Hannes Rall -2.5 Min.
Can You Name All The Plays In This Animated Short?

Boulour
Directed By Helia Behrooz-16 Min.
Nineteen-Year-Old Boulour Must Escape From The Cruel Taliban Regime In Afghanistan. Only One Item Is Important To Bring - Her Ancestral Rabab Musical Instrument.

Lorica
Directed By Benjamin Carlucci -14 Min.
A Young Priest Is Confronted With The Horrific Abuse Perpetrated By A Mentor.

Trying
Directed By Emily Alpren-7 Min.
She Thought Getting Pregnant Would Be Easy. Then She Started Trying.

What We Don't Say
Directed By Josep M Pérez Ballano -15 Min.
Javier Visits The Morgue To Identify His Father's Body. They Have A Most Meaningful Conversation Of Their Lives.

6:15 pm: Oliver Sacks: His Own Life - Directed By Ric Burns

Renowned Neurologist And Literary Giant Oliver Sacks Is Posthumously Celebrated In This Profound, Highly Engaging, Deeply Personal Memoir. He Shares Intimate Details Of His Battles With Drug Addiction, Homophobia, And A Medical Establishment That Accepted His Work Only Decades After The Fact. Sacks Was A Fearless Explorer Of Unknown Mental Worlds Who Helped Redefine Our Understanding Of The Brain And Mind, The Diversity Of Human Experience, And Our Shared Humanity. Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer - 100%

8:45 pm: Homeschooled - Directed By Niki Koss

In This Heartwarming Documentary, A Group Of Homeschooled Students Prepare For Their First Dance - The Prom. They Speak Plainly About The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Homeschooling And Dispel The Many Misconceptions Of Homeschooled Kids.