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Friday, September 26 at 7:30 pm & Saturday, September 27 at 3:00 pm

For the first time, in 2025 the Opera House will co-host the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival

Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 27th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. You’ll join film lovers in over 500 venues across the globe gathering between 9/25-10/5 to see the Ten Finalists in this year’s event. With past finalists garnering Oscar nominations and short films continuing to move into the Hollywood mainstream, come see this entertaining program featuring the best short films in the world today! Ballots supplied upon entry.

We will show MANHATTAN SHORT selections on Friday night and Saturday afternoon – Both screenings will present the SAME films – select just one (or see them twice!).

MANHATTAN SHORT began in 1998, when founder Nicholas Mason gathered an audience of 200 people and showed 16 short films on a screen mounted to the side of a truck on Mulberry Street, Little Italy, New York City. A year later the Festival moved uptown to Union Square Park NYC, where audiences grew to love the annual event. From these humble beginnings, MANHATTAN SHORT has now transformed into a worldwide phenomenon. Celebrating its 28th birthday in 2025, MANHATTAN SHORT is the only film festival on the planet to unfold simultaneously, in more than 500 cinemas on six continents, bringing over 100,000 film-lovers in all corners of the globe together for one week, via the next generation of filmmakers.

Entire show is approximately 140 minutes

The historic Shepherdstown Opera House is cozy vaudeville era theater that seats 100 — advance reservations encouraged. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Online reservations end 2 hours before showtime. Beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for sale during the performance (ID required for beer & wine). No outside food or drinks please. Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.