International Premiere
Sister Jones, a Mormon missionary stationed in Mexico, wants to go home.
Conner Wharton
USA
2024
In English and Spanish with English subtitles
Flashing/strobing lights
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Credits & Director
Producer
Sylvia Simiao Sun
Screenwriter
Colby Barrios
Cinematography
Quinn Thomashow
Editor
Sydney Fix
Production Design
Reena Kim
Colby Barrios
Colby Barrios is a Venezuelan American writer and director based in Los Angeles. He is a 2024 Directing Fellow graduate from the AFI Conservatory and a 2024 Latino Film Institute Inclusion Fellow. Having produced over one hundred standup comedy specials, Barrios is interested in the comedic but also the questions that scare us the most. He is currently developing a handful of feature films that explore deep-seated fears, horrifying comedy, and strange character relationships.
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