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Celebrating 29 years of independent and international film in Michigan.

The final East Lansing Film Festival takes place October 22 - 25, 2026, at Hannah Community Center in East Lansing, MI.

10/23/2026

Thank you Bruce Campbell for screening Ernie & Emma at the final East Lansing Film Festival! The audience had a blast!

10/22/2026

THE SHORT FILMS PROGRAM #1 at the East Lansing Film Festival, Saturday Oct 22nd at 3:15PM.

FEATURING:

MATCHED directed by Elvira Ibragimova
TIME AND SPACE directed by Anthony Leo Valli
MY LITTLE SENTRY directed by Lucas Marques
EXTRAORDINARY ROB directed by Adam Szudrich
GERYON directed by Nicola Scamarcia
THE ELEGANCE OF THE GESTURE directed by Jean-Luc Servino
LIKE FRIEND, LIKE DEER directed by Malek Eghbali
TIME WILL TELL directed by Andres Lopez
DEAR ABU directed by Xoori K. Sahadi

Tickets are $10 sold at door, one hour before showtime.

10/21/2026

NUCLEAR BOY at the East Lansing Film Festival, Sunday October 25th at 6:00 PM.

The lonely, 17-year-old chemistry fanatic AIKE, in his desperate urge to be seen, tries to build a nuclear reactor in his mother's shed, with all the radioactive and catastrophic consequences that entails.

Nuclear Boy is inspired by true events.

Directed by Joren Molter, tickets are available at the box office.

10/21/2026

Our final edition of the East Lansing Film Festival kicks out tomorrow, with special guest's Bruce Campbell's new movie ERNIE & EMMA!

You don't want to miss this. Tickets are available online or at the box office! It's gonna be groovy.

10/20/2026

CAT KINGDOM at the East Lansing Film Festival, Saturday October 24th at 8:30 PM

The unemployed engineer Kenneth devotes all his time to building hobby models. On his way to an imposed job interview, Kenneth runs into the marine scientist Sten, who offers him an assistant job down at his shipyard. Kenneth's heavily pregnant partner Marta draws a sigh of relief, but what begins with a simple painting job gradually develops into suspicious investigation work. A quirky, funny delight.

Directed by John Olof Hellberg, Bernhard Rasmusson - tickets available at the link in our bio and box office.

10/20/2026

BLUE HERON at the East Lansing Film Festival, Saturday October 24th at 6:00 PM.

A family of six moves into a new home on Vancouver Island, but the eldest son's disruptive behavior gradually throws their lives off balance.

Directed by Sophy Romvari, tickets are available at the link in our bio and the box office.

10/20/2026

WHO MOVES AMERICA directed by Yael Bridge at the East Lansing Film Festival, Saturday October 24th at 03:15 PM.

UPS Teamsters build solidarity among 340,000 workers as a strike deadline approaches. The film follows a new California driver, a 1997 strike veteran in New York, and a part-time Kentucky warehouse worker as they organize and picket.

Tickets available at the link in our bio and box office.

10/19/2026

ELFF wants YOU!

We are looking for volunteers to work the film festival, October 22 - 25. The duties are easy, no heavy-lifting. You get to watch the program for free after your duties.

You will have a 21/2 to 3-hour shift, listed below. Email [email protected] with your choices.

Thursday, October 22
6:00pm - 9:00pm - ERNIE & EMMA

Friday, October 23
3pm - 6:00pm - SHORT FILM PROGRAM 1
5:30pm - 7:30pm - WILD INSIDE
8:00pm - 10:00pm - SHORT FILM PROGRAM 2

Saturday, October 24
12:45pm - 3:00pm - BECAUSE I CAN
2:45pm - 5:45pm - WHO MOVES AMERICA
5:45pm - 8:15pm - BLUE HERON
8:15pm - 10:15pm - CAT KINGDOM

Sunday, October 25
12:45pm - 3:00pm - SHORTS PROGRAM 3
3:15pm - 5:45pm - SHORT DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
5:45pm - 8:00pm - NUCLEAR BOY

10/19/2026

ERNIE & EMMA at the East Lansing Film Festival, October 22nd - featuring special guest Bruce Campbell!

Widowed pear salesman Ernie Tyler travels to scatter his wife's ashes in places she specified, each location stirring memories that help him process their marriage, his work life, and his future.

Written by, directed by, and starring BRUCE CAMPBELL, you don't want to miss the East Lansing cinematic event of the year! Tickets available at elff.com

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http://www.elff.com/

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