The CAA announced the programming of the tenth edition of the CAA Moebius film festival, a series of two -day projections presenting filmmakers of graduate students, which should take place from May 28 to 29.
This year’s programming includes 10 short films, through live action and animation, selected from more than 170 submissions, the ever ever made for the festival. The themes explored, in genres ranging from theater to comedy, including horror, include self-activation, the transition to adulthood and the family. This year, the University of Columbia will be represented for the first time at the festival, alongside return institutions such as Chapman University, the AFI Conservatory, the NYU, the National School and television of England and Calast.
Since its foundation in 2015, Moebius has played a role in the careers in development of filmmakers like Felipe Vargas (Rosario), Oran Zegman (Honor company), Max Barbakow (Palm Springs), to name just a few. Designed by the cinematographic agents of the time and now cinematographic agents of the CAA, Christina Chou, Zach Kaplan and Pete Stein, with Lingie Park, Moebius is organized by a team of young leaders through the agency, notably Odessa Chiklis, Olivia Guevara, Sidney Jet, Brendan Kim, Jessica Lex, Cameron Mendez, SANDARYA, Lexy Torrington, Jordyn Walker and Nick Wnuk.
“Achieving our tenth year is an important step that talks about the power and promise of emerging filmmakers,” said Chou, Kaplan and Stein in a joint statement. “With each edition, Moebius continues to grow on a scale and within reach, and this year’s submissions reflect a world range of voices, daring ideas and cinematographic vision. We are proud to provide a platform where the next generation of storytellers can be discovered and celebrated. ”
See this year’s program below.
Night 1 – Wednesday May 28
Othell-Yo’s anger! Directed by Kwesi Jones (NYU)
When the head of an erotic Othello The adaptation does not manage to become in erection, an AP relates to double, but discovers that the climb on occasion is more difficult than it thought.
Girls in real situations made by Ofre Sparrow Vaknin (Calarts)
Sam, Lexi and Jane spend the first day of the eighth year plotting a plan to get the ultimate lunch table. Their plans last when Katy, an influencer of Tiktok of sixth year Preppy, beats them in the coveted post.
Bruno & Elena directed by Javier Hirschler (Columbia)
On the last day of the school, Bruno finally managed to charge the daughter of his dreams and invites him to his house. But her mother, Elena, will not stay in her room.
Dandelion led by Fiona Obertinca (AFI)
In the 1970s, Los Angeles, a rebellious teenager Queer Margaret was thrown from another placement with a host family and finds herself in the company of a mysterious social worker who was responsible for finding Margaret a new house before the break of Dawn.
Nerve energy led by Eve Liu (NYU)
At the dawn of success / failure, two unleashed filmmakers decide to break with their boyfriends and, for once, make a daring decision with their lives.
Night 2 – Thursday May 29
Follow me wherever I go by Maxwell Defalco (Chapman)
A deeply religious single mother is determined to start her life again and will not stop anything until she gets what she wants – her son’s best friend.
A very normal man directed by Allamaprabhu Pattanashetty (NYU)
A man launches film ideas to his filmmaker’s son … all in the spotlight.
Papa Swap directed by Ethan Mermelstein (Columbia)
Ethan Mermelstein’s father is a dick and he has enough. So he exchanges him with his father’s best friend / enemies, Ron.
Fawn led by Molly Mayhew (NFTS)
After the sudden passage of her parents, Fawn is forced to return to a house that she has not called home for a very long time. While painful memories begin to infiltrate, Fawn is thrown on the difficult path to reconnect with a past that she thought she had left.
Teen Mary directed by Ali Rosenthal (AFI)
Mary is a teenager living in Nazareth in the year zero (but speaking in modern dialogue). It is a normal teenager: excited. But when Mary is overturned by a warm and married shepherd and could be stoned to death for adultery, she and her best gay friend Joseph have developed a plan to save their lives. They will convince everyone that God made Mary pregnant pregnant – with the new Messiah.
