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Martin Haag
Pirinha
Dani Feixas
Nima Tabandeh
Salih Cihan Özalp
Orangel Lugo
Rodrigo Sena
Esteban Santana Guerrero
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Irina Ianovskaia
Eloy Gurucharri
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Muriel Montini
Jaicheng Xai Dohutia
Konexion Kallejera
Tábata Clarissa de Morais

Tea and Destiny

Tea and Destiny

A young woman joins the United States Army and explains to her father why she enlisted, with emotional results.

By R. Christian Anderson

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

Cinema's Propaganda Machine

Cinema's Propaganda Machine

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

By EL Pobre Profe

May 2025

Not in Our Neighborhood

Not in Our Neighborhood

The story of five teenagers who live in the slums of Tel Aviv, the suburbs hidden from the eyes of its more cosmopolitan residents. This is a story of the development of the stereotypes that control society.

The title character played by Michael Cera in the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is a bewildered young man in a constant state of flux. Fittingly, director Edgar Wright pays extra attention to the transitions between the scenes in this mov ...

By EL Pobre Profe

The Complicated Dance to the Wheel of Life

The Complicated Dance to the Wheel of Life

Based on the true story: Michael, a PWD (Person With Disability), is losing hope. For him, life is already a mess. Dreams are not meant for him. But, while he is rolling his wheelchair, he will encounter people who will change his view on life. He wi ...

By Arjanmar Rebeta

How Rear Projection Works

How Rear Projection Works

You're confusing rear and front projection with your 2001 and Oblivion examples.

By EL Pobre Profe

PERCENTAGE

A female NYPD police officer who has a super power that could see people's percentages on their top. Higher the percentages mean better the persons are.From a good person to a bad person, maybe it's just a matter of a single choice you make. http:// ...

By muzappar osman

To Be Free

A frame by frame overhead projector animation illustrating the unavoidable flourish of the spirit and climatic submission of the flesh.

By Yen-Chao Lin

to be or not to be? (???? ??? ?? ????)

to be or not to be? (???? ??? ?? ????)

Takhir Umarov is a performer of the leading role, student of the ��ARDI�� Rehabilitation center (Association of Parents of Disabled Children). In real life he dreams to become an actor. His diagnosis is Cerebral palsy. In addition, he is wheelchair-b ...

By Darya Belkina

Bang Bang

A collaboration of actress and dancer Dagmara Rybak with musician and producer Bartek Wilk.

By Marta Koszowy

You are not American

You are not American

In Kunar province of Afghanistan, an American military vehicle has attacked and exploded by Taliban terrorists, just one soldier is alive, soldier skips from war area and reaches to a big stone, An 11 years old Afghan boy appears and gives his contai ...

By Sadam Wahidi

Reykjavik Rising

Reykjavik Rising

In October 2008 Iceland was hit with one of the biggest financial disasters any nation in the world had experienced. In response, citizens took to the streets creating what is now known as the �Pots and Pans Revolution�. In response to widespread ...

By Danny Mitchell

Amor a Primera Vista

Amor a Primera Vista

The heart-warming story of a lonely young man and his increasingly creative attempts to attract the attention of the girl of his dreams. A Gentle film of hope and optimism

Symphony of the forest

Symphony of the forest

A man depressed by an irreparable loss and about to take a final decision is called by a friend offered him a new life abroad. He think that moving to a new countrie it may help to solve his problems, but their problems not only unresolved, but they ...

By Martin Chertudi

Salt & Lemon (Sal y Limon)

Salt & Lemon (Sal y Limon)

Story of Alberto's journey after years away from his long lost love, his ex-wife. After years of contemplation, he realizes why they parted and the cause of their marriage to fall apart. Alberto shocked with reality, decides to record his confession ...

Kaali Maati

A young Indian farmer changes the course of his life and that of many others.

By Hemantkumar Mahale

A May 30 Here Below (Un 30 mai ici-bas)

A May 30 Here Below (Un 30 mai ici-bas)

On May 30 2014, Quebecers were invited to film a fragment of their everyday life, on that day. than a thousand people took part in this project, all around the province, and also from abroad. This participatory documentary reflects their reality this ...

By Fabien Deglise

The girl with the red balloons

The girl with the red balloons

The existence of an individual remains in the memory of others. It's the last defense against absolute nothingness, and it must be cultivate.

By Timoth�e Corteggiani

Animal Park

Since 1996 DRCongo has been in a permanent state of warfare. On the eastern border of the country lies the oldest park of the African continent, the Virunga National Park. The main priority of the park's management is the protection of nature and, ...

By francesco picciolo

The Niemand Dolly 2.0

The Niemand Dolly 2.0

make your own cheap, cheap heap pocket size dolly

By EL Pobre Profe

Abandoned Adopted Here

Abandoned Adopted Here

Identity, many of us take for granted. We see ourselves reflected back as we gaze into the eyes of our parents. What if your image isn't the same? What then? An independent documentary looking at identity, adoption, transracial adoption and being Br ...

2.866.642 Ways to Create Space

2.866.642 Ways to Create Space

2,866,642 Ways to create space is a visual and conceptual experimentation of what spatial representation in film is, or can be. Therefore, its primary intention is not only related to film as material � emphasized by the film�s partial hand-processin ...

By Sofia Caetano

Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.

By Nathan Le Graciet

Kampiringisa: a childhood behind bars

Kampiringisa: a childhood behind bars

This is the story of Kampiringisa, a centre meant for children in conflict with the law, that has also become a dumping ground for the street children of Kampala. Treated like criminals and with little hope for a future, these children are condemned ...

By William Ek-Uvelius

INFERNO

Crack users and former users' poinst of view.

By Thiago Moulin

Mamulengo - At The Hand's Lines

Mamulengo - At The Hand's Lines

The aspects that build a relationship between the actor-puppeteer and the manipulated puppet, from the experiences of puppeteers from the group Giramundo, during rehearsals and shows in its tour Trilogy of the Modern World. Between the interviewees a ...

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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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