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Mahtab Mansour & Alex
Nathan Le Graciet
Fatoumata Coulibaly
Br�si �lason
Frank Erftemeier
Andres Villasenor
Cortese, Fenucci & Ve
Marta Koszowy
Bartosz Sikorski
Guiu Vallv�
Gar�a Lazza
Santi Planet
Hemantkumar Mahale
Ulysse Dikoum� Alechinsky
Jos� Luis Ducid
Francisco Varvar�
Sylwia Kubus
Julian Reboratti
Afshin Eisaei
Dash Kolos

CABBAGE

Vegetables are defined by the slowness of their movement. Their metabolism incorporates water and soil nutrients from dark roots through photosynthesis. Sit back and watch.

By ideólogo monofóbico

Pact of Tears

A man and a woman living on the verge of death amidst Mexico's eternal violence meet in a motel room to seal a pact of tears.

By Jose Luis Luna

Cinema's Propaganda Machine

Cinema's Propaganda Machine

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

By EL Pobre Profe

July 2024

Nuit Noire

A bloody plunge into the world of street prostitution and human misery ...

Me gustan los poemas y me gusta la vida

Me gustan los poemas y me gusta la vida

En Managua hay un hospital para ni�os con c�ncer en el que creen que la poes�a ayuda a los peque�os a superar la enfermedad. Todos los martes del a�o el poeta Ernesto Cardenal imparte un taller de poes�a para estos peque�os.

By Daniel Rodr�guez Moya y Ulises J�arez Polanco

Waiting For...

As two friends wait for some other students, they discuss the meaning of their lives and go through some hijinks in this homage to absurdist stories like Waiting For Godot.

By Daniel Brizuela

Interiors and Exteriors

Interiors and Exteriors

Multiplicity within a Muslim community & the passage of people through a single frame documents Bangladesh�s interiors & exteriors in the microcosm of Islamic practices & segregation

By Ashique Mostafa

In this video by CinemaTyler on the cinematography of Full Metal Jacket, we take a look at Kubrick�s unique lighting process, how he used models of the sets to prepare for shooting, the meticulous camera movement and composition, as well as a look at ...

By EL Pobre Profe

Spectral Transmission: Ep.1 It Waits in the Attic

Spectral Transmission: Ep.1 "It Waits in the Attic"

SPECTRAL TRANSMISSION is a Science Fiction/Fantasy Anthology TV series created by Cinema and Screen Studies Assistant Professor Jacob Dodd and 6 undergraduate students at SUNY Oswego. The series comprises of 22 minute episodes filmed locally in Centr ...

From Within

A frame by frame overhead projector animation telling the story of genesis and culmination with human teeth, cat bones, found objects and insects.

By Yen-Chao Lin

Lilith

A vampire wants to live in a city that doesn't want her.

By Ben Vandendaele

Losers

A swedish indie-feature debut that brings both dark comedy and heart-stopping tension. Set in 1992, a group of youths goes camping in the woods as part of a team building project at the local unemployment agency, but when they arrive a claustrophobic ...

By Mattias J Skoglund

Sahrawi

The story is based on the personal experience compiled during a day at the Comprehensive Education Center for disabled children located in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria. Despite the precarious conditions in which this population lives since 40 ...

By Darwin Dik� Ca�as

Nameless

This short is one of the longest continuous shots in film history! First time filmmaker Caroline Jaden Stussi had the vision to shoot an independent film-novelty which consisted of one continuous shot. Next was the search of a theme that would bes ...

By Caroline Jaden Stussi

Jilu Gu Tao : Dongri Jishi

Jilu Gu Tao : Dongri Jishi

Gu Tao, a Chinese independent documentary filmmaker is going to Qinghai (Tibetan border) to shoot a documentary about the ethnic minorities of this region but this is not a documentary only about filmmaking...

By Antoine Herv�

Pietas of the Wind

Pietas of the Wind

A film based on a dialogue that never took place between the Japanese poet Matsuo Bash? and the Italian architect Carlo Scarpa. Bash?�s voice takes us back to life in Scarpa's architecture, leaving us suspended in mystery between the journey of life ...

Arrival

When a mysterious object falls from the sky, the lives of two brothers will never be the same again...

By Joshua Hoareau

The Dragonfly of Believers (Yasoob)

The Dragonfly of Believers (Yasoob)

A Short film, trying to reflect part of the Ali Ibn Abi Talib glittering commandments, and its impact on humanity rights and justice. Not for poch or religen or sect or clan � he is the dragonfly �Yasoob� of Humanity

By Hamed Almujaibel

How to Light An Interview for $26

How to Light An Interview for $26

How affordably could we light an interview that is good enough to go on primetime? It can be easy to get lost in all of the toys and tools and forget the basics. When you really understand how your choices add to story, you can often do so so much wi ...

By EL Pobre Profe

A Simple Story

They are the perfect couple. Made ... for each other. They should meet. But, will they? Who dictates their steps? Destiny, luck or choice?

By ILIAS FLORAKIS

Polaroid

Amidst the sweltering summer heat, Jered can think of only one thing - the girl across the street.

By James Repici

BLUE LINE

A woman and her best friend go on a crime spree to rob her husband and escape her marriage.

By Jacob Cooney

Cling Film

Amongst the columns here he goes, touching their inside, hearing their surface, seeing the sound of distance. Language disappears in flux of journey, our man has new kind of news.

By paulius anicas

The Other Dreamers - Short Version for Festivals

The Other Dreamers - Short Version for Festivals

The Other Dreamers is a special documentary about a group of disabled children in Israel. During a whole year, the film follows their dreams and hopes. Beyond the personal, touching story of each child, the film shows the difference between the volun ...

Cain

A young man has committed a depraved crime and his family will face the consequences with him.

By Santiago Samaniego

Hide and Screech

Hide and Screech

At a sleepover, Bella, Alysha and Sophie find a ouija board amongst a pile of boardgames. After conducting a seance they find themselves trapped in a murderous game of hide and seek, running from someone or something that may be closer than they thin ...

By Ryan Paturzo-Polson

Blood And Carpet

Blood And Carpet

Ruby and Lyle have a problem. A dead body in the bathroom and the matter at hand is disposal. In London 1968 there was no crime scene DNA testing or security cameras, but disposing of a body could still be murder.

By Graham Fletcher

Since 2002

Building bridges based on the
belief that film becomes art
only when its materials are as
inexpensive as pencil & paper

Cine Pobre is the 100%
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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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