2021 Phoenix Film Festival

Live Action Shorts A

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, Aug 13 at 2:25pm 
Friday, Aug 20 at 9:05am 
Sunday, Aug 22 at 1:50pm 

Prime of Your Life
Directed by: Craig Tovey
Synopsis: An actress who's trying to make it in Hollywood is stripped of an opportunity and breaks down in epic fashion.
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The Book of Ruth
Directed by: Becca Roth
Synopsis: A Passover visit to grandma's house reveals a huge family secret.

The Gift
Directed by: Jacintha Charles
Synopsis: A girl with uncommonly large ears is bullied at school, but finds solace in her friendship with a crow.
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How To End A Conversation
Directed by: Gregory Kasunich
Synopsis: A heartbroken man enlists a therapist to help him lift the weight of his past relationship off his shoulders... literally.
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Hello From Taiwan
Directed by: Tiffany Frances
Synopsis: A Taiwanese American family struggles to reunite across language and cultural barriers in the late 1980s, from a child’s perspective.
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Alina
Directed by: Rami Kodeih
Synopsis: As Nazis invade their home, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend's baby to safety.