Best Western Short Film (Chandler International Film Festival)

Schedule

Wed Jan 29 2025 at 08:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Location

LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Chandler | Chandler, AZ

Best Western Short Films
About this Event

Come Out Wherever You Are

Directed by: Caitlin Presberg

Run Time: 29 minutes, United States

Premiere status: Arizona Premiere

Vernon Parrish, a retired mayor of a large suburb just outside of Chicago, had moved to the small town of Livingston, Montana, for peace and solitude and to get out of the public eye. After six years, Verne’s past returns to haunt him, driving him into a self-imposed exile at his cabin in the woods, hoping to ride out the media storm. While he is away, a storm of a different form rolls in, drastically changing the world as he knew it, culminating in a tale of a man who is both a victim and a beneficiary of circumstance.

Woman With No Name

Directed by: Rowdy Olson

Run Time: 13 minutes, United States

Premiere status: Arizona Premiere

In a strange, dreamlike Western setting, the Woman With No Name is on a mission to uncover the identity of the mysterious Faceless Man. Along the way, she faces shifting identities and broken realities. She takes on outlaws, explores different landscapes, and travels through time—from saloons to gritty industrial wastelands. Each scene mixes different genres and time periods. As her chase becomes more urgent, she starts to realize the Faceless Man is connected to her own fractured identity. In the end, they face off in a tense confrontation where identities blur and hidden truths come to light, exploring the struggle for purpose and the search for meaning in a constantly changing world.