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...

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...

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

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

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

WHAT IF WE COULD STAY

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 A loveless Entity, forced to body-hop between people experiencing alcoholic blackouts, meets a fellow wanderer who embraces the chaos. Before the booze fades and sobriety separates them forever, can our Entity accept their fate? Trailer

SHANGRI-LA

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 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 a crush of her own. Trailer

RE-ENTRY

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 In 1988, Maya, a trans NASA engineer, launched a satellite that was lost in space. When she re-discovers the satellite, Maya is haunted by memories of her past. Trailer

WASHED UP

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Mike, an expectant father, has decided to leave behind his life of crime but is convinced by his best friend and partner, Aaron, to join him for one last job. Trailer

TAHA

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 In a rundown Iranian circus in LA, a groundskeeper joins the show, hoping to see what the trapeze dancer claims to witness every night up in the sky. Trailer

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