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Rounded Corners
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalA book smart 13-year old girl, raised alone by her Wall Street father, learns about life from her new carefree babysitter over summer vacation.
Wild Butterfly
Posted by : Manhattan Film Festival24-year-old Claire Murray’s desperate search for a lifesaving second liver transplant becomes a trial by national media. Depicted as an ungrateful ‘junkie’ who recklessly destroyed her first transplant by relapsing into drug use, Claire is condemned by the public, who decides she is undeserving of another chance. But what the public doesn’t know is that Claire has a terrible secret; a horr...
The System
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalA group of minority teens struggle to stay out of harm’s way in a town hell bent on making them the villains in the war on drugs.
Bombs Bursting In Air
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalAmidst the Coney Island backdrop of fireworks on July 4th, 1949, Della, a battered, young black woman leaves her husband in pursuit of a brighter future. Her courageous journey leads her to find an unlikely ally named Mishka, on the white side of town. Though their paths cross in the darkest of times, through truth, they find a way to unearth the light in each other.
Retract
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalRetract is a cautionary tale about a recently broken-up-with young woman, Cleo, in NYC as she gets consistently cat called. As the invasive interactions begin to pile on top of each other, we see Cleo start to unravel. Feeling insecure and vulnerable, she is persuaded to go to a party by her wild child best friend with the promise of “feeling like her old self again.” Cleo ends up having an un...
Before We Leave Venezuela
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalVenezuelan refugee, David Mendez, returns home to climb his nation's highest peak before Venezuela collapses completely. When he was forced to leave, he had many mountains left to climb. His return is a chance to summit Pico Bolivar and tell his family what he couldn't before he fled .
THE KEEPER
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalA lonely widow yearning for connection, meets a collector of art at a speed dating event. They make a palpable connection, but what they are looking for in each other is vastly different.
High Score
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalJASON is ready. The cardboard arcade is perfect, their friends are all in their places, and his girlfriend MARA doesn't suspect a thing. When he pulls up the garage door and reveals his grand design, she seems genuinely touched. I mean, from Mara's perspective, it's all a bit much. It's only her birthday after all. But they're both beautifully stoned, and it's as fun a way as any to spend the even...
KILLER THERAPY
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalBrian‘s a deranged kid with sociopathic tendencies. After a series of abnormalities he is passed from one therapist to the next. But all therapies fail. Brian develops into a young man with great potential for violence. When his life finally falls apart, Brian accuses his unsuccessful therapists of it. Gradually he kills them all, only to finally understand that the best therapy is to accept ...
KISMET
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalThe kidnapping of a young girl in an isolated mountain town forces two female police officers -- one local, one state -- into a disturbing and polarizing investigation of the community. Kismet juxtaposes two narratives after the disappearance of 11 year old Sylvia Goldstein. The first: Detective Sevda Terzi arrives in Baker Springs to interrogate the case's sole suspect, Mr. Charlotte Wilkes. The ...