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THE WORLD'S BEST SELF-FUNDED FILMS XXII OFFICIAL SELECTION 2024 CALL FOR ENTRIES XXIII 2025

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Salih Cihan Özalp
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Anton
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Eloy Gurucharri
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Muriel Montini
Jaicheng Xai Dohutia
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Tábata Clarissa de Morais
Gustavo Campos
Nurdan Tekeoglu

Mother

The true story about a 3 years old boy who was abandoned at a landfill by his mother but later finds the strength to forgive her.

By Michail Komlev

CIA - Club Internacional Aguerridos

CIA - Club Internacional Aguerridos

Filming aimlessly in a punk dominated ghetto a pseudo bourgeois cineaste ends up starring in his own breakneck movie.

By Leandro C�rdova

Cinema's Propaganda Machine

Cinema's Propaganda Machine

Who knew that Lenin established the world's first film school?

By EL Pobre Profe

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Alfredinho

A night in Copacabana with Mr. Alfredo.

By Vitor Souza Lima

Um experimento tentando integrar, de forma sinest�sica, a cor,o brilho e o som em um mesmo "mantra visual"

By Rafael Antunes Marcelino

The last penalty (Il rigorista)

The last penalty (Il rigorista)

The penalty kicker and the goalkeeper are opposite each other. The ball is positioned carefully by the penalty kicker. He�s about to kick the last penalty goal. The memories, emotions, moments and important decisions made in his life come to mind, br ...

Flower Delivery (El Florista)

Flower Delivery (El Florista)

Is about how a distraction can unchain domino-effect consequences and affect the life of a number of people.

The Hustle Is Real

The Hustle Is Real

It�s like Thelonious Monk said : Do your own thing. In 15, 20 years, people will catch on.

By Thomas Draudt

Othon

Once a mark of glitter and success in the heart of Sao Paulo, OTHON Palace Hotel met its days of decay until it eventually closed in 2008. Four years later, the abandoned rooms behind closed doors were squattered by more than 800 people claiming the ...

By Guillaume Pazat

Pockets

Two people meet on a bench of an early morning, both carrying independent secrets. http://www.lochlainnmckenna.com

By Lochlainn McKenna

CHRISTMAS AGAIN

CHRISTMAS AGAIN

The holidays are fun, no matter how many times you have to do it.

With Love

A unique and inspirational cinema v�rit� love letter documentary that gives a first-hand inside look into the historical New York grass-roots organization, God's Love We Deliver, which began at the height of the AIDS crisis and which has grown to continu ...

By Christopher Ludgate

MOUSSE

What could be easier than robbing a small bookie place on the outskirts of town?

By Kjell �hlund

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Two Soldiers a Mohammedan and a Christian are waking up in a room. Their freedom of movement is very restricted because both are chained on feet and hands. The length of the chain is preventing them from going at each other's throats so they wage wa ...

By Slavko Spionjak

I wish my life

"I wish my life" tells the science fiction story about a beautiful young lady Sara (26).She lives together with an old man Skybo (68).. Weekly her progress is monitored by two mysterious men.

By Joachim Huveneers

Khobz El Hissar

Khobz El Hissar

Syria 2015, it's a long day of smuggling bread to the besieged area. A standing tree is her only shelter. He runs away leaving everything behind him. They both know there is no escape.

By soudade kaadan

Hunt and prey

Maria and Radu are a couple in love planning their wedding. But there is a secret between them that will chance their lives forever. Based on the short story of the same title by Alicia S�rieux.

By Oliver Langewitz

Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda's First Action Film

Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda's First Action Film

Produced by Ramon Film Productions, an action movie studio in the slums of Uganda that uses guns carved from wood, a modified car jack for a tripod, and real blood, Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda's First Action Movie has caused a sensation across th ...

The Traffic Light

The Traffic Light

An elderly woman is waiting for the color change of the traffic light to cross the street, but an unexpected event could change her purpose.

Bubble Bubble Meows & the Lame-O Baby Jib

Bubble Bubble Meows & the Lame-O Baby Jib

Bubble Bubble Meows and his buddies work to reverse a new fashion trend's unfortunate side effects.

By Matt Orefice

Juste de l'Eau

The story takes place in Lisbon at the time of the great maritime discoveries. Explorers, looking like pigs, arrive in the harbour after a long voyage across the oceans. Everywhere in the city small groups gather and congratulate each other. They org ...

By Patrick De Carvalho

Uterus Diagram

"Uterus Diagram" is a poetic documentary of archive images that proposes reflections on our society, on the woman herself and her indecision about how to engage or disengage in these labels that persecute us since the �It�s a girl�, said the doctor.

By Bianca R�go

Newly Single

Dumped by his girlfriend Astor finds himself alone and prowling; looking for love, sating his lust, and searching through the darkness of downtown Los Angeles.

By Adam Christian Clark

Killer (Matador)

Killer (Matador)

He has a job to accomplish. She has a blind date.

By Wladymir Lima

The Buzzing of a bumblebee

The Buzzing of a bumblebee

SynopsisAn old woman is dying in a nursing home. She is surrounded by different people - everybody has his own relationship with death.

By Vladimir Beldian

THE OTHER RIPKEN

THE OTHER RIPKEN

Billy Ripken wrote a filthy word on a bassball bat...and it created a legacy.

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This is a galloping history of the moving image.

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[ Call for Entries 2025 ]

NOTABLES
The Last Photo
The Model
Fourteen Days
La Descorrupcion
Yomigaeru To Live Again
Veni Etiam
The Servant
Young Syrian Lenses
Brazil is Not Copacabana
Forest of Copper Columns
About Killing The Pig
The Caramel Corn Riot
Fiona Humphrey: A Family Album

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XXIII Cine Pobre Fim Festival 2025 / animation / documentary / experimental / music / african / underground / road trip

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