Manhattan Short Film Festival 2025

When

Duration

2 hours 46 minutes (includes 20-minute interval)

Location

Glasshouse Theatre

Warning

Possible strong language, adult themes and sexual references. Suitable for ages 13+. Parental guidance recommended.

Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents:

Manhattan Short Film Festival

Manhattan Short Film Festival is a one-of-a-kind global event, taking place in over 500 venues across six continents. 

The final films represent the best short films from over 1,000 submissions from around the world, covering an extraordinary range of genres including drama, science fiction, suspense, animation and comedy.

By virtue of their selection by Manhattan Short, each short film is automatically Oscar-qualified.

A must-see film festival for anyone interested in drama, film and entertainment.

The 2025 line up has been announced:

Discover this year's top 10 short films - a mix of drama, comedy and everything in between. 

There will be takes on migration, reconciliation, housing prices, parenthood and the price of silence, not to mention the trials and tribulations of growing into adulthood, especially when fantastical and dangerous griffins fly overhead and you have an OMG murderous mother. And what is it about golf anyway?

Audiences will find it more difficult than ever to vote for Best Film and Best Actor on the night; your picks will be announced at ManhattanShort.com and on our socials.

Find out below which short films have made the cut!

EM & SELMA GO GRIFFIN HUNTING

Director: Alexander Thompson
Country: USA
Running Time: 18:00  
Synopsis: Mothers and daughters and the fantastical beasts they hunt.

 

I HAVE MY REASONS

Director: Mikey Altoft
Country: United Kingdom
Running Time: 15:00
Synopsis: Amanda is just 8 years old when a singular incident shapes the rest of her life.

AL FRESCO

Director: Ignacio Rodó
Country: Spain
Running Time: 7:30   
Synopsis: Dream apartment. Large space. Unbeatable location. Ready to move in. Plenty of light.

 

OVARY-ACTING

Director: Ida Melum
Country: Norway, UK, Sweden
Running Time: 12:24
Synopsis: A 30-something woman must suddenly decide whether or not she wants to have children.

CHASING THE PARTY

Director: Jessie Komitor
Country: USA
Running Time: 14:00
Synopsis: Two teens fantasise about becoming New York celebrities but experience a reality check.

BEYOND SILENCE

Director: Marnie Blok
Country: The Netherlands
Running Time: 17:00
Synopsis: Two women, two generations, one trauma. One retreats into silence. The other breaks it.

PARADISE MAN

Director: Jordan Michael Blake
Country: USA
Running Time: 12:00
Synopsis: Tragedy makes a golfer realise there’s more to life than a hole in one.

ZODIAC

Director: Hans Buyse
Country: Belgium
Running Time: 14:50
Synopsis: Two old friends on a fishing trip encounter drifting refugees in distress at sea.

WE HAVE SINNED BEFORE YOU

Director: Ifat Nener Orgad
Country: Israel
Running Time: 18:00
Synopsis: A silly game reveals secrets and tensions that could rip a family apart.

PASSARINHO

Director: Natalia García Agraz
Country: Mexico
Running Time: 12:00
Synopsis: Teenage girls scheme to meet their favorite soccer player but one gets a red card.

 

Part of Glasshouse SELECT 2025 Theatre Program

Part of Education @ Glasshouse 2025 Theatre Program

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