The 2016 Manhattan Short Film Festival lineup featured these exceptional short films selected from thousands of entries worldwide.
A group of refugees — families with children, elderly grandparents, wounded soldiers — make their way through a dark underground tunnel, fleeing the war that has destroyed their city above.…
Mankind's only hope of salvation rests upon the shoulders of the enigmatic Paul WR, the most talented astronaut of his generation. Mysteriously, a few hours before the mission launch, Paul…
It's getting late on a Friday night and Ralph is keen to get out of the office, but the boss won't let him. No big deal, right? It's just that…
An animated documentary about Hoheneck, the main prison for women in former East Germany. Country: Germany Runtime: 7:00 Festival Year: 2016 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the Manhattan…
Freedom of expression is the star of this animated film inspired by those who marched in protest on January 11th, 2015 after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in France. Country: Australia…
A young, talented cellist suddenly develops crippling stage fright after one of her cello strings breaks during an important performance. As she prepares for a crucial audition, she must confront…
Hollywood, 1952. Henry Corso performs as a costumed gorilla on horror movies and adventure movies. For Jungle Jenna, he must terrorize the leading actress lost in a fake jungle. But…
Ella, a talented and loyal employee, finally gets the promotion she deserves. Or does she? A humorous look at duplicitous behavior in today's corporate America. Director: Richard Diaz & Mike…
A man doles out a torrent of accumulated wisdom to a teen with unexpected results. Country: England Runtime: 6:00 Festival Year: 2016 Historical data reconstructed from archive.org snapshots of the…
Andrey is paid to rouse theater audiences from their seats, a job that turns him into a cynic until he meets a woman whose appreciation of the stage brings her…