American Film Institute Conservatory Movies

A dark domestic drama about the familial ties that bind and the ties that really bind.

Haunted every night by monsters of unknown origin, an isolated woman finds a stranger in the woods and struggles between her safety and her sexual...

1945: after the death of his father, Ken escapes Japanese American internment camp to find his Caucasian mother who lives in town. Things become...

A man on a terrorist mission struggles with his decision on a crowded subway after he meets an innocent child. A déjà vu moment...

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...

When a Latina transwoman in East LA is on the verge of losing her daughter to child services, she begins to unravel as she is forced to confront her...

Eight-year-old Elvis’ world begins to sink when his mother marries an immigrant stranger for money.

At arts summer camp, Basia, a reserved 13-year old girl, struggles to connect with other kids. She feels seen for the first time when an equally...

Marion and her husband host a private dinner for four. One of the guests turns out to be a woman she had an affair with during the Second World War.

After unfortunate circumstances, Manny, an aspiring musician, must decide between becoming the sole guardian of his uncle's daughter, Marisol, and...

A young man, Kobby Ankrah, attends his new nephew's Ghanaian baby naming ceremony with a plan to steal the money collected on his behalf from family...

When a manual scavenger cannot continue her work, her 11-year-old daughter picks up where the mother left off.

Imagine for a moment, you're a child again. You find a note from your mother. It reads, she won't be coming home tonight. Would you call up all your...

In 1972, the ever-smiling mother of a family band struggles to keep the family's TV variety show and wholesome image going when her estranged husband...

A thirteen-year-old science prodigy journeys into her grandma's deteriorating mind to save one precious memory they have together.