September 29, 2023
SKIN
Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 SKIN is a poetic exploration of self-discovery, using symbolism to depict a woman's transformation into a man. Aided by her inner manifestation, she sheds her old skin and embraces her true identity.
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5
FISHMONGER USA 25 MIN DIRECTOR Neil Ferron SCREENWRITER Neil Ferron, Alexandra Dennis-Renner PRODUCER Jordan Wilcox, Valerie Steinberg DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jack McDonald EDITOR Augustine So PRODUCTION DESIGNER Xiyu Lin FISHMONGER follows the story of Christie O’Mallaghan, a pathetic Irish fishmonger who must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save...
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4
A ROADSIDE BANQUET USA 16 MIN DIRECTOR Peiqi Peng SCREENWRITER Peiqi Peng PRODUCER Ziqi Gao DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Tianyi Liu EDITOR Christine Ho PRODUCTION DESIGNER Yijie EJ Li, Ye Yara Wang Eleven-year-old Chinese girl Mai attends her baby brother’s first birthday party, where she gradually realizes everyone only has eyes for her new brother. DAD'S...
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3
ARO'S WORLD USA 12 MIN DIRECTOR Vibha Kulkarni SCREENWRITER Vibha Kulkarni, Austin Williams PRODUCER Austin Williams, Yuqin Hong DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Maryn McGaw EDITOR Praboo Arivananthan PRODUCTION DESIGNER Suneha Balasubramanya After losing his father, Adi, a grief-stricken preteen boy, befriends sock-puppet ARO who mysteriously operates from his hand while his older brother Marcus becomes his...
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2
IN WONDERLAND USA 13 MIN DIRECTOR Andrea Camacho McCracken SCREENWRITER Nora Alameddin PRODUCER Shuqi Li DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Ellin Aldana EDITOR Guanqing Lin PRODUCTION DESIGNER Cyrum A. Ramirez, Mehdi Bennani When Nina, a resilient and tenacious eight-year-old Mexican girl is granted asylum in the U.S. and forced to stay in the custody of her estranged...
September 27, 2023
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1
LA BRUJA USA 13 MIN DIRECTOR Alex Villareal SCREENWRITER Claudia Rivera PRODUCER Simone Kirlew DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Andrew Danger Charles EDITOR Jackie Lang PRODUCTION DESIGNER Georgina Gutierrez On the night of his eighth birthday, Pablito mourns the loss of his Amá. However, his spirits are lifted when his Abuela tells him a fairytale about La...
September 27, 2023
A ROADSIDE BANQUET
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Eleven-year-old Chinese girl Mai attends her baby brother’s first birthday party, where she gradually realizes everyone only has eyes for her new brother. Trailer
September 27, 2023
SOME KIND OF PARADISE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 Tyler lives a quiet, unremarkable life in the small Arkansas town of Paradise. That is, until the day that a Hollywood film crew rolls into town, and he matches with actor Raphael on Grindr. Trailer
September 27, 2023
STALLED
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 After being expelled from his medical residency program, Imran finds himself stranded in the vast California desert, his car breaking down just hours before reuniting with his family on Chaand Raat, the eve of Eid. Trailer
September 27, 2023
WAKE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 At his mother's wake, Cooper becomes overwhelmed with the sudden outreach from his small-town community. He escapes into the forest and attempts to live in solitude, but each night those same people from his neighborhood sleepwalk to him. Trailer
