2021 Spiritus Short Film Prize

Winner 2021

The Spiritus Shirt Film Prize was presented at the Canberra Short Film Festival awards’ night at Dendy Cinema, Canberra, 20 November 2021.

Painting by Numbers, Radheya Jegatheva

The film explores the ancient tradition of the seven deadly sins in contemporary form e.g. gluttony as waste, envy in terms of designer clothing and sloth as the basic problem in responding to climate change. The final scene regarding wrath offers a poignant comment on human proclivity to violence. It is clear that the deadly sins are alive and flourishing! The judges considered the film a worthy recipient of an award. In concept and execution the film
was well done.