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
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
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
WE MET AT CAMP
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 Hayden is new to camp and doesn't fit in with the other girls. She'd rather spend time with her counselor Alison, but in an attempt not to feel like a total loser, she invents a fake crush on the oddball music teacher, Mr. Kyle. Trailer
September 27, 2023
RAIN
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 When a mysterious orange light starts infecting the air, a young mother-to-be attempts to alert her family to its impending danger, whilst wrestling against their overbearing traditions and expectations of her future. 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
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
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
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
