September 27, 2023
DAD’S JOURNAL
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Charlie finds his long-absent father’s journal and goes hunting for answers with the help of the family dog. Trailer
September 27, 2023
BIENVENIDO JUANITO
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Three years after being separated following an attempted border-crossing, Fernanda is reunited with her 12-year-old son Juan. But the small child she knew is now a teenage boy. Trailer
September 27, 2023
LA BRUJA
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 1 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 Bruja Del Mar, a mystical witch longing for a son. Trailer
September 27, 2023
BACKBONE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 Cole, a teenager with a broken back, lives with Len, his domineering alcoholic mother who cannot retire because of his condition. Cole will have to deal with the consequences of her actions at the expense of his own health. Trailer
September 27, 2023
CAIRN
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 In contemporary Georgia, a new groundskeeper Ada is surprised by a weekend getaway of the owner Wyatt and his friends. After discovering a bloody earring and a massive field of cairns, Ada suspects Wyatt of causing harm. Trailer
September 27, 2023
THE BULLFIGHTER
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 A farcical comedy about ex-bullfighter, Felipe Fernando de la Fernand, a once extraordinary figure now trapped in an ordinary world. He gets a job as a parking attendant to stage one final bullfight... triggering a past he's yet to reckon with. Trailer
September 27, 2023
CAROLINE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 A young auto mechanic learns his mother has unexpectedly died, forcing him to pick up her car and complete a series of painful, yet banal tasks that sets the stage for a confrontation with the past. Trailer
September 27, 2023
COLORS OF SOLACE
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 2 COLORS OF SOLACE is a story about a black cop wrestling with his identity and the redemption he finds in this struggle when he is tasked with helping his son harness his own inner powers. Trailer
September 27, 2023
CHERRY KOMPOT
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 CHERRY KOMPOT is a family dramedy that follows Lev, a stubborn Jewish-Ukrainian senior, who refuses to sit shiva in the wake of his wife Sonia's death. When his growing hysteria drives all the guests away, he is confronted with his truest fear: to find himself alone. Trailer
September 27, 2023
CARCASS
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Gabriel is an outcast from society forced to serve as executioner after being branded a thief. When Travis, a young street urchin, is arrested, Gabriel is forced to examine his role in the system. Will he be able to break the cycle and save Travis or meet...
