2021 Phoenix Film Festival

World Cinema Shorts

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, Aug 13 at 5:00pm
Thursday, Aug 19 at 4:55pm
Friday, Aug 20 at 9:00am

The Scapegoat (Subtitled)
India
Directed by: Tathagata Ghosh
Synopsis: A woman in rural Bengal must stand up against the hate politics to prevent the bigots from causing more atrocities.
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Standing Woman
UK
Directed by: Tony Hipwell
Synopsis: Wrestling with the recent ‘planting’ of his wife, Tom embarks on an emotional journey to say a final goodbye.
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Betur sjá augu (See No Evil) (Subtitled)
Iceland
Directed by: Peter Callow, Sesselía Ólafs
Synopsis: Betur sjá augu (See No Evil) is a family-friendly short film about isolated individuals yearning for human contact and connection.

My Other Suit is Human
Ireland
Directed by: Andrew Paul Montague
Synopsis: A young couple, grieving the loss of their son, hit a difficult point in their relationship as they both struggle to cope.
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Dandelion
New Zealand
Directed by: Jane Ballentyne
Synopsis: A woman struggles to connect with her withdrawn husband when a familiar dark cloud settles in for their journey home.
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