Lucky, premiering March 13, is the third feature film between Rebel Picture's Michael McCallum and UnSAFE Film Office's Anthony Griffin. The two Michigan men have been making films together since 2005 and their first film together, Fairview St., took home multiple awards and accolades.

"We have similar tastes; a similar sense of honor and accountability. We key off each other well," Griffin said.

Don't get the wrong idea about the talented duo though. Griffin and McCallum didn't make Lucky -- or any other film — together for recognition and awards.

"We focus on stories that are smaller and more personalized and regionalized. The audience wants to be challenged, so we give them a story and let them form their own opinions," Griffin said.

"Our films are not cookie cutter. We tell the stories we want to tell," McCallum added.

Lucky is just that. It's a personal film shot entirely in Lansing over a period of a year and a half. The drama was written and directed by McCallum, while Griffin was the man behind the camera. Lucky follows the tumultuous love life of Henry, played beautifully and sincerely by McCallum himself, over the course of a couple years. The film isn't just about Henry's trouble and lack of commitment when it comes to the opposite sex though. It's more about the journey and the people he meets along the way.

What makes Lucky so personal this time around though is the fact that the filmmaking duo tried a different approach to conveying the plot. Instead of memorizing static lines and spitting them back out verbatim, Michael and Anthony encouraged improvisation. The result is a refreshing and very natural feel to the entire story. In addition to mixing up the acting in the film, they also played around with the cinematography.

"Lucky is an evolution of style because the camera work evolves along with the story. It's very different from the first two films we made together," McCallum said.

McCallum and Griffin also make sure to pay attention to all things local in their films. Not only is it shot in Lansing and features Michigan actors, but the music is completely local as well; a fact McCallum seems genuinely proud of.

"I just want to be supportive of someone else trying to do their thing. It adds such a flavor to our films and instead of paying thousands for Marvin Gaye, we can do it locally."

During the week of March 13, Lucky will be showing at Celebration Cinema Lansing with its first run on that Sunday at 7 p.m. For a complete list of showing times, click here.