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The World's Best Self Funded FIlms

Happiness in a treehouse

Happiness in a treehouse

Two young ladies have just left university (Cindy Roddock and Diane Faymann) take a trip to the tree house they visited regularly in their childhood, more importantly a place were they formed a strong friendship and a relationship. When they arrive a ...

By Damien Swaby

In the French language, the d�halage of a boat is that action which is to change its position, in a harbor or along a channel, using thick ropes and trailers. This film documents the d�halage of the large Korean ship Hanjin Rizhao from the West to the Ea ...

By Rossella Piccinno

BREATH OF NATURE - Variation

BREATH OF NATURE - Variation

A man slips into a river and lets himself go adrift until he loses all control. Plunged into a dreamy state, he runs into unlikely encounters in unusual situations.

By Hadrien don fayel

2:AM

Three strangers are forced to make a questionable decision when they discover a body in a diner�s bathroom. 2:AM is a North-West short Fincher style psychological thriller. Directed by Manchester-based Chris Cronin, produced by Bolton-based Philip M ...

By Phil Meachem

Stolen Moments (Momentos Roubados)

Stolen Moments (Momentos Roubados)

After the loss of a sister and the possible end of your relationship , Marcelo , a freelance reporter of Maringa , tries to get back to the routine when she discovers who is suspected of a crime not remember having committed a robbery that compromise ...

By Ribamar Nascimento

Feedback

�Feedback� closely examines the psychological toll of isolation on a 27-year-old woman as she struggles with identity and mental instability amid modern city life.

By Mark Di Giovanni

Teatro La Candelaria is one of the most important and iconic theatrical campaign in Bogota, Colombia. In more than 60 years, they recreate the history of the country in their shows. This is how they made it.

By Paola Gaitan

Feeling Like Erich

Feeling Like Erich

A surreal nightmare of a man trapped in a decadent mask party. Why are the party people disappearing? And where does the knocking come from? Feeling like Erich is a film about social horrors; being different, being left out, being the only one not u ...

By Aviv Kosloff

Haunted by the incomplete memory of his mother, a young man replays the home movie footage from a long ago birthday party searching for clues.

By Carla Saavedra Brychcy

Les 7 i Quart (A quarter past Seven)

Les 7 i Quart (A quarter past Seven)

Animated Music Video of the song "Les 7 i Quart" (A Quarter past Seven) by music band Blaumut

By Ovni Medialab

Bittersweet Sixteen

Bittersweet Sixteen

When the 17-year-old Kayla discovers that she is pregnant from her now ex-boyfriend, she spirals down into a life of drunken parties with life-changing consequences.

By Julie Begey Seureau

Famous James

We follow James as he cares for his mother, fights with his sister, and alienates everyone around him. He is only 33 and already jaded about most things in his life; however, he has convinced himself that there's no other way to be. Anyone around him ...

The Bridge

It's a documentary about the cross cultural conflicts between Arabs and Americans and the role of media in creating this image and stereotypes.

The Bio Series

THE BIO SERIES is an experimental documentary web series created by Los Angeles-based artist/filmmaker, Jamie Naqvi. Through a series of "mini-portraits", we are introduced to four individuals and the historical contexts that frame their lives.

Somos Amigos

What would you do if you had to fire your best friend? It is at this point where Julio (a young businessman of an apparently reliable firm) finds himself when he learns that Santi, along with twenty four other workers under his service, has to be fir ...

By Carlos Solano P�rez

A hitchhiker finds himself in the worst possible situation.

By Pablo Martinez

Letting Go

We are all trapped within invisible walls of perception and thoughts in our minds. This short film tries to artistically depict the inner and outer journey of a man who finally decides to break free. It has been attempted to do so in the dreamy state ...

By Vishal Sarma

Soy Ringo

By Gabriela Aparici

Emptiness (Leegte)

Emptiness (Leegte)

Fien studies psychology and works as an escort to make some extra money. But to fill up the emptiness in her life, she makes some extreme decisions to make sure she's never alone again.

By Vermaercke Michael

When a space is compromised, memory is endangered. After demolitions, debris and ghosts are left. There are some visible traces only for those who sharpen their eyes in search of the past. Under such risk, some stay to defend what they know is their ...

By Andres Grabois

Board to Death

A game of lust and adultery of envy and wrath. Revolving around a vengeful husband whom suspects his wife of being unfaithful and has no choice but to act due to his pride. We follow him as he hunts down those who have disrespected his wife and his m ...

By Alex Matthews

LINAR

The story of a little Russian boy who got a heart transplant in Italy. A lot of people were by his side on his long journey full of hardships, except for his mother.

By Irina Shatalova

Second Round

Music video for the song "Segundo Round" by Delanada. Obra de Pilar Pascual Cerd�n

By Pilar Pascual Cerd�n

Mosonngoa - The mocked one

Mosonngoa - The mocked one

In a society riddled by patriarchy Mosonngoa embarks on an incisive quest to save her father's farm. When all attempts fail, she enters a stickfighting competition - against all odds.

By Hannah Stockmann

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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
[ 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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