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Gott liebt ein menschliches Weib

Gott liebt ein menschliches Weib

He is not weak-willed tied to an unnatural law. He seeks the woman that absolutely loves him. It longs him for the only thing that frees him from his loneliness - for love. Is this a story of a virgin and her hero?

By Max Gleschinski

The Curve

One night, Radi, who leads a reclusive life in his own van- a VW microbus, hears a shrilling scream in the distance. Despite his fears of others, he challenges himself by switching on the lights of his home. With the seemingly trivial switching on of ...

By Umaima Ghosheh

Al Medina

Yusif is back in Medina, the hometown of his deceased father, along with his Danish pregnant wife Sarah. Quite many years have passed since his last visit. His God-fearing heart is following a dream of returning to his roots in search for peace and ...

By Umaima Ghosheh

Nocturna

After all, we all seek something that we fear and that is in the depths of our being, leaving up to us to face our own fears.

RETRATO, SOMBRA, GRITO

RETRATO, SOMBRA, GRITO

A man photographs a woman sitting reading in a garden. What seems like a simple premise is divided into three perspectives that relate the picture with the movie. The camera, the look, the viewer's consciousness, it is all a quick peek over the disp ...

Es d�a de asueto en el departamento de la muerte y tiene la misi�n de enviar personalmente la �ltima carta de la jornada. Ella nos presentar� a Agust�n quien es su pr�xima v�ctima; en el entretanto, conocer� las man�as y peque�os placeres de este anciano quien le ense�ar� a ...

By Daniela Valdez L�pez

KILLIES

Killies is a new concept of ultra-violent entertainment. Muppet-face is the author and host of this gruesome show. He thoroughly prepared everything to make his work an unforgettable one. A well thought-out plan containing all the necessary ingredi ...

A MINHA CASINHA

A MINHA CASINHA

Once upon a time there was a little girl that was always daydreaming and was also very distracted. One day she decided to leave her moon and she started searching for a small house.

After years of writing, a young man decides to drive off in search of home. Could the same path be a part of someone else's story?

MIRAGEM

Mirage, image or images with insinuated deviations from the memories already lived. We are great-grandchildren, grandchildren, sons and later fathers. From what it�s kept I leave here loose sentences of what it also is.

GALOPE

This is a galloping history of the moving image.

LUZ CLARA

�Clear Light� is a short film that shows us the inspiring story of photographer Jos� Cruz and his art. With 20 years of experience, he decides to change life and starts dedicating entirely to photography of newborns. The success of his images has given ...

Do we all have the same right to choose where in the world we want to live? Nadia, Spanish contemporary dancer, had to look outside of Spain for her professional development. She dances leaning on a crutch as a result of a traffic accident. B. Boy ...

By Hugo Mata Parducci

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As a good father and husband he always protected the interests of his family. But how will he act in the questinable situation where he must to make probably one of the most difficult decisions in his life. His family's life and the dog's life. Only ...

By Liudmyla Kyrylenko

13 Burmese Days

13 Burmese Days

At Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary doctorate ceremony in Oxford 2012, she encouraged students to visit her country. Organised by the Oxford University Student Union, nine people were selected to be the UK's first student delegation in Burma, spending 13 ...

TELANG-GAA (Kite)

TELANG-GAA (Kite)

A short, symbolic and a satirical take, illustrating the society that we breath in.

By Jackson Meisnam

Si

A novel short journey of Louis. A 8 years old kid living by himself in a squat. Louis is scared of the darkness. Through the night we discovered his fears, his dreams, his loneliness.

The Egg

A middle aged man dies in sudden car accident. He awakens to find himself face to face with God. Confused and desiring answers, the man engages in a conversation with her, leading to many revelations about humanity and the universe.

Rebel Child

When a young boy witnesses a tragedy by the hands of soldiers he is coerced into joining the rebels.

Admins

Dan, a System Admin working for a government contractor, is forced to come into the office on his day off. His day gets progressively tougher as he discovers mounting technical issues and the reality that his position may be in jeopardy due to cutbac ...

By Aaron Goodmiller

Young Syrian Lenses

Young Syrian Lenses

The documentary "Young Syrian Lenses" was born from the meeting of two authors Ruben Lagattolla and Filippo Biagianti. Ruben Lagattolla, after a long experience as a documentary filmmaker in refugee camps in Iraqi territory, in May 2014 managed to e ...

By Filippo Biagianti

Doris

Doris is an undocumented Mexican housemaid that has to take care of her employer's racist and embittered father for a weekend.

By Oscar Rodriguez Gorriz

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Story of living and migration of afghan people in Iran

By Gholamreza Jafari

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Story of living and migration of afghan people in Iran

By Gholamreza Jafari

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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%
self-funded intersection of
culture and capabilities
[ 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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