Rodes Phire

Selected films / Rodes Phire

Stories

Some are true. Some are strange. All of them stayed with me.

Farewelling film still: two women sharing a drink beneath a leafy tree
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farewelling

I wanted to explore the female gaze and emotional endurance. The quiet weight a woman carries through friendship, grief, and the slow unraveling that comes with loss.

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Coyote film still: a woman in red sunglasses holding a cigarette and a lollipop
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coyote

My mother is a true character of nature. Writing this was a way to glimpse the world through her wild, tender choices, and what it means to be her daughter.

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For Gina film still: a man and two girls sitting together in a sunny garden
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for gina

Gina’s true story stayed with me. This became less about cancer itself and more about proximity, love, and the weight of loss shared by the people around her.

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mindFULLness film still: a woman checking her phone while brushing her teeth in a bathroom mirror
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mindFULLness

As phone cameras began rivaling filmmaking tools, I got curious about our dependence on them. So I shot this on an iPhone: a morning consumed by a screen, beside one rooted in presence.

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Followed film still: a close-up of a red-haired woman in warm sunlight
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followed

My first real exploration of fear. Working with Jo Newman and cinematographer Morgan Schmidt taught me how light alone can shape emotion and tension.

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The Gist film still: a couple resting together with their foreheads touching
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the gist

My first film exploration into a moment. How something vast and heartbreaking can live inside a small, quiet fragment and completely derail a relationship.

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