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Lost & Found in Dubai

This short film—by Billy Blioumis—takes place in Dubai. When a Filipina maid loses the child she takes care of, Ghassan, an Emirati businessman is willing to help her. It is a story about humanity and our commonality— no matter where we are from most of us care about one another. LOST & FOUND IN DUBAI also…

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Chatroulette short wins top prize at Disposable Film Festival

Ben Aston’s RUSSIAN ROULETTE has taken the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Disposable Film Festival. In Aston’s 5-minute movie, a lonely London woman meets a cosmonaut in space for a chatroulette encounter. The film is funny, sad, romantic and insightful—all in the space of five minutes. There are stunning performances by the leads Bec Hill and  Steward Lockwood, along…

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GOOD BYE, BIKE: flashback in a love story

Film history includes a few deeply emotional bicycle stories such as THE BICYCLE THIEF and  BREAKING AWAY.  Now joining that list is Guillaume Blanchet’s “Good Bye,Bike,” a modern love story sure to become a classic. FacebookTwitter

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A Character-driven Animated Travelogue

Films using stop motion and time lapse often seem gimmicky. But in “A Man Walks Across Balkipapan,” Indonesian filmmaker Dhimas Ruswanto deftly avoids that problem. He does this through characterization.   FacebookTwitter

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The Movie Prop as Star: “I Love You Too”

Audiences focus on the leading actors: Marilyn, Bogie, Jack, Garbo. But such performers aren’t the only draw in a film. Savvy movie makers have long known that a movie prop can have great dramatic significance. FacebookTwitter

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Demonic special effects in a mobile movie: “Vengeance”

Special effects have played a key role in moviemaking from the earliest days. History is repeating itself with the rise of mobile moviemaking. If you want a good example take a look at Matthew Pearce’s one minute and twenty second horror short, “Vengeance,” shot with an iPhone 4S. FacebookTwitter

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