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
PAEONIA
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 Fai is a guilt-ridden scientist conducting genetic experiments on a deserted desert planet to create a species of peony that can survive the harsh environment. His life changes when a mysterious man arrives at his base claiming to be his 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
FULL MOON
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 It's a full moon outside and Mikey just wants to spend his night alone on the couch with some chicken. But when he comes home to a surprise birthday party thrown by his girlfriend, he becomes conflicted about revealing his secret identity as a werewolf. Trailer
September 27, 2023
FISHMONGER
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 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 his mother's soul from burning in hell. Trailer STILL TO COME
September 27, 2023
THE GARDEN OF EDETTE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 An elderly Creole woman’s life is bound to her flesh-eating garden. When Edette unexpectedly befriends a young girl before her next sacrifice, she must choose between killing her new friend or dying alongside her beloved garden. Trailer
September 27, 2023
OBJECT OF DESIRE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 When Vivien, an aspiring Asian American singer, takes a karaoke hostess job for some quick cash to recover her impounded car, she must confront a slew of clients with a blatant Asian fetish. Trailer https://vimeo.com/813724680?share=copy
September 27, 2023
LUCKY MARKET
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 After years working at a small Asian grocery store, Min has agreed to move in with her son's family several hours away. On her supposed last day of work, she takes stock of the home and family she has built and realizes that she is unable to...
September 27, 2023
MIS-ALIGNMENT
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 Roberta Statero is a burnt-out engineer in charge of the humane destruction of misaligned androids. When she encounters Ved-A, an android with a severe case of misalignment that includes self-harming, Roberta’s routine is disrupted. Trailer
September 27, 2023
NAHUAL
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Victoria, an emotionally isolated artist, must prove she is a fit guardian for her orphaned sister, but as CPS threatens to take her sister away, Victoria contemplates whether to unleash Nahual, an indigenous monster with a mysterious connection to Victoria. Trailer
