The Cans Film Festival is a unique DIY "open-projector night"-style event meant to give filmmakers another opportunity to show their work, keep their artistic spirit alive, and connect with each other and their local community -- through can and bottle recycling deposits! 

The State of Michigan is proud to be one of the few States with a Can and Bottle deposit system in which Michiganders pay 10 cents upfront for every can and bottle they purchase and can redeem the 10 cents by recycling them at almost every grocery store across the State.

In a spirit of pride for keeping the Great Lakes State clean, the price of admission to the festival is simply a donation of cans or bottles. At the end of the night, audiences vote for their favorite film of the evening, with all the proceeds going directly to the filmmakers!