MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival: You Be the Judge!

Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screening here at the Bear Tooth on Sept. 28th. You’ll join film lovers simultaneously in over 500 venues across the globe gathering to see the Ten Finalist from Ten Countries in this year’s event. With past finalists garnering Oscar nominations and short films continuing to move into the Hollywood mainstream, come see this entertaining program featuring the best short films in the world today! Ballots supplied upon entry.

GA $10

Films:

Small Talk

In a neon-drenched future where A.I. has consumed nearly every profession, a weary cab driver preserves the last traces of humanity the only way he can… through small talk. (USA)

Hai Davai

On the cusp of leaving her rural Moldovan village for a new life abroad, Nina is stopped, quite literally, by an old superstition. (Moldova)

Mary is Missing

When care worker Mary vanishes without a trace, Detective Foley arrives at the Yellow Tree Day Service, and investigations begin. (Ireland)

Pickup

At a pickup workshop, every girl gets a mission – flirt, charm, and win. For Di, the shyest one in the room, the task is simple: ask a guy to buy her a coffee. (Russia)

Candy Bar

A young girl thinks a man in the candy bar line looks like her dad. (Australia)

Norheimsund

A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her from her austere life in Cuba, but is he as idyllic as he seems? (Cuba)

Vultures

In the volatile moments after a car crash, before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. (South Africa)

When the Sea Was Calm

A hand-crafted animation that transforms the memory of Sokhumi before the war into a poetic story of childhood, first love, exile, and the dream of return. (Georgia)

Life Goes On

Bill is ready for the end. The end isn’t ready for him. At 83, he finds himself caught in an absurd glitch: every time he dies, the day begins again. (United Kingdom)

Never Give Up

An unexpected source of hope guides a boy as he attempts to cross the US-Mexico border. (Mexico)