

Phantom Islands is an experimental film that exists at the boundary of documentary and fiction. It follows a couple adrift and disoriented in the stunning landscape of Ireland’s islands. Yet this deliberately melodramatic romance is constantly questioned by a provocative cinematic approach that ultimately results in a hypnotic and visceral inquiry into the very possibility of documentary objectivity.
Daniel Fawcett
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LeadClara Pais
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rouzbeh Rashidi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Phantom Islands is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”