October 8, 2024
Pitch Perfect: Crafting Impactful Visual Decks from a Storyteller’s Perspective
Featuring a conversation with acclaimed cinematographer Lawrence Sher, ASC Step into the world of cinematic storytelling with Lawrence Sher, ASC—the visionary, Academy Award-nominated cinematographer behind hit films such as JOKER, THE HANGOVER, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, and GARDEN STATE—as he shares his creative approach and visual storytelling techniques. Sher—also the creator of the popular...
October 2, 2024
NICKEL BOYS
DescriptionBioDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with director and screenwriter RaMell Ross and cinematographer Jomo Fray moderated by Carla Renata. Elwood Curtis’ college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he is sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the...
September 26, 2024
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5
WHEN BIG PEOPLE LIE USA 13 MIN DIRECTOR Gianfranco Fernandez-Ruiz SCREENWRITER Gianfranco Fernandez-Ruiz, Pablo Cervera PRODUCER Gus Murray, Kouxiao Amy Zhang DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Miko Malkhasyan EDITOR Ziyang Guo PRODUCTION DESIGNER Nymisha Gummadi Hurt by his mother's lies on the whereabouts of his biological father, an eight-year-old must choose between outing her to U.S. immigration...
September 26, 2024
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4
FOWL PLAY USA 12 MIN DIRECTOR Anabelle LeMieux SCREENWRITER Anabelle LeMieux PRODUCER Shams ur Rehman Pasha DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Nevo Shirazi EDITOR Tianxiao Christine Chen PRODUCTION DESIGNER Mo Xiaoyu Jiang Julia, a strong-willed single mother, is determined to provide Thanksgiving dinner for her children at all costs. However, the pursuit quickly spirals into a chaotic...
September 26, 2024
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3
JAMILA USA 14 MIN DIRECTOR Julia Freij SCREENWRITER Julia Freij, Meg Dudley PRODUCER Peri Michael DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Pascale Williams EDITOR Ivanka Lawrence PRODUCTION DESIGNER Camila Rodriguez The morning of a wedding, a Palestinian American teenager begrudgingly accompanies her aunts to a salon. She is overwhelmed by her eclectic family who challenge her assumptions about...
September 26, 2024
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2
SHANGRI-LA USA 13 MIN DIRECTOR Rhys Raiskin SCREENWRITER Rhys Raiskin, Hannah Rice PRODUCER Jeffrey Ramos DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Kevin Shanmugam EDITOR Manny Rothman PRODUCTION DESIGNER Skye Li When Joe discovers his high school crush has moved into his nursing home, he asks his best friend Alma for help, but little does he know, she has...
September 26, 2024
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1
BEHOLD A LADY USA 15 MIN DIRECTOR Britt Williams SCREENWRITER Britt Williams PRODUCER Austin Chen, Chris Crema DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jenise Whitehead EDITOR Yichen Shen PRODUCTION DESIGNER Ekaterina Moysov When a studious tomboy's boyfriend dumps her on the eve of her Latin Quiz Bowl tryout, she struggles to balance her heartbreak and studies as she...
September 26, 2024
WHEN THE FOREST BURNS
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 When an obsessive biologist steals a rare flower and plants it in her home, boundaries between plant and human begin to dissolve, challenging her relationship with the living world. Trailer
September 26, 2024
THE WITCH PRICKER AND THE HARE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 During Scotland’s witch trials in the 17th century, an infamous witch pricker struggles to execute a particularly clever witch when their true identity is at risk of being exposed. Trailer
September 26, 2024
WHEN BIG PEOPLE LIE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 Young Elvis’ world begins to sink when his mother marries an immigrant stranger for money. Trailer
