September 26, 2025
CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1
THE APPLE PICKER’S SON 2025 USA 16 MIN DIRECTOR Yang Zimik SCREENWRITER Yang Zimik, Dulguun Bayasgalan PRODUCER Cathy Ni DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Liz Mealey EDITOR Shiyi Xie PRODUCTION DESIGNER Oscar O’Neill Afaaq, a Kashmiri boy with supernatural powers, learns his father will be picking apples in a war-torn region of Kashmir. Afaaq must stop him…
September 25, 2025
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2
THE SINGERS 2025 USA 17 MIN DIRECTOR Sam Davis In this film adaptation of a 19th-century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, downtrodden patrons commiserating at a lowly pub connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off. THE MAN OF SHIT (L’HOMME DE MERDE) 2025 France 21 MIN DIRECTOR Sorel França Between college and her luxury hotel…
September 25, 2025
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1
POSTER BOY 2025 Canada | USA 16 MIN DIRECTOR India Opzoomer In the cutthroat world of 1990s boy bands, a desperate 16-year-old dancer betrays his best friend and bandmates in a misguided attempt to secure his spot in the limelight. NERVOUS ENERGY 2025 USA 15 MIN DIRECTOR Eve Liu On the cusp of success/failure, two…
September 25, 2025
SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2
PAVILHÃO 2025 Brazil 13 MIN DIRECTOR Victoria Fiore Set in Rio de Janeiro, Aleksia wanders on a journey through time — unveiling the origins of samba and its emergence from resilience, joy, spirituality and resistance of her Afro-Brazilian community. CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG (如你所愿) 2025 Germany | USA 22 MIN DIRECTOR Hao Zhou In…
September 25, 2025
SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1
MY MEMORY-WALLS (MES MURS-MÉMORE) 2025 Canada 12 MIN DIRECTOR Axel Robin Rose G. Lévesque, an almost nonagenarian painter and poet, painted the story of her life on her house’s walls to transform it into a museum. LOCAL ONE 2025 USA 10 MIN DIRECTOR Stephen Maing, Brett Story The Amazon Labor Union launches a nationwide strike…
September 25, 2025
SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2
DORMILÓN 2025 USA 9 MIN DIRECTOR Olivia Marie Valdez In a quest to become the performer of his dreams, Dormilón, a starry-eyed and middle-aged janitor living in an abandoned theater, must confront his nightmares face-to-face. DOG ALONE 2025 Portugal | France 13 MIN DIRECTOR Marta Reis Andrade After the death of its owner and its…
September 25, 2025
SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1
OSTRICH 2025 Switzerland 8 MIN DIRECTOR Marie Kenov A sparrow sees images of ostriches everywhere. In awe of the ostriches with their long necks, dazzling eyes and muscular legs, the little bird wants to be just like them. CARCASSONNE-ACAPULCO 2025 France 14 MIN DIRECTOR Marjorie Caup, Olivier Héraud As flight 7836 reaches cruising speed above…
September 25, 2025
SHORTS PROGRAM: AFTER DARK
MY WONDERFUL LIFE 2024 Singapore 10 MIN DIRECTOR Calleen Koh Grace Lee, an overworked mom in Singapore, collapses at work. She gets admitted into the hospital where she finds newfound freedom as a patient. LAST CALL 2025 USA 7 MIN DIRECTOR Winnie Cheung Claudia, a fast-riding motorcycle rebel, indulges in her worst vices to avoid…
September 25, 2025
YOU & ME, CHAZ & RODNEY
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Best friends Elisa and Valerie set out on an adventure to Rodney’s house with plans to hook up for the first time. But as the night progresses, the curious 13-year-olds are confronted by their own shifting friendship. Trailer
September 25, 2025
YOUNG MOTHERS (JEUNES MÈRES)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screening to be followed by a conversation with directors, screenwriters and producers Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. From celebrated Belgian auteurs Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne comes a deeply compassionate and finely observed feature that continues the Dardennes’ mastery of empathetic, socially engaged cinema. Widening their signature lens to encompass a multiple character story, YOUNG...
