Manhattan Short Film Festival comes to SUNY Orange
Newburgh. The ten short films will be varied in subject and mood and will be eligible for Academy Awards.
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| 19 Sep 2022 | 05:44
The Blanket, short film from Scotland
Don Vs Lightning, short film from Scotland
Now celebrating its 25th birthday, the Manhattan Short Film Festival includes ten films screened during a ten-day period simultaneously on six continents in 400+ venues, one of which is Kaplan Hall at SUNY Orange. The 7 p.m. screening is on Saturday, September 24, in the OBTC Great Room 101.
Come early for festive music played for your enjoyment by pianist Geoff Hamburg (5:15-6:45 p.m.).
In addition, the Mindy Ross Gallery will be open for viewing the artworks of Jose Soto in his solo show SCARS: Pain and Death of an Inheritance. September 24 is also the first in the 2-day Newburgh Open Studios arts showcase.
The MSFF offers families and friends, 15 years old and over, viewing of innovative, creative, and some funny films. All final films become Oscar-Qualified, thereby making them automatically eligible for Academy Award nomination.
At the conclusion of the screening, the audience participates in voting for Best Film and Best Actor. All the venues worldwide count their votes and submit the results to MSFF headquarters, and the winners are announced by Manhattan Short Film Festival on October 3. Results of the SUNY Orange moviegoers’ voting as well as the worldwide voting will be released via Cultural Affairs e-blast on October 3.
The ten films with their countries of origin of the 2022 Manhattan Short Film Festival:
Don vs Lightning ~ Scotland
Love, Dad ~ Czech Republic & Slovakia
Save the Bees ~ USA
The Treatment ~ Spain
Freefall ~ France
Fetish ~ USA
Freedom Swimmer ~ Australia & France
The Blanket ~ Finland
Warsha ~ France & Lebanon
The Big Green ~ France
Free, secure parking is available in Kaplan Hall parking garage entered at 73 First St, Newburgh.
Kaplan Hall is located at the corner of Grand and First Streets, GPS ~ 73 First St., Newburgh.
Questions may be directed to cultural@sunyorange.edu and checkout website www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs
Admission is $5, cash or check [NO credit cards], and free for SUNY Orange credit students. Tickets available only at the Box Office counter starting at 5:45pm the evening of the screening.