September 24, 2026
THE LITTLE MERMAID
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 When a heartbroken woman seeks revenge on her married lover’s family, his daughter mistakes her for a mermaid. Trailer
September 24, 2026
A LITTLE DEATH
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 Death’s patience is tested when his sweet and gentle apprentice appears incapable of the task, leading him to seek professional help from the most unlikely of places. Bios Leto Stojanovic Meade is a UK animation director whose internationally acclaimed films have won awards at leading Oscar®,...
September 24, 2026
LISTEN
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1 Alaskan sound recordist Hank Lentfer captures the natural world's forgotten sounds while caring for his mother with dementia. This sensory immersion dissolves the boundaries between us and the more-than-human world. Bios Taliesin Black-Brown is an Emmy®-winning director whose work has been shown on BBC's PLANET EARTH, PBS,...
September 24, 2026
LITTLE BIRDS
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Two girls escape from their bleak world into one of their own, but when their game of flight takes a dark turn, one is left to face the consequences alone. Trailer
September 24, 2026
LE JARDIN ROSSINI
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 Hervé Rossini is a renowned artist who expresses himself through his surrealist garden. Bios William Burger, Siméon Jacob, Odelia Lainé, Garance Mondamert, Tara Rewal, Mathilde Vergereau and Arthur Wong are students at GOBELINS, a global leader in the fields of visual creation from...
September 24, 2026
THE LIFE CYCLE OF A GREY ANT (LE CYCLE DE VIE DES FOURMIS GRISES)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: AFTER DARK Blending fiction and dance, THE LIFE CYCLE OF A GREY ANT is a retro-futuristic ballet that flips a middle finger to modernity. Bios Caraz is a two-time Gold YDA-winning French-Canadian film director. Her signature style blends high-key imagery, emotional resonance and quirky misfit protagonists. THE LIFE...
September 24, 2026
KILLER OF MEN
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 In the 1830s American South, an enslaved prizefighter confronts guilt and buried identity after discovering the funeral of the man he was forced to kill. Trailer
September 24, 2026
KAVOR
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Leon, a working-class Armenian immigrant, is honored as Kavor at a wedding, but old wounds resurface as his wealthy cousin Vaz arrives, the man whose money made the celebration possible. Trailer
September 24, 2026
JOSEPHINE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with AFI Alumna, director, screenwriter and producer Beth de Araújo, producer and actor Gemma Chan, AFI Alumna and producer Marina Stabile, AFI Alumna and editor Anisha Acharya and actor Mason Reeves. With her remarkable sophomore feature, Beth de Araújo (AFI Class of 2013) explores the aftermath of...
September 24, 2026
JIE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 A young Chinese boy, Jie, navigates a new life in the U.S. while facing quiet family tensions and begins to grow through an unexpected friendship. Trailer
