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Figure Father - an honest masterpiece on second chances

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What’s more beautiful to watch than real life captured on film? In Figure Father, director Andrew Michael Ellis (of the documentray collective Nomadique) showcase the life of 49-year old Pedro Sodo, an ex-convict who desires to get a job and be a father to his 21-year old son Tony.

The film’s original goal was to shoot something that will reflect on the issue of job crisis. But Pedro’s story opened a wider narrative. The parallelism of his life to that of his son presents a genuine and extraordinary testimonial on how society hinders people like Pedro to have their own second chances.

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The Truth About Stanley - a man, his stories and a boy who listened

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Our tear buckets are full while watching The Truth About Stanley. Directed by the award-winning Lucy Tcherniak, this short film was premiered last April 2 at the Rich Mix Cinema, Shoreditch and was released to the World Wide Web on April 4.

The short tells the story of a unique friendship between an old homeless man from Congo and a runaway boy. While living on the streets, the two try to cope up with their own personal baggage. The old man makes up with his vivid imagination and unending stories, while the boy patiently listens and waits for his time to reveal his own baggage.

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Incredibly Small - a 300 square foot love story

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It’s hip, fresh, and suprisingly sweet. With over just two weeks of shooting and an independently-financed micro budget, Incredibly Small exemplifies the true spirit of independent film making.

Written and directed by Dean Peterson, this full-feature movie was premiered at the Radience Film Festival in London. And after finishing its round on the festival circuit, this 86-minuter film is now available for the World Wide Web.

The movie follows the life of young lovers, Anne and Amir, who decided to live together in a shabby 300-square foot apartment. Amir is an escalator attendant and an aspiring sculptor while Anne is a law student from a well-to-do-family.

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FRED et marie - a short film about marriage and happiness

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Made initially for Belgium, FRED et marie now expands to a wider audience — the world wide web.

This thought-provoking short attempts to shows the real deal in marriages controlled by psychological violence. It's created by Marine Vincent and Pierre Jadot. It's also directed by TheDeck & Lenitch under LOVO Films as well as BONJOUR Inc.

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Open Movie Editor - a very capable editor for LINUX

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shapeimage_5If you are into video-editing and are always hunting for an open-source, full-fledged video-editor, then your search ends here. Open Movie Editor is the way to go for amateur to semi-pro video editing needs.

The Open video-editor has a large number of developers and is supported by a huge community of artists and indie project developers. The biggest downside of this capable software would be that it is only Linux compatible and does not support the use of operational systems.
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Calvaire Fruité - a thoughtful animated treat with a few surprises

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Treat yourself with Calvaire Fruité, an animated short that blends pleasing visuals with spiky chuckles.

Lined with a dark humor, the 6-minuter uses the unexpected meeting of two contrasting characters as a perfect material for its limited runtime. The story is a chase between Bold, an extremely tall character who meets Dirt, a small and sickly bum who struggles for survival. It’s directed by Ghayth Chegaar, Eddy Loukil and Victor Jardel.

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Moving Takahashi - a robbery and a race against time to save a life

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Cuddle up with a loved one while watching Moving Takahashi, a pleasant addition to the "bad boy" romance genre.

This Kickstarter-funded short film is by the LA-based writer/director Josh Soskin. It stars the model-turned-actor Boyd Holdbrook and the innocent-looking Kristin Malco.

The film talks about a young hustler/mover (Holdbrook) who stumbles upon a suicidal daughter (Malco) while moving furniture out of a posh LA home. The mover's original plan of robbery changed in a rare fit of conscience to help the dying girl.

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