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The Manhattan Short Film Festival returns to WSU

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The Department of Urban Studies and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences are pleased to announce that the Manhattan Short Film Festival is running THIS WEEK on campus!

The festival will run every day from Monday, September 29 - Thursday, October 2, in the Eager Auditorium (S-146). Its 10 short films will run on a continuous loop from 9 am to 3 pm each day and from 6 pm to 9 pm on Tuesday night.  Catch the films all at once or in parts over multiple days. It is free for faculty and students.

The Ten MANHATTAN SHORT Finalists hail from seven countries with films from Spain, Israel, United Kingdom, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Mexico, alongside three films from the USA.  The Final Ten are: Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting (USA), Al Fresco (Spain), Chasing the Party (USA), Paradise Man (USA), We Have Sinned Before You (Israel), I Have My Reasons (United Kingdom), Ovary-Acting (Norway), Beyond Silence (The Netherlands), Zodiac (Belgium), Passarinho (Mexico). You can watch the trailer here.



Winners of the festival are determined by audience vote. After viewers screen the films, they vote for Best Film and Best Actor. (The WSU festival has an online ballot you will get a link to at the screening.) Each film is automatically Oscar-qualified by being selected for the festival. You can read about the films here. 

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Urban Studies sponsor the festival.

For more information about the larger international festival, go to www.manhattanshort.com




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