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
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
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
HOT SODA
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 When the company fracking their hometown is approved to double their operations, a restaurant family is at odds when the CEO and his bodyguard come in to dine. 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
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
IN WONDERLAND
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 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 aunt, she rejects her new family and escapes inside the fantasy world of her book, “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.” Trailer
September 27, 2023
MOIRA’S MEATS
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 5 A hopeless romantic at heart, Janay is looking for Mr. Right. But her lofty expectations for a potential partner come straight out of a cheesy romance novel. 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
September 27, 2023
THE MINERS
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 After complete automation of human work has led to the collapse of American civilization, the war for work begins. Mae, a fourth-generation miner, searches for her missing father and uncovers an unexpected truth that makes her question her purpose in life. Trailer
