Albany FilmFest 2022 has ended, but the Best of the Fest is here! Please join us for this special, free, and in-person screening of three of the winners from Albany FilmFest 2022.

Yousuke Kiname, MANJI (Documentary Short, 38:56) Reverend TK Nakagaki, a Japanese Buddhist priest living in America for the past thirty-five years, travels the globe on a mission: to reclaim the swastika as a symbol of peace. BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM Trailer

Duncan Robson, STAR TURNS (Animated Short, 2:47) Compilation of looping animated actor portraits made from film posters. Made between November 2020 and January 2022. Music by Joel Robson. BEST TINY FILM ** WARNING: This film contains flashing images. Viewer discretion is advised.

David Baram, BALL AND VASE (Narrative Short, 31:59) When an ailing and widowed 92-year-old magician (Austin Pendleton) learns his grandson will not be visiting for his last Christmas, he struggles to reconnect with the world —and himself — one last time by attempting to perform at a local pub that he used to visit with his wife. BEST SHORT NARRATIVE FILM Trailer