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You Be the Judge!
MANHATTAN SHORT 2022
Sept 22 - Oct 2Film lovers around the world will unite September 22 to October 2, 2022 to view and vote for the 10 finalists in the 25th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. MANHATTAN SHORT is the only event of its kind. The Final Ten screen simultaneously across the world during a ten-day period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue
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The Westwood Library is hosting the Manhattan Short for the first time.  Register for any of the screenings below to watch 10 short films and then cast your vote.  If you want, you can register for more than one screening and watch a few films at a time.

Dates of Screenings:

Monday, September 26, 7-9:30pm

Wednesday, September, 28 2-4:30pm

Thursday, September 29, 7-9:30pm (cancelled)

Saturday, October 1, 1-3:30pm

​Sunday, October 2, 2-4:30pm


At each screening we'll show the same 10 films and have a short discussion at the end of the program.  If you can't watch all the films at once (approx two hours for the full program) then plan to come to two screenings so you can watch one half at each screening.

If you have any questions about the event, please call the Library at 201-664-0583.

Looking forward to seeing you there!!!!

MANHATTAN SHORT Finalists of 2022; The Final Ten MANHATTAN SHORT finalists hail from eight countries with films from Scotland, Czech & Slovakia, Spain, Australia, Finland and Lebanon, alongside two films each from France and USA. These Final Ten Films represent the best short films from among 870 submissions from 70 countries received by MANHATTAN SHORT for 2022, testimony to the enduring vibrancy and creativity of short films worldwide.
You Be the Judge!
Which of these Final Ten short films is the best? That's up to a worldwide audience to decide. Cinema-goers around the globe will become instant film critics as they are handed a ballot upon entry that allows them to vote for the Best Film and Best Actor. MANHATTAN SHORT is the ultimate audience award that salutes the creative talents of both directors behind the camera and actors in front of it. Votes will be sent through to MANHATTAN SHORT HQ with the winner announced right here at ManhattanShort.com on Monday Oct 3.
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Don vs Lightning
Directed by: Big Red Button
Don desires a quiet, rural life in the rural Scottish Highlands. Unfortunately, the Universe has more electrifying plans in store for him.
 #FINALISTS2022

Love, Dad  Directed by: Diana Cam Van Nguyen
A woman rediscovers letters her father wrote to her from prison. She then decides to write to him, putting on paper what couldn't be said.
 #FINALISTS2022

Save the Bees  Directed by: Charlie Schwan
When a gruesome accident makes a messy break up even messier, a couple decides to set aside their differences in order to save themselves.
 #FINALISTS2022

The Treatment  Directed by: Alvaro Carmona
A clinic offers bald men a full-proof way to restore hair...as long as you're okay with one controversial but related side effect.
 #FINALISTS2022

Freefall  Directed by: Emmanuel Tenenbaum
A London stockbroker with a bad track record makes the bet of his life when New York's World Trade Center is attacked on 9/11. Inspired by a true story.
 #FINALISTS2022

Fetish  Directed by: Rhian Williams
An Asian American woman's one night stand takes an unsexy turn when breakfast the morning after comes with a side of fetishism.
 #FINALISTS2022

Freedom Swimmer Directed by: Olivia Martin McGuire
A man's perilous swim from China to Hong Kong parallels his granddaughter's desire for freedom beyond a city once viewed as a refuge.
 #FINALISTS2022

The BlanketDirected by: Teppo Airaksinen
Winter, 1939 Finland. A 10-year-old girl is sent to fetch milk for her baby brother. There are hazards more dangerous than thin ice.
 #FINALISTS2022

WarshamDirected by: Dania Bdair
A Beirut construction worker volunteers for the most dangerous job on the site. Away from everyone's eyes, a secret passion takes flight.
 #FINALISTS2022

The Big Green Directed by: Laurenzo Massoni
The owner of a logging camp suddenly finds herself stuck up a tree without a ladder and no signal on her mobile phone. The only way out is up.

Westwood Public Library 

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Westwood, NJ 07675