Manhattan Short Film Festival 2021
Run Time: 146 min. Release Year: 2021
This short film festival is not just one of the largest in the world, it is the world’s first global film festival as audiences in over 400 venues across six continents unite for one week. The festival continues to be a showcase for new voices and perspectives, and the Film Center is proud to once again be the exclusive Columbus host.
Attendees will vote for Best Film and Best Actor awards at each participating venue, and all ten festival selections will automatically become qualified for the 2022 Academy Awards. Learn more.
The Program:
Death by Handshake
Director Hudson Flynn
A talented teenager copes with restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic by filming a witty love letter to his New York City hometown.
Country: United States
Runtime: 9:16 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
Ganef
Director Mark Rosenblatt
A little girl, spooked by a dark tale from her mother’s wartime past, starts to believe her adored house cleaner is a sinister thief.
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 14:00 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
Bad Omen
Director Salar Pashtoonyar
Kabul, Afghanistan. Pari, a widow and mother, struggles to purchase her prescription glasses in order to continue working as a tailor.
Country: Afghanistan
Runtime: 16:10 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
Rough
Directors Adam Patterson & Declan Lawn
Ex-paramilitaries enforce their own brand of street justice but when they condemn a dog to death, they bite off more than they chew.
Country: Northern Ireland
Runtime: 13:00 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
Archibald’s Syndrome
Director Daniel Perez
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery but for Archibald it’s literally an affliction until he meets a free-spirited woman during a bank robbery.
Country: France
Runtime: 19:15 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
The Kicksled Choir
Director Torfinn Iversen
A boy wants to sing in the local choir but when his father gets into a fight with a refugee, his aspirations are in jeopardy.
Country: Norway
Runtime: 18:00 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
Closed To The Light
Director Nicola Piovesan
In a moment captured in time, die-hard Italian fascists conduct reprisal executions of civilians in Lombardy during World War II.
Country: Italy
Runtime: 10:00 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
Out Of Time
Director Delphine Montaigne
Felix’s mother has been called in and an exasperated director is threatening to ban him from the premises. But Felix still has a few moves.
Country: France
Runtime: 9:00 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
Aurora
Director Jo Meuris
The animated tale of a little girl who falls in love with a beautiful horse named Aurora and learns about love, friendship and growing up.
Country: United States
Runtime: 5:12 min.Read the interview with the filmmaker
Monsieur Cachemire
Director Iouri Philippe Paillé
A bank loan officer extracts dark secrets from the past from an eccentric and mysterious customer in need of funds.
Country: Canada
Runtime: 16:00 min.
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