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

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

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

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

THE ONLY SON

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 John gets a call from the principal – his only son is suspected of doing drugs on school property. John will have to decide between his values or his son's future. Trailer

NICO

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 A surreal drama following a recently transitioned trans man through a single night. When his neighbor mistakes him for her recently deceased husband, a connection forms that sets them both free. Trailer

LOLA

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 A 13-year-old science prodigy is on a mission to cure her grandmother's dementia. She creates a machine that allows her to travel inside her grandmother's mind to save one precious memory they have together. Trailer

LOVE CYCLE

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 When a Chicano punk rock teen risks an epic ride across Los Angeles to prove his love, he discovers love is even more terrifying than the dangers on the road. Trailer

THE LAST BUTTERFLY

DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 Novelist Xiaodie returns to the home where she lost her mother years ago. As her sister lays dying, she comforts Lei, her niece, with stories of the Hmong deity “Mother Butterfly.” Trailer

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