Manhattan Short Film Festival 2024

Don’t miss the 27th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, featuring 10 great new shorts from around the world – and YOU help select the winner!

On September 26, moviegoers in Tucson will unite with 100,000+ other moviegoers in over 500 cities across six continents to view and vote on 10 films selected as finalists in the 27th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival. Manhattan Short is the only film festival of its kind. The final 10 selections screen around the world during a one-week period and attendees vote for their favorites in Best Film and Best Actor categories. Every short film selected to screen in the program automatically qualifies for the 2025 Academy Awards.

The winners of Manhattan Short Film Festival will be announced on the festival home page on Monday, October 7th, 2024.

This year’s program:

The Talent. On the set of a luxury car commercial, an overlooked assistant seizes his chance to get noticed by the star. (Dir. by Thomas May Bailey, UK, 15 mins, Not Rated).

I’m Not a Robot.  A woman repeatedly fails a computer security test. Suddenly, her humanity is called into question. (Dir. Victoria Warmerdam, The Netherlands, 22 mins., Not Rated)

Mother. 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. (Dir. by Mariia Felenko, Ukraine, 8 mins., Not Rated)

Dovecote.  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. (Dir. by Maro Perego, Italy, 18 mins., Not Rated)

Pathological.  A pathological liar wakes up one day to discover her lies have become true. (Dir. by Alison Rich, USA, 17 mins., Not Rated)

Alarms.  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. (Dir. by Nicolas Panay, France, 17 mins., Not Rated)

Favourites.  Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip goes terribly wrong. (Dir.by Nick Russell, Australia, 6 mins., Not Rated)

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent.  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.   (Dir. Nebojša Slijepcevic, Croatia, 13 mins., Not Rated)

Room Taken.  A homeless man moves in with a blind woman who doesn’t know he’s there. A strange bond develops. (Dir. by TJ O’Grady-Peyton, Ireland, 18 mins., Not Rated)

Jane Austen’s Period Drama.  In this period comedy, the sudden appearance of a blood stain stops a marriage proposal mid-sentence. Should the suitor be told the truth? (Dir. by Julia Aks/Steve Pinder, USA, 13 mins., Not Rated)

Total program running time: 147 mins.