We’re so excited to present the 2021 Manhattan Short Film Festival, for 3 nightly screenings Sept. 23 - Sept. 25th.

Thursday Sept 23rd is our special kickoff event - ticket buyers will receive complimentary treats and a gift bag. Proceeds support year-round programming at Prez Hall!

BUY TICKETS HERE
$75 General Admission

Now in its 24th year (and 9th at the Hal!), the world’s first global film festival MANHATTAN SHORT continues to be a showcase for new voices and perspectives. The festival features 10 short films from a wide range of directors around the world. This year’s selection promises to offer the same eclectic, sometimes challenging and often surprising stories.

Death By Handshake director Hudson Flynn, for example, was just 16 years old when he created his wry nod to New York City living during the Covid-19 pandemic. Humor also pervades films like Rough from Northern Ireland, France’s Archibald’s Syndrome and Monsieur Cashemire of Canada. Out of Time and the animated Aurora are close studies by a pair of women directors of life at different stages of our existence from French and American perspectives. Short films tackling big topics include Norway’s The Kicksled Choir, which offers a refreshing look at conflict resolution, while Bad Omen examines how a woman copes with stark circumstances in Afghanistan. Closed To The Light reaches back in time to focus on a riveting moment in World War II Italy while the UK’s Ganef examines that war’s trickle-down effect on subsequent generations.

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