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Belleza

An old woman seeks for a meaning for her lonely life. Dir. Patricio Nuno

By patricio nuno

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.

They blinded those who took a chance. But there are still millions of eyes that see. GEZ? is probably one of the most widely publicized protests in history� Each eye was like a recording device; each phone, a camera� Gezi was, in a way, the tim ...

By Can D�ndar

The Sounds of Softness

The Sounds of Softness

The Sound of Softness tells the story of the International 1970's all embracing art/sound/philosophy movement by that name, that has almost made it to the headlines, alas sunk into obscurity too fast, not before making phenomenal waves on the surface ...

Bang!

Alitos, a 6 year old, goes to the doctor to get the cast from his hand, which he has been using for months, removed. After taking it off, he discovers that he has the ability to shoot with his hand like if it was a revolver. From this moment on, Alit ...

By Alejandro Castro Cisneros

En Espa�a hay muchas familias que sufren el azote de "la crisis" que arranc� en 2008. Son familias que ocultan sus penas en casa, a salvo de las miradas de los dem�s. As�, un ligero malestar subterr�neo recorre todo el pa�s dejando un suave sabor a derrota y frust ...

By Samuel Domingo

Radical Wollongong

Radical Wollongong

An action-packed account of the progressive political history of this working-class Australian city. A tale of miners battling deadly working conditions, women fighting Australia's biggest company, activists jailed for resisting war, and today's m ...

By Paul Benedek, John Reynolds

Eye-shadow�s palette in rainbow colors. A blond woman starts speaking about her childhood in Yugoslavia, as she was still, to everyone�s eyes, a little boy. Psychiatrics� threats, military service, school, mother or religion didn�t bridle her convict ...

By Anna savchenko, Eva Matarranz, catarina Leal

Flor Brilhante e as cicatrizes da pedra

Flor Brilhante e as cicatrizes da pedra

Bright Flower is the matriarch of an indigenous family of Guarani-Kaiow� shamans living in the Reserve of Dourados, MS, Brazil. There, deprived of their original way of life, they struggle to survive preserving ancient knowledges and cultural habits, w ...

Pinte es una peque�a localidad rural ubicada en el norte de Chile, un lugar habitado por personas sencillas, poseedoras de valiosas tradiciones culturales y con un profundo conocimiento del territorio en que viven, el que lamentablemente est� a punto de d ...

By V�ctor Cabrera / Cristian Caradeuc

La tierra seca

Tras el colapso del capitalismo y la desintegraci�n de los estados europeos, una familia trata de sobrevivir en una casa aislada.

By Karlos Alastruey

El angel entre la niebla

El angel entre la niebla

Saioa escapes from a shooting in a wedding ceremony. Aitor is unable to avoid a suicide. Oihana wants her father to recover from cancer. Kali runs away from a crumbling family. The four of them will meet in a fantasy.

By Karlos Alastruey

My kith and kin

My kith and kin

Lolita is the one who bears two cultures, as her mother is Russian and her father is Azerbaijanian. This is a lyric and breathe taking story about a girl, who goes to Azerbaijan for the very first time to meet her father�s parents. She wants to know ...

By Rodion Ismailov

El Triste Olor De La Carne

El Triste Olor De La Carne

Alfredo seems like a normal guy. He seems to have a job. He seems to have a home. He seems to have a happy life. But things are usually not what they seem. In 90 minutes, Alfredo will lose his house. But he has a plan and he will execute it, no matte ...

By Crist�bal Arteaga

Carta de la Esperanza

Carta de la Esperanza

Eduardo de Paula es un relojero viudo que, por sufrir del mal de Alzheimer, poco a poco pasa a olvidarse de momentos preciosos de su vida. Por otro lado, Fernando, su �nico hijo, no logra olvidar lo dif�cil que es cuidarle a una persona en esa situaci�n. ...

Mayo

This story introduces us to Consuelo Venancio; mother, grandmother and loves from home. She is fighting a hard work in community, maintain latent traditions that were inherited, all within the context preparation of ceremonial tortillas.

By Diego Iv�n Andrade Anguiano

The Ghosts of March 21

The Ghosts of March 21

An interrogation of race, power and justice in the contemporary United States, The Ghosts of March 21 focuses on the death of 26-year-old Lovelle Mixon and the factors that led him to kill four Oakland police officers before losing his own life in wh ...

By Samuel Stoker

De Andada

In the city of Recife, Brazil, thousands of families have been evicted from slums on river banks by the government where they had lived for decades. They have been offered new houses in return. The film portrays the different experiences of four fami ...

By Marie Kolling

Muerte accidental de un inmigrante. El caso de Alpha Pam

Muerte accidental de un inmigrante. El caso de Alpha Pam

La historia del documental gira entorno a la vida de Alpha Pam, uno m�s de las decenas de miles de inmigrantes irregulares que se han visto fuera de la sanidad universal a ra�z de la aprobaci�n del Real Decreto Ley 16/2012 en Espa�a.

By Pedro de Echave

El Pueblo Amurallado

El Pueblo Amurallado

En �El pueblo amurallado� se despliega el universo interno de un hombre que viene a condensar el dolor del sujeto privado de su libertad. La voz del protagonista, �Pelado�, construye en im�genes ese escenario �nico que representa la c�rcel de Las Flore ...

By Leticia Gerhauser

Traffic Jam Between Two Revolutions

Traffic Jam Between Two Revolutions

The Arab Spring has failed and brought a new dictatorship to Egypt: economic crisis.

By Michaela De Marco

Os Lavradores do Mar

Os Lavradores do Mar

Un d�a de trabajo de pescadores de Arte X�vega , una forma de pesca costera en Portugal.

By Ivar Corceiro

CAMINO

Catalina una mujer joven casada, vive en una comunidad rural, se enfrenta al constante maltrato de su esposo y suegra; cansada de vivir de esta agobiante manera toma una decisi�n que al parecer cambiar� su vida.

By Veronica Sacalxot

Fish'R'us

In the village of Piaski - fishing is the profession that whole families take up. Fascination with the sea, sealife and revelry is passed from father to son. Nevertheless, the time comes when the son wants to be on his own and starts to wonder "fi ...

By Maciej Glowinski

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Yomigaeru To Live Again
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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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