MS Film Fest Festivals

2014 Finalists

The 2014 Manhattan Short Film Festival lineup featured these exceptional short films selected from thousands of entries worldwide.

Veszély (Peril)

Veszély (Peril)

Hungary
Year
2014

Director: Laszlo Nemeth Country: Hungary Festival Year: 2014 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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The Phone Call

The Phone Call

United Kingdom
Year
2014

Heather works the night shift at a crisis helpline center in London. When an elderly man named Stanley calls, his voice calm but his intent unmistakable, Heather must use every…

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The Dam Keeper

The Dam Keeper

USA
Year
2014

In a small town protected from a wall of encroaching darkness by a massive dam, a young pig is tasked with keeping the dam’s machinery running. Bullied at school and…

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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture

United Kingdom
Year
2014

Director: Daisy Jacobs Country: United Kingdom Festival Year: 2014 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Parvaneh

Parvaneh

Switzerland
Year
2014

Parvaneh, a young Afghan woman living in a Swiss refugee center, needs to wire money to her family back home. Unable to do so without an ID, she must venture…

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Duet

Duet

USA
Director
Glen Keane
Year
2014

Director: Glen Keane Country: USA Festival Year: 2014 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Butter Lamp

Butter Lamp

France/China
Year
2014

Director: Hu Wei Country: France/China Runtime: 15:00 Festival Year: 2014 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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Boogaloo and Graham

Boogaloo and Graham

United Kingdom
Year
2014

In 1970s Belfast, two young brothers are overjoyed when their father brings home two baby chicks, which they name Boogaloo and Graham. As the boys raise their feathered friends in…

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Aya

Aya

Israel/France
Year
2014

Director: Oded Binnun & Mihal Brezis Country: Israel/France Festival Year: 2014 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan Short Film Festival website.

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