Connor Brenes

A Perfect Day for Caribou

An estranged father and son spend the day ambling around a cemetery, wandering the wilderness, searching for family, and stumbling through disharmony and heartache.

Beyond Glory

Lucia, a newcomer in mixed martial arts, is on the verge of hitting it big after defeating the long time reigning champion, Megumi. However, the former champion declines the big money rematch and decides to walk away from the sport altogether. This is a story about two female fighters who both must reconcile what they fight for in the ring, and outside it.

Impenetrable

Jules has a big goal for her birthday: get laid. But she's got a big obstacle in her way: herself. With an anthropomorphized dilator by her side, Jules learns she may need to open up in more ways than one.

Lean on Pete

Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.

Marshland

In a rural community in Central Oregon, Sprague, a quiet and guarded young trans man, seeks to carve a life. He spends his days working on his property — immersed in a place that offers freedom and isolation. Solitude has always been a form of protection, a way of surviving in a place where visibility carries risk. When he meets Mack, an older community member who extends an unexpected hand of friendship, Sprague finds himself at a crossroad — connection or safety. Sprague’s presence unsettles Wayne, a suspicious and territorial neighbor whose watchful eye makes clear that acceptance requires strategy. As pressure mounts, Sprague must decide whether to remain guarded within the safety of isolation or risk taking up space within this community.