MS Film Fest Festivals

2005 Finalists

The 2005 Manhattan Short Film Festival lineup featured these exceptional short films selected from thousands of entries worldwide.

The Last Farm

The Last Farm

Iceland
Year
2005

An elderly Icelandic farmer tends to his final day on the remote homestead where he has spent his entire life. As he goes through what appear to be routine chores…

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Our Time Is Up

Our Time Is Up

USA
Year
2005

Director: Rob Pearlstein Country: USA Festival Year: 2005 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Cashback

Cashback

United Kingdom
Director
Sean Ellis
Year
2005

After a painful breakup, art student Ben Willis develops insomnia and takes a night shift at a supermarket to fill the empty hours. He discovers he can freeze time, using…

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Binta and the Great Idea

Binta and the Great Idea

Spain
Year
2005

In a Senegalese village along the Casamance River, young Binta watches as her father develops a bold idea to send to the United Nations — a satirical proposal about the…

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Ausreisser (The Runaway)

Ausreisser (The Runaway)

GERMANY
Year
2005

Director: Ulrike Grote Country: Germany Festival Year: 2005 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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