- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/30/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC. [BTN]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1465 POST ROAD EAST

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) ___ X ___ Other (specify below)
/ See Footnote 1

(Street)

WESTPORT, CT 06880

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	1503200 ⁽²⁾	I ⁽²⁾	Investment Advisor ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Effective June 30, 2009, Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company ("Manatuck"), became the investment manager of certain funds formerly managed by Pequot Capital Management, Inc., a Connecticut corporation ("Pequot"), including all of Pequot's interests in the Issuer. Manatuck is an investment adviser acting on behalf of its clients' accounts. Manatuck disclaims any obligation to file this report, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Manatuck is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with respect to the Issuer of such securities.
( 2)	Manatuck disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Manatuck is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC 1465 POST ROAD EAST WESTPORT, CT 06880				See Footnote 1

Signatures
/s/ Tom Scalia, Chief Financial Officer		7/10/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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