Premiere ’24 Program

Join us from noon – 4pm
on Thursday May 2

We recommend that you arrive & leave at the start of the show or at intermission.

The Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle Street, Cambridge

Free to all

PREMIERE ’24 PROGRAM

All screening times are approximate.

The theatre is VERY DARK & it’s difficult to enter & leave.
We recommend entering & leaving during INTERMISSION.

Can’t attend? Join the Livestream on Zoom!


WELCOME & AWARDS
by The Film Faculty
Starts: 12:30pm

Our graduating class started their college career on Zoom during a pandemic. They have overcome so many challenges, and we take time to celebrate their accomplishments!

AWAKE
by Tristen Coughlin
Screening: 12:54pm

A man lost in time tries to find meaning in a world that has stopped.

ROACH
by Shannon Doyle
Screening: 1:03pm

A young man brings his self insistent grievances into the confession booth.

MARGARITAS
by Paulina Sandoval-Alvarez
Screening: 1:10pm

Artist Statement THESIS 2024

Coming of age of drama that follows, Mexican American teen, Elena as she deals with her identity after a racist encounter with her closet friend.

OBLATION
by Lauren Tyrell
Screening: 1:19pm

“Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord”
– Psalm 4:5

ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
by Riley Woods
Screening: 1:28pm

From Italian cookies to World War II, this film documents the life of Helen Ciccolo, a first-generation Italian-American.

THE AUDACITY
by Desmond Spranklin
Screening: 1:36pm

Dave’s day goes from normal to absurd when he starts to hear things differently, causing him to fall into an existential crisis.

OPENING NIGHT
by The Junior Studio
Screening: 1:45pm

A drama thriller about an up-and-coming actress looking to make it big, and is willing to do anything to get there – unaware of the challenges that she will face.

INTERMISSION
Starts: 1:56pm

If you plan to leave the theatre, or join during the show, we suggest using intermission to arrive and depart. The theatre is very dark.

STUFFED
by Sarah Saulnier
Screening: 2:12pm

Two siblings attempt to plan the funeral of their estranged father, but things quickly go wrong when they meet a shady funeral home director.

THE REARVIEW MIRROR
by Emma Berens
Screening: 2:21pm

A description of this film is coming soon.

1221
by Jesse Ellis
Screening: 2:28

Amidst the lockdown of 2020, a disenfranchised essential worker finds connections to his community through the rise of a sensational tweet.

A WRITER’S DILEMMA
by Roberto Rodriguez-Paz
Screening: 2:38pm

When a high school senior of Latino immigrant parents announces his plan of being a writer, tension ensues between feelings of having to live up to parental expectations and the yearning of what parents sacrifice for their children.

QUINCY CAN’T ESCAPE!
by The Junior Studio
Screening: 2:55pm

Quincy has to juggle her quirky family, homework, and personal life, and she just can’t escape it! Watch as Quincy’s world is about to get turned upside down!

BETWEEN THE FRAMES
by Aiden O’Sullivan
Screening: 3:06pm

After the loss of Alex’s grandfather, the young artist finds solace in the discovery of their grandfather’s old films. By restoring his memories through film, Alex is able to keep a part of their grandfather alive. In turn, Alex becomes inspired to experience the world as their grandfather did as well as a new found revival in their artistic endeavors.