Every year at the Academy Awards party when we have to vote on things like best short subject, everyone takes a stab in the dark. Not this year. Some of the party faithfuls attended the Manhattan Short Film Festival. Ten short films (10-15 minutes) are chosen from hundreds that are sent in from all around the world. These films are shown in cities in 200 cities, across 6 continents, on the same week. One place showing them was The Flicks in Boise. Everyone is given a ballot which is collected as you leave, and the theater sends their results to the people in Manhattan, and you can check the website for the winners at the end of the week.
The winner told the story of a man running from Nazi soldiers, who hides in a German Shepherd's dog house. The the farmer who owns the dog discovers him and helps him escape. At the war's end, the fugitive is able to help the farmer who is in the custody of the American or British army. That's a lot of story to tell in just 12 minutes. The dog was a good actor too.
I didn't vote for the winner, but I almost did. The very last short was filmed during the uprising in Egypt this past spring. I was swayed at the very end. I also liked a Swedish film about two bystanders that watch bumbling bank robbers on a moped. It was a recreation of a real event, and it was pretty funny.
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