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Manhattan Short Film Festival
Fri, September 27 :: 2 & 7 PM
About the Program

Fri, September 27 :: 2 & 7 PM

Sat, September 28 :: 1 PM

Sun, September 29 :: 2 & 7 PM                 

Thurs, October 3 :: 7 PM                                    

Manhattan Short Film Festival

You be the judge! Join film fans around the world, in over 400 venues across six continents, by watching several short films and casting your vote. Your choice could become an Oscar nominee!

The Manhattan Short Film Festival is a unique experience, extending beyond its headquarters in New York City by inviting participating venues worldwide to screen entries and allow audience voting to determine the winner. The festival takes place in 400 venues across 6 continents and includes screening venues in all 50 states of the United States, the first film festival ever to do so.

2024 FINALISTS

Website: https://www.manhattanshort.com/

THE FILMS:

THE TALENT

Directed by: Thomas May Bailey
Principal Cast: Emma D’Arcy, Leo Suter, Rhianne Barreto, David Mills
Country: United Kingdom
Time: 15:00
Synopsis: On the set of a luxury car commercial, an overlooked assistant seizes his chance to get noticed by the star. A tense exploration of masculinity, becoming and desire.


I’M NOT A ROBOT

Directed by: Victoria Warmerdam
Principal Cast: Ellen Parren, Henry van Loon, Thekla Reuten
Country: The Netherlands
Time: 22:00
Synopsis: A woman repeatedly fails a computer security test. Suddenly, her humanity is called into question.

MOTHER

Directed by: Mariia Felenko
Principal Cast:
Veronika Shostak, Inna Belikova
Country: Ukraine
Time: 8:00
Synopsis: At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Katya decides to leave her hometown and take her mother. But mother is getting her nails done.

DOVECOAT

Directed by: Marco Perego
Principal Cast: Zoe Saldana, Marcello Fonte, Gaia Scodellaro, and twenty real inmates as her co-stars from the Giudecca Prison in Venice
Country: Italy
Time: 17:30
Synopsis: A small boat navigates the canals of Venice, Italy only to stop at a women’s prison where an inmate is poised to rediscover freedom.


PATHOLOGICAL

Directed by: Alison Rich
Principal Cast: Alison Rich, Meaghan Rath, Luke Cook, Heather Pasternack
Country: USA
Time: 17:00
Synopsis: A pathological liar wakes up one day to discover her lies have become true.


ALARMS

Directed by: Nicolas Panay
Principal Cast: Thomas Coumans, Laurence Côte, Eminé Meyrem
Country: France
Time: 17:00
Synopsis: Pierre is diligently overseeing the completion of the tumultuous construction site under his responsibility, ensuring that progress doesn’t come at the cost of safety.


FAVOURITES

Directed by: Nick Russell
Principal Cast: Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Tony Briggs, Maria Angelico, Chris Labbett, Imogen Labbett, Amanda Russell
Country: Australia
Time: 5:17
Synopsis: Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip goes terribly wrong.


THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT

Directed by: Nebojša Slijepčević
Principal Cast: Goran Bogdan, Alexis Manenti, Dragan Mićanović, Silvio Mumelaš
Country: Croatia, Bulgaria, France, Slovenia
Time: 13:00
Synopsis: Bosnia, 1993. Paramilitary forces stop a train in an ethnic cleansing operation. Only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. A true story and winner of the 2024 Palme D’Or at Cannes.


ROOM TAKEN

Directed by: TJ O’Grady-Peyton
Principal Cast: Gabriel Adewusi, Brid Brennan
Country: Ireland
Time: 18:00
Synopsis: A homeless man moves in with a blind woman who doesn’t know he’s there. A strange bond develops.


JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA

Directed by: Julia Aks, Steve Pinder
Principal Cast: Julia Aks, Lachlan Ta’imua Hannemann, Samantha Smart, Nicole Alyse Nelson, Hugo Armstrong
Country: USA
Time: 13:00
Synopsis: England, 1813. In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor, Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury, and it soon becomes clear that his expensive education has missed a spot.