MS Film Fest Festivals

2012 Finalists

The 2012 Manhattan Short Film Festival lineup featured these exceptional short films selected from thousands of entries worldwide.

Tumult

Tumult

United Kingdom
Year
2012

Director: Johnny Barrington Country: United Kingdom Festival Year: 2012 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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The Voorman Problem

The Voorman Problem

United Kingdom
Year
2012

Director: Mark Gill Country: United Kingdom Festival Year: 2012 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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The Bloody Olive

The Bloody Olive

Netherlands
Year
2012

Director: Dennis Bots Country: Netherlands Festival Year: 2012 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Rhino Full Throttle

Rhino Full Throttle

GERMANY
Year
2012

A young man wakes up in Berlin to find a cardboard rhinoceros has appeared in his apartment. What follows is a madcap chase through the city’s streets, rooftops, and underground…

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Mogul Mowgli

Mogul Mowgli

USA
Year
2012

Director: Bassam Tariq Country: USA Festival Year: 2012 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Kismet Diner

Kismet Diner

United Kingdom
Year
2012

Director: Mark Nunneley Country: United Kingdom Festival Year: 2012 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Henry

Henry

Canada
Year
2012

Director: Yan England Country: Canada Festival Year: 2012 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Curfew

Curfew

USA
Director
Shawn Christensen
Year
2012

Richie is in his bathtub, wrists slit, when the phone rings. It’s his estranged sister, desperate for someone to watch her daughter Sophia for a few hours. Against all logic,…

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Bis Gleich (Be Right Back)

Bis Gleich (Be Right Back)

GERMANY
Year
2012

Director: Benjamin Wolff Country: Germany Festival Year: 2012 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Asad

Asad

South Africa
Year
2012

In a war-torn Somali fishing village, young Asad must choose between the honest but meager life of a fisherman and the dangerous allure of piracy. When the local pirate captain…

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