Manhattan Short Film Festival 2022
Run Time: 140 min. Release Year: 2022
Audiences at over 400 venues across the globe unite for one week for one film festival. Attendees will vote for Best Film and Best Actor from the 10 finalists, hailing from Scotland, Chechia & Slovakia, Spain, Australia, Finland, Lebanon, France and the United States.
Moonage Daydream (2022)
Director: Brett Morgen Run Time: 140 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2022
Starring: David Bowie
Country: Germany, United States Language: EnglishA cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. World Premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Bros (2022)
Director: Nicholas Stoller Run Time: 115 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022
Starring: Billy Eichner, Guillermo Díaz, Luke Macfarlane, Monica Raymund, Ts Madison
Country: United States Language: EnglishTwo gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy. World Premiere at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival.
Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022)
Director: David Poag Run Time: 87 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2022
Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Donovan Colan, Dylan Martin Frankel, Jaiden Smith, Rachael Leigh Cook
Country: United States Language: EnglishOne Spirit. One Store. One Night. A group of middle schoolers must survive the night in a haunted Spirit Halloween store.
Don’t Worry Darling (2022)
Director: Olivia Wilde Run Time: 122 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022
Starring: Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Gemma Chan, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde
Country: United States Language: EnglishA housewife living in a utopian community in the California desert uncovers a disturbing truth about her seemingly perfect life. World Premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
Smile (2022)
Director: Parker Finn Run Time: 115 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022
Starring: Jessie T. Usher, Kal Penn, Kyle Gallner, Rob Morgan, Sosie Bacon
Country: United States Language: EnglishOnce you see it, it’s too late.
Dial M for Murder (1954) in 3D
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 105 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1954
Starring: Anthony Dawson, George Alderson, George Leigh, Grace Kelly, John Williams, Leo Britt, Patrick Allen, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, Robin Hughes
Country: United StatesLanguage: EnglishPresented as part of the 2022 edition of Hitchcocktober.An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.
Barbarian (2022)
Director: Zach Cregger Run Time: 102 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Georgina Campbell, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake
Country: United States Language: EnglishSome stay for a night. Some stay for a week. Some never leave.
Riotsville, U.S.A. (2022)
Director: Sierra Pettengill Run Time: 90 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2022
Starring: Charlene Modeste
Country: United States Language: EnglishAn archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all. World Premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 101 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1951
Starring: Farley Granger, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman
Country: United StatesLanguage: EnglishPresented as part of the 2022 edition of Hitchcocktober.It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!
Carmen (2022)
Director: Valerie Buhagiar Run Time: 87 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2022
Starring: Michaela Farrugia, Natascha McElhone, Richard Clarkin, Steven Love
Country: Malta, Canada Language: Maltese, EnglishIn a small Mediterranean village, Carmen has looked after her brother, the local priest, for her entire life. When the Church abandons Carmen, she is mistaken for the new priest. Carmen begins to see the world, and herself, in a new light.
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022)
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour Run Time: 106 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022
Starring: Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, Jeon Jong-seo, Kate Hudson
Country: United States Language: EnglishDo not look in her eyes. World premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival.
The Rest of Your Life (2022)
Director: Michael Pomeroy Run Time: 82 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2022
Starring: Brittany Brave, Matt Hardy, Michael Pomeroy
Country: United States Language: EnglishA recent college graduate in Columbus, Ohio seeks agency when his girlfriend moves away and Corporate America fails to meet his expectations, with the help of his freewheeling co-worker.
God’s Creatures (2022)
Director: Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis Run Time: 94 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022
Starring: Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Emily Watson, Marion O'Dwyer, Paul Mescal
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Language: EnglishIn a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. World Premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Pearl (2022)
Director: Ti West Run Time: 102 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022
Starring: David Corenswet, Emma Jenkins-Purro, Matthew Sunderland, Mia Goth, Tandi Wright
Country: United States Language: EnglishThe X-traordinary origin story. World Premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
Vesper (2022)
Director: Bruno Samper, Kristina Buozyte Run Time: 112 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2022
Starring: Eddie Marsan, Melanie Gaydos, Raffiella Chapman, Richard Brake, Rosy McEwen
Country: Lithuania, France, Belgium Language: EnglishOne seed can change everything.
