Manhattan Short Film Festival at A-B Tech.
A global short-film screening program lands in a campus auditorium for a shared night of cinema and conversation. Audience ballots decide Best Film and Best Actor, spotlighting emerging international filmmakers with Oscar qualifying selections.
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