Artistic Artists Company’s eleventh annual CAA Moebius showcase, a two-day screening collection of undergraduate and graduate scholar filmmakers, will happen Could 27 to Could 28.
Accompanying this yr’s showcase is the launch of Moebius Labs, a collection of workshops and moderated conversations designed to offer collaborating filmmakers entry to creatives, producers, and executives working throughout movie and tv. This yr’s contributors embrace screenwriter Julia Cox in dialog with Liz Suggs; producer Jessie Henderson; filmmaker David F. Sandberg; and CAA movement image literary brokers.
The showcase may also function appearances from filmmaker Max Barbakow and a soon-to-be-announced Academy Award-winning author/director, who will every host a night of the showcase and ship opening remarks. Barbakow will return to host evening one.
This yr’s showcase will function movies from each undergraduate and graduate movie applications throughout the nation and consists of 10 brief live-action movies chosen from a variety of genres, tones, and views.
Conceived by CAA Movement Image brokers Christina Chou, Zach Kaplan, and Pete Stein alongside Lingie Park, the showcase is organized by a cross-agency group of rising leaders, together with Derrick Davidian, Emily Ref, John O’Shea, Katy Needham, Laila Ghosheh, Milo Pepper, Ryan Uria, Sammie Johnson, Seth Parker, Walter Szafran, and CAA alum Chloe Landau, now at Netflix.
“Over the past eleven years, Moebius has continued to grow alongside the filmmakers who have come through the program,” stated Chou, Kaplan, and Stein in a joint assertion. “With the introduction of Moebius Labs, we wanted to create a more direct exchange between emerging filmmakers and established creatives working at the highest levels of the industry. This year’s lineup reflects an incredible range of voices, ambition, and cinematic perspective, and we’re proud to continue building a platform that champions the next generation of storytellers.”
Beneath, the total 2026 programming line-up.
Night time 1 – Could 27
“Loquita Por Ti,” directed by Greta Diaz Moreau (Columbia)
“Rural Spain, Y2K. Alma is a 16-year-old desperate to truly live, especially for the sake of José, the local heartbreaker. Overlooked by everyone around her, she finds an unexpected guide in a strange cow that draws her toward something far deeper than the attention she craves.”
“Becoming,” directed by Aidan Forte (Chapman)
“In 1969 at St. Patrick’s Seminary, a devout seminarian will do anything to keep his contraband porno mag from being discovered — and the secret contained within.”
“The Alternative Resolution,” directed by Harold Kahane (NYU)
“When a lonely, obsessive programmer crashes the global markets during a moment of voyeuristic weakness, he is dragged before his superiors and offered a grotesque ultimatum.”
“Poster Boy,” directed by India Opzoomer (UT-Austin)
“In the cutthroat world of 1990s boy bands, a desperate 16-year-old dancer betrays his best friend and bandmates in a misguided attempt to secure his place in the spotlight.”
“Dongmei,” directed by Rubing Zhang (NYU)
“When her daughter is arrested three days before her wedding, Dongmei embarks on a journey of inquiry and reckoning.”
Night time 2 – Could 28
“Club Rats,” directed by Grace Godvin (AFI)
“A contested hole-in-one victory plunges a young golf star into scandal, betrayal, and deep self-doubt.”
“Aayat,” directed by Sonia Bhatia (USC)
“On the border of India and Pakistan, a young Kashmiri girl searching for her missing father forms an unlikely connection with an Indian soldier.”
“Beware The Wolves,” directed by Alex Bush (AFI)
“During a stay with his grandparents, a fairy-tale-obsessed boy witnesses a disturbing act committed against his sister and must find a way to free them both.”
“Norheimsund,” directed by Ana Alpizar (NYU)
“A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother from their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he is not as idyllic as he seems.”
“Kumquat,” directed by Lex Lee Morales (FSU)
“Disillusioned anchor Scott Kumquat plans a shocking live television stunt, exposing just how numb, absurd, and complicit media culture has become.”
