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The World's Best Self Funded FIlms

Felice nel Box (Happy in the Box)

Felice nel Box (Happy in the Box)

Every family has a skeleton in the closet...ours had (for over 30 years) a gravestone in the garage. Jewish-Italian Comedy based on a real family tale http://www.felicenelbox.com

By Ghila Valabrega

As The Days Went By

As The Days Went By

A story about a writer seeking for inspiration. Hans is madly in love with Jenny and writes her a letter, but he doesn�t have the courage to give it to her. Due to the release of his new book, Jenny comes to his house very often to share the news of ...

Insomnia

A woman is lying on a bed. The worries, which disturb her sleep, become visible in her body. A delicate game of tension and distention of the shoulder muscles creates a choreography of micro-gestures that develops into unusual body shapes. The rhythm ...

By Cynthia Domenico

Winning Formula

Winning Formula

While backpacking around America, two Aussie girls find themselves deep in turtle racing debt to a notorious gangster. Constantly validating each other�s bad decisions, they devise crafty plans to keep their heads above water, earning money any way t ...

By Claudia Pickering

E.D.N.O.R.A.

There is enough food, water and housing in the world. But how do you make sure it is distributed equitably? It's a massive sea of humanity and we are all in tiny boats.

By Marty Krzywonos

The Astronaut

The American astronaut embarks on a space journey. His intrusion violates intergalactic balance: the inhabitants of other planets suffer the consequences of these changes. The disappointed astronaut returnes to Earth. And the life in space falls bac ...

The Wandering Heart

The Wandering Heart

When you step into the world of Kaalidas, you enter the life of a dreamer. He is a taxi driver, and like the many drivers in the city who cruise the streets ferrying passengers to and fro, Kaalidas lives his mundane life by enjoying the air of an alt ...

By swaroop kanchi

Imaginary Fiend

Imaginary Fiend

What could go wrong when an agoraphobic misanthropist orders himself an imaginary enemy?

By Diana Galimzyanova

Then and Now

September 11th 2001, A day the world will never forget. 80 year old George watches in disbelief as the news of the first attack is reported. http://www.camelot-films.co.uk

By matthew hookings

'Q'

'Q' is a story which depicts 'reflection', that is the power of the mind to reflect a vague memory in the form of incredible dreams that bring out your deepest emotions. 'Q' is a romantic journey of Amar and Sonya. Amar first sees Sonya at a coffee ...

By Alan Arumugam

DEATH SENTENCE

Memories of a young woman: when she returns home, she is brutally assaulted by two men. Shattered, she hesitates, then chooses the path of vengeance� http://juliendevolte.com/

By Julien de Volte

Wherever the River Takes You

Wherever the River Takes You

A homeless bible salesman with a haunted military past is led by divine intervention to fulfill his purpose in life. However, his purpose in life ties into an abused town family while involving his troubled military roots. This film takes you on an e ...

By Gabriel Kissinger

Die Verblassten

Die Verblassten

WWII is in the last four months, and the Nazi's are desperate to win the war. The SS science division is working on a project codenamed "Nachtwache", and Dr. Hindrick is the man on deck. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4346376/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

By Gabriel Kissinger

The Observation Level

The Observation Level

A young woman named Adrianna is sent on a mission by a mysterious stranger. The task will require all of her cunning and willpower, as she is about to discover that everything is a test...

to unborn

unborn (to) v. int : to undo the process of life, to reverse time, to unlive the suffering, to reconstruct what has been destroyed. 100 dead poets, a dancer, a bucket of black paint and a big white canvas.

By Salvador Palma

The Devil

Martina wakes up in the forest. Alone, lost an decisionless. http://filasexta.es

By Filasexta Producciones

The Dark Man

Luke Perry is a depressed stock market researcher with a lonely life. He hates his job and his life, but when the sun goes down he becomes the Dark Man, a killer of killers. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4481420/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4

By Shane Wright

Prime Time or Feast for Vultures

Prime Time or Feast for Vultures

Sex and Violence on TV in a movie for all the family, dad, mom and the little ones have fun! The popular tabloid TV show "The People Under Siege", presents powerful images of rape, violence and death of a young socialite, model and actress, who was ...

By Dimitri Kozma

The Garden

When Simeon dies he is transported to the gardens he used to play in as a youth. Now he must confront those he wronged in life to find redemption. http://www.thegardenshortfilm.com

By Tom van den Broek

East Side Story (Where Dreams Become Nightmares)

East Side Story (Where Dreams Become Nightmares)

In 2012 Moe Money and DJ Big Stew shocked the hip hop world with their movie producing debut of �Somebody Got To Die�. The film was an instant success and was listed as the #1 underground film by Don Diva Magazine. In April, of 2015 they will be rele ...

By kevin stewart

Please Punish Me

Please Punish Me

Scottie is a businessman who is overly blessed in life, so he seeks to be punished for his "curse". http://chrisesper.com/please-punish-me

Neigh

The story of film is about an adolescent named Saeed who earns his grandparents living expenses by collecting dry wastes. He spends a part of his daily income to buy a horse. There�s only 20 days left to final purchase of the horse when Saeed�s relat ...

By Hosein Jalilvand

Dear Pauline Jean

Dear Pauline Jean

Pauline Jean is an actress caught in a circular holding pattern. Stuck behind the many faces she has constructed, she must risk giving the scariest performance of her life: being herself. In the midst of her existential crisis, she writes a letter t ...

By Shirley Bruno

Roberto is a young filmmaker who writes a letter to his inner child, as he remembers his family's country house in Colombia; that lost paradise that marked his destiny.

By Roberto Nino Betancourt

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Building bridges based on the
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Cine Pobre is the 100%
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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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