Film club Coffee&Cigarettes in cooperation with Tour de Film (St. Petersburg) will be presenting the famous american short film festival MANHATTAN SHORT the first time in Latvia on a big screen.

From 4 to 20 march 2010 Riga and Valmiera will host programs from previous three years:
Anniversary program of 2007 — from 4 to 6 march
Competition program of 2008 — from 11 to 13 march
Competition program of 2009 — from 18 to 20 march
More detailed schedule

And already this autumn in Latvian cinemas at the same time as all around the world, the competition program of 2010 will be shown, and the voice of our country will be counted for the best short film of 2010!

A random act of malice sets in motion a domino run of coincidences and catastrophes turning one man's ordinary day into a living nightmare.

Meet the waiter. His continuous maelstrom of acute observations reveals an unexpected omniscience when it comes to the personalities of his clients. One day, some otherwise perfectly ordinary events inspire him to contemplate the concept of a life beyond the doors of his restaurant.

When a suburban couple finally meets the young woman whose baby they are going to adopt, they are left with haunting and unforgettable memories of her forever. Based on a true story.

A take on sex exclusively from a woman's point of view.

Jerusalem 1929, set against the backdrop of one of the harshest Arab attacks on the Jews in British Mandatory Palestine.

Captures the experience of being the new kid in school through the eyes of Joseph, a nine year-old African boy.

A young woman is grieving the death of her adoptive mother. Trying to track down her natural mother to find a replacement 'mum', she sends out a videotape as an introduction. But her intentions are not as straightforward as they may seem.

A man arrives in the emergency hall with his son who has sprained his ankle in school after being bullied. The father has always told the son to never let anyone put him down, and what would "Clint" do in such a situation. However, when the attending doctor turns out to be one of those that bullied his father back in his school days, the father becomes very submissive. And now the kid takes matters into his own hands.

Explores fate by observing a hidden level of existence where decisions about life and death are played out on a strange game board. Two men face off in this dark, watery underworld in a surreal match neither can afford to lose.

The story of this drama is taking place in Australia. "This is quite a personal story. It is based on the childhood memories, that happened at the farm in New South Whales in a place called Wagga Wagga. The film tells a story about my parents and the challenges that they had to go through, while being a young couple and exploring the land", - says Mark Olston, the film director. A participant in the Young Director's festival competition program at Hollywood.

Night. A man steps of a kerb, looks up and calls out a name. At this late and idle hour, slowly, a motley crew of helpful, curious souls gather to help... The unexpected follows, with interesting results. A story of spirit, with its many colours.

Sometimes strange bonds tie people together. Bonds that transcends space, oblivion and ignorance. And when this ties are created, they can become the condition for our survival.