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Thirst (Global Lens 2006)
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A film by Tawfik Abu Wael from Israel/Palestine, 2004.
A masterfully shot tale of repression and control in a harsh landscape examines the dynamics of power within a fa...
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Song from the Southern Seas
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1,440 views
A film by Marat Sarulu.
Two couples, one Russian and one Kazakh, live side by side in relative harmony in a beautiful yet semidesolate region of the Great Steppe. But when ...
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Those Three
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A film by Naghi Nemati. Just one day from completing their military training, three conscripts desert their camp and escape into the frozen wilderness of Northern Iran. Tra...
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I am from Titov Veles
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A film by Teona Strugar Mitevska.
Set in the quaint but scarred town of Veles, three sisters long to escape the suffocating environment of their dying community. Burdene...
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Mutum- Trailer
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A film by Sandra Kogut.
Thiago is a sensitive and imaginative boy living on a small, hardscrabble farm in a remote region of Brazil. His life is filled not only with cur...
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Possible Lives
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After her husband mysteriously disappears during a business trip to Patagonia, Clara embarks on a desperate mission to find him. During her search, she makes a startling di...
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My Time Will Come- Trailer
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A predawn murder sets in motion a series of interlocking tragedies that eventually find their way to the city morgue's brooding Dr. Arturo Fernandez. Physically and emotion...
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Sleepwalking Land- Trailer
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In the midst of Mozambique's devastating civil war, Muidinga, an orphaned refugee, wanders the countryside in search of his mother. His only companion is an elderly storyte...
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What a Wonderful World-Trailer
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Souad is a prostitute whose best friend is Kenza, a tough traffic cop. Kamel is a stonyeyed contract killer who receives his hit orders via the Internet; he is also Souad's...
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The Photograph- Trailer
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Sita is a spirited young woman working to support her family as a singer and prostitute in a local brothel. Always short of funds and bullied by her pimp, she convinces an ...
About The Global Film Initiative
The Global Film Initiative is a non-profit organization with a mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding through cinema.
Global Lens is an annual touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2009 showcases ten award-wining narrative films, including Getting Home (China), I'm from Titov Veles (Macedonia), Mutum (Brazil), My Time Will Come (Ecuador), The Photograph (Indonesia), Possible Lives (Argentina), Sleepwalking Land (Mozambique), Song From the Southern Seas (Kazakhstan), Those Three (Iran), and What a Wonderful World (Morocco). Check out the Global Lens 2009 Trailer for a sneak peek at the films, as well as select trailers for individual films!
The Global Film Initiative is a non-profit organization with a mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding through cinema.
Global Lens tours throughout the U.S. and Canada through various partnerships with major cultural institutions and theaters.
The Global Film Initiative is a non-profit organization with a mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding through cinema.
Global Lens is an annual touring film series presented by The Global Film Initiative. Global Lens 2009 showcases te...
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