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Barghaye Paizi

Autumn Leaves is about little girl who is going to school and something happen

By Saman Hosseinpuor

Las tormentas son para el verano

Las tormentas son para el verano

A group of former teenage friends meet up again to talk about old times and what has become of each other. Almost all have matured and seen their dreams dashed over the years.

By Jonay Garc�a

Melodrama

Melodrama is the story of the relationship between a certain type of individual and society.

By Jonay Garc�a

Nadie

A date in a cafe. Or two. Or three. Of course the girl did not want be alone. And in the 21st century everything seems easier. Or not...

By Daniel Le�n Lacave

Brudermord

Brothers Schmar and Wese have always been in a rivalry. Their relationship however gets ultimately tested after their friend Julia falls for one of them.

By Jakub Hrom�dko

Anywhere But Here

Anywhere But Here

Anywhere But Here explores the meaning of home while attempting to break away from the romantic nostalgia that nests within it's traditional definitions. In the process, this piece attempts to arrive at new understandings of an abode; in relation wit ...

By Shubhangi Singh

India Calling

Abhishke Paranjpe living in New York with his wife Shruti to have a good life. In the middle of the night he gets a call from his mother from Pune. She sees a bad dream about his son so she calls him just to make sure if everything is ok with him. Ab ...

By Vinay Pujara

The other side of New York

The other side of New York

The other side of New York is a place where people residing are living in shadows, ignored, almost non existed & often discriminated. It's a story of Jerome who's a handicapped & homeless person living on the streets of New York city. He struggles e ...

By Vinay Pujara

Se o campo pertence aos militares, o contracampo pertence ao povo. Portanto, na microsc�pica insurg�ncia popular tramamos contra o macropoder da extrema militariza��o. Em suma, vamo detonar essa porra.

By Gabriela Luque

#TodosSomosAdictos

#TodosSomosAdictos

Daniel, a teenage boy, has a problem: he is an addict. But his addiction is not to tobbaco or alcohol, but the drugs of the XXI century: social networks. His father tries to help him, taking him with someone who can tell their problems. However, his ...

By Jan Dar�o Rodr�guez S.

Culpa

An individual realizes that guilt feels like a heavy look upon himself. Short animated with the stop motion technique .

By Jan Dar�o Rodr�guez S.

No Rest. No Haste

No Rest. No Haste

Buenos Aires, December 2012. A hot Christmas is only a few days away. Last purchases are made. Shimmering heat is all over the city and above the always bustling traffic. The Federal Parliament makes its final decisions before the holidays. The Polic ...

By Viviana Uriona

The documentary IRON GRANDPA follows Esko Ketola, a 72-year-old, four-time powerlifting world champion on the way to his last world championship event. Ketola is injured just before the world championship event in 2013. But this 72-year-old strong ...

By Janiv Takala

El Pan del Facho (Fascist's Bread)

El Pan del Facho (Fascist's Bread)

It's a videomusic of Acorazado Potemkin, the most promising band from Argentina. The title song is "El Pan del Facho" (Fascist's Bread)

By Lucas Toscani

Perjuangan Tiada Akhir

Perjuangan Tiada Akhir

After the volcanic eruption of Mount Rokatenda, the people of Palue Island in east Indonesia shall be relocated. But are the planned relocation and the 'new' life at Besar Island really promising? "Fighting for Nothing to Happen" accompanies Father C ...

By Nora Wildenauer

Lamerica

Lamerica, a visual narrative, takes the viewer on a lyrical journey across the states, through 16mm frames evocative of postcards from the road. Italian director Stefano Galli photographs the country as it unfolds before his incisive, wry outside ...

By Stefano Galli

Fin del mundo

It's the last day of the world, and Azucena decides she must confess her life long love for Francisco, the priest at her local parish. Consequences ensue.

By Sergio E Aviles

O Sepulcro do Gato Preto

O Sepulcro do Gato Preto

The search for a young disappeared man, in the suburbs of S�o Paulo (Brazil), leads the friends to an even bigger story: the disappearance of an entire community in the northern part of the city. Amid the history of exploration of the local ore and wor ...

By Frederico Moreira

PAGDI THE HONOUR

PAGDI THE HONOUR

A simple love story within the most complicated circumstances. An old man looses his respect due to love interest of his son. He is not ready to accept this relation at any cost. Eventually he agrees but with a weird and unbelievable condition to ful ...

By Rajeev Bhatia

SNAP CHATTING

Sydney has a looot of happy thoughts. Her phone is broken but that�s just something else she can chat about with all the fun strangers she runs into everywhere she goes. When her hyperactive happy-go-lucky attitude collides with Emma and her regu ...

Joggaren

A swedish short comedy film about a man who stumbles upon a strange Jogger. Starring: Pel Lindberg and Daniel Chilla.

By Pauli Janhunen Calderon

Clank's Nemesis

Clank's Nemesis

One year has passed since Clank defeated the terrorist leader Goldscar. He returns to the agency again in order to find his brother. Clank has to face the most difficult task yet; is it worth to continue killing or can we change who we are?

By Pauli Janhunen Calderon

Clank: Agent Recruit

Clank: Agent Recruit

The sequel to 2014's "Clank's Nemesis". An unknown enemy is threatening to reveal CIS most protected secrets. Clank begins a search for answers. Every clue that leads closer to uncovering an evil plan will also destroy things he cares about. The righ ...

By Pauli Janhunen Calderon

INTERCOURSE

A voyeuristic and minimalist look into the night-time bedroom adventures, conundrums and power struggles of a young couple occasionally in the throes of passion but mostly in fierce argument. A summer night gets hot and heavy for Maxine and Alex ...

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Building bridges based on the
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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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