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The World's Best Self Funded FIlms

Deux Options

En el pa�s de la libertad - igualdad - fraternidad un inmigrante polaco se tendr� que enfrentar a la realidad del racismo.

By Arturo Marcos Merelo

Glances

As two strangers lock eyes they have to deal with unexpected feelings.

By Aleksei Borovikov

Around Copacabana

Around Copacabana

Pleasure and pain of a 21st century Brazilian city in the time of Presidential elections and Fake news.

By Leonardo Martinelli

Eavesdropper

Spending his days surveilling phone calls Selamet begins to live vicariously.

By Ahmet To?a�

Heavenly Forces

Heavenly Forces

An alcoholic Angel almost fails his simple mission.

By Rodion Vinarsky

AIRLESS

Forbear the Fear of Forgetting.

By Renato Sircilli

Feel India

The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step out of the frame.

PAYAG Incorporated

PAYAG Incorporated

It takes kindness, time and opportunity to rebuild a life.

By John Paul Seniel

Acid Mothers Reynols. Live & Beyond.

Acid Mothers Reynols. Live & Beyond.

The Jam Sessions of the Argentine rock band Reynols and Japan's Acid Mothers Temple at Niceto Club in Buenos Aires resulted in an extraordinary album.

By Alejandro Maly

Red Dirt Dances

Red Dirt Dances

We are already dancing.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Former Military Intelligence Officer Colin Wallace, once involved in psyops in Northern Ireland, is framed for the murder of a friend after refusing to engage in dirty tricks.

By Michael Oswald

Bird's Flight

An Israeli acrobat is caught between the incompatible worlds of her family's religion and the spoils of bohemian freedom.

By Tal Koushner

You're talking to me ?!

You're talking to me ?!

A female cop is being sexually harassed by her colleague. For the last time?

By Isabelle Desalos

Louise

As 8-year-old Louise begins to comprehend the implications of her father�s affair, she vows to help her mother find freedom, even if it means being complicit in her suicide.

By Natalie Camou

The feminine universe of the Yucatan and its post-colonial syncretism explored through the stories of three women.

By Ren� Vargas Madrigal

Horn

In a rush for an appointment a Tehran businesswoman tries to find a parking spot as typical Iranian men stand in her way.

By Ghasideh Golmakani

Reborn

As a young Latina fashion model is offered a coveted runway gig she has to decide what to do with her unplanned pregnancy while mourning the death of her mother.

By Edina Kishonthy

Dicen Que Soy Su Maestra

Dicen Que Soy Su Maestra

Dep�es de alfabetizar a miles de Afro-Americanos en Carolina del Sur una esteticista llev� sus alumnos hac�a un profundo proceso de transformaci�n social.

By Catherine Murphy

Sinful Pleasures

Sinful Pleasures

When a woman enters the lives of a deaf laborer and his duncish old boss life on a cockroach infested farm takes an unpredictable turn.

By Mehdi Fard Ghaderi

In Sync

While thriving in an open marriage a young couple catch each other breaking their own rules.

While Downtown Amsterdam is one big money-making machine elsewhere in the Kingdom of the Netherlands flourishes a community of savages.

By Annegriet Wietsma

The Devil's Road: A Baja Adventure

The Devil's Road: A Baja Adventure

A group of adventurers set out across Baja California to recreate the century-old expedition of two prolific and obscure naturalists.

The Unbelievable Plight of Mrs. Wright

The Unbelievable Plight of Mrs. Wright

Overcoming poverty and abuse, a woman built a multi-million dollar business devoted to improving the quality of life for nurses, only to be given a terminal Cancer death sentence by the very industry she dedicated her life to.

By Greta Valenti & Robin Davey

How I Live

A documentary about closing the global survival gap in pediatric oncology.

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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%
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culture and capabilities
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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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