Creative Artists Agency’s 11th annual CAA Moebius showcase, a two-day screening series of undergraduate and graduate student filmmakers, will take place May 27 to May 28.
Accompanying this year’s showcase is the launch of Moebius Labs, a series of workshops and moderated conversations designed to provide participating filmmakers access to creatives, producers, and executives working across film and television. This year’s participants include screenwriter Julia Cox in conversation with Liz Suggs; producer Jessie Henderson; filmmaker David F. Sandberg; and CAA motion picture literary agents.
The showcase will also feature appearances from filmmaker Max Barbakow and a soon-to-be-announced Academy Award-winning writer/director, who will each host an evening of the showcase and deliver opening remarks. Barbakow will return to host night one.
This year’s showcase will feature films from both undergraduate and graduate film programs across the country and includes 10 short live-action films selected from a wide range of genres, tones, and perspectives.
Conceived by CAA Motion Picture agents Christina Chou, Zach Kaplan, and Pete Stein alongside Lingie Park, the showcase is organized by a cross-agency team of emerging leaders, including 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,” said Chou, Kaplan, and Stein in a joint statement. “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.”
Below, the full 2026 programming line-up.
Night 1 – May 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 2 – May 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.”
