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Incerteza

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Alice, facing an important life decision must confront her past as she works through a series of fears and traumas that have accompanied her throughout her life.
Crew:
Directed by: Jefferson Nali. Written by: Luciana Costa. Cinematography by: Daniel Bernardon and Jefferson Nali. Producer: Manoel Werlang.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2020
Duration:
45m

2 Steps

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There are two steps to making a difference in this world." Thoughts on life and leaving the world better than you found it.
Crew:
Directed and Written by: Joel Wagness.
Genre:
Art/Experimental
Year:
2020
Duration:
2m

700 Years of Happiness

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Remat Ali

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Rehmat Ali says he is 110 years old. But after our interview we found out that isn't quite true. He's even older than he knows. Find out what makes Rehmat Ali so happy - how old he really is!
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Duré Produced by: Marcelo Ziegler In Cooperation with: Hope Media Central Asia Executive Producers: Klaus Popa, David Neal, and Paulo Macedo
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
19m

700 Years of Happiness

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Diosdada

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Diosdada is 104 years old and doesn't feel any pain. Unless her caretaker pinches her, that is! Meet her, and enjoy her uniquely laid back take on life.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Duré Produced by: Johnster Joe Calibod A Hope Media Europe Production In Cooperation with: Hope Channel South Philipines, South Philipines Union Conference, and Bacolod Adventist Medical Center Executive Producers: Klaus Popa, David Neal, and Paulo Macedo
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
14m

700 Years of Happiness

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Violetta

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Violeta worked until she was 80 years old. She reads a book a week, and loves movies and Netflix shows. She has always wanted to be a queen, and we think she is one. Her humor and her positive spirit make her the queen of happiness.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Duré Produced by: Raquel Magalhaes A Hope Media Europe Production In Cooperation with: The South-American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Executive Producers: Klaus Popa, David Neal, and Paulo Macedo
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
15m

700 Years of Happiness

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Mirko

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Mirko has lost loved ones, survived a war, and faced persecution. So why is he still happy? Vist Mirko's home in the countryside and find out how he holds on to joy.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Duré Produced by: Tome Maskov A Hope Media Europe Production In Cooperation with: The South-East European Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Executive Producers: Klaus Popa, David Neal, and Paulo Macedo
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
19m

700 Years of Happiness

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Marina

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Marina worked for decades for the International Red Cross. She worked in the medical field in Costa Rica. And she ran her first marathon at 76. Her philosophy in life is to Serve, serve, and serve!
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Duré Produced by: Jose Daniel Valerin Villegas A Hope Media Europe Production In Cooperation with: Esperanza TV Costa Rica Executive Producers: Klaus Popa, David Neal, and Paulo Macedo
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
16m

700 Years of Happiness

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Belek

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"Why do I live so long? Because I eat healthily! It's not easy to live 100 years." Meet Belek and listen as she shares her secrets for happiness. We bet she'll make you laugh.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Duré Produced by: Marcelo Ziegler A Hope Media Europe Production In Cooperation with: Hope Media Central Asia Executive Producers: Klaus Popa, David Neal, and Paulo Macedo
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
17m

700 Years of Happiness

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Vera

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Vera lives in a small city in the United States that known worldwide for its healthy lifestyle, and for the dozens of long-lived people in its population. She has reached 100 years old, and she's ready to share what she's learned about life.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Duré Produced by: Jefferson Rodrigues A Hope Media Europe Production In Cooperation with: The North American Division and Sonscreen Film Festival Executive Producers: Kimberly Maran, Julio C. Muñoz, Klaus Popa, David Neal, and Paulo Macedo
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
16m

Aman

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Feeling the threat of the impending combat, a war medic needs to decide whether to trust the mysterious intruder or shoot.
Crew:
Writer and Director - Ruslan Zavricico Producers - Matheus Valente and Nathan DeWild DP - Nicole Sabot Composer - Jonathan Murdick Cast Aman - Hayman Homer Umar (medic) - Akman Khiziryan Wounded Soldier - Yuri Marmenstein
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2023
Duration:
5m

Arnion

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The World Outside

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Have you ever wondered if we’re alone in the universe? What does the last book of the Bible say about the world outside this little rock we call earth?
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
8m

Arnion

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Symbols and Stories

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Ever wonder where we came from? Who we are? What do the symbols in Revelation tell us about our past?
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
7m

Arnion

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A Father's Love

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Does God care about our little world? How far will a father go to get his lost children back?
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
7m

Arnion

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Choices

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Decisions have consequences. Sometimes small, sometimes not. In the last book of the Bible, we each find a choice that's too important to ignore.
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
7m

Arnion

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Masterpiece

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Have you ever seen a model in a magazine, or on a wall and felt like you couldn’t measure up? Why are we so hard on ourselves? And can we find peace in all this noise?
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
7m

Arnion

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Asking for Help

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Even the best doctors in the world can only treat patients who accept their help. Revelation reminds us that we don't have to carry our burdens alone.
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
8m

Arnion

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Truth and Lies

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What is true freedom? Maybe not what it seems at first glance. Revelation warns us about someone who claims to be a friend but is more sinister than he appears.
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
9m

Arnion

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A Brighter Day

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Why is life so unfair? Why doesn’t God destroy evil? Be patient, Revelation says. The story isn’t over yet.
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
8m

Arnion

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Illusions

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Do you ever feel like King Solomon did when he wrote that everything is meaningless? What are we searching for? And why is it so hard to find?
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
8m

Arnion

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Wildest Dreams

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Will everything be all right in the end? No, says Revelation. What comes next will be much better than we can even imagine.
Crew:
Directed and Produced by Rachel Scribner. Cinematography: Pete Hickerson. Executive Producers: Julio C. Muñoz and Lynelle Ellis.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
6m

Artistic Lens

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When tattoo artist Paul “Mexone” Vetne gets hit with a stroke and gets put on dialysis, he closes his tattoo shop and moves back with his family in Tennessee. He uses art and the philosophy his father taught him to keep moving forward.
Crew:
Evelin Velinova
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
4m

Becoming Trinity

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One young woman's story of growing up, overcoming obstacles, and finding her voice.
Crew:
Directed by: Raditya Narendrasuta. Written by Triniti Evans.
Genre:
High School
Year:
2020
Duration:
3m

Fathers

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Six fathers. Six countries. Six ways of life. One shared experience: Being a father. Because the important values of fatherhood are the same everywhere and in all cultures.
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Directed & Written by: Adrian Duré Produced by: Adam Kavanagh, Clayton Gallego, Eunbi Cho, Lizbeth Elejaldre Garcia, Noel Sibanda, Eliézede Andrade
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2019
Duration:
47m

I Will Not Fear

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Ready to quit, an Ironman athlete surrenders his success to God. “I Will Not Fear” won Best Documentary Short, Audience Choice Awards, and Best Cinematography at the 2015 Sonscreen Film Festival
Crew:
Directed by: Nick Lindsay. Produced by: Mark Comberiate. Cinematography by: Dillan Forsey
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2015
Duration:
9m

Immanuel

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"Why Does Jesus Need to Return?"

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There are many different opinions on how this world came to be and what it’s biggest problem might be, but in the Bible, the root of the world’s problems can be traced back to one thing – the reason why Jesus needs to return.
Crew:
Written by: Sven Fockner. Animation by: Bruno Tribst. Narrated by: Kate Rudd. Sound Engineer: Thomas Vollmer.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2015
Duration:
2m

Immanuel

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“What Will Jesus’ Second Coming Be Like?”

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Whether it’s a scorching sun, nuclear war, draught, or something else, it’s no secret that life on earth will eventually come to end, but in the Bible, it’s God, not man or nature, who puts an end to the world. So, what will Jesus Second Coming be like?
Crew:
Written by: Sven Fockner. Animation by: Bruno Tribst. Narrated by: Kate Rudd. Sound Engineer: Thomas Vollmer.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2015
Duration:
2m

Immanuel

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“The Final Verdict”

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The Bible tells us of a future without pain and suffering. But that means this means that those who cause pain and suffering cannot be part of that world. How will God decide who belongs in his new world?
Crew:
Written by: Sven Fockner. Animation by: Bruno Tribst. Narrated by: Kate Rudd. Sound Engineer: Thomas Vollmer.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2015
Duration:
2m

Immanuel

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“What About the Dead?”

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Sooner or later, every human being will wonder if life goes on after death. When you lose a loved one, you wonder – what will happen to Grandma now? But no one really knows. Only God can tell us what happens after death.
Crew:
Written by: Sven Fockner. Animation by: Bruno Tribst. Narrated by: Kate Rudd. Sound Engineer: Thomas Vollmer.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2015
Duration:
2m

Immanuel

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“The End of the World: Now What?

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The final credits may be rolling, but it’s not over. You know there’s going to be a sequel. Something similar will happen at Jesus second coming. The bad guys are dead, the good guys are with God – a happy ending. So why isn’t this the final curtain?
Crew:
Written by: Sven Fockner. Animation by: Bruno Tribst. Narrated by: Kate Rudd. Sound Engineer: Thomas Vollmer.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2015
Duration:
2m

Immanuel

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“When Will it Happen?”

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“The world is ending!” “Again?” No one knows what the future holds, or when the world will end. The Bible agrees that no one knows when the end will come, but it does have some fascinating prophecies to explore.
Crew:
Written by: Sven Fockner. Animation by: Bruno Tribst. Narrated by: Kate Rudd. Sound Engineer: Thomas Vollmer.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2015
Duration:
2m

Immanuel

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“No More Tears”

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After the second coming, God will create a new earth with no more pain. How exactly is that supposed to work? There will be humans in the new world, and humans make mistakes. It’s true that people in the new world will be free to choose between good and evil, but there’s one big difference.
Crew:
Written by: Sven Fockner. Animation by: Bruno Tribst. Narrated by: Kate Rudd. Sound Engineer: Thomas Vollmer.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2015
Duration:
2m

Masters of Joy

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Join six children from six countries, and learn what happiness means to them.
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Directed by: Lizbeth Elejalde Produced by: Hope Channel Inter-America In Cooperation with: Hope Channel Iceland Hope Channel China Hope Media Chiapas Himalayan Section SDA Hope Media Productions Executive Producer: Adrian Duré
Genre:
The Happiness Project
Year:
2022
Duration:
37m

Missing Sock

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Where does the other sock really go? A playful adventure into the the land of lost things.
Crew:
Directed and Written by: D’arce Peter. Produced by: Joshua Trevilcock.
Genre:
Comedy
Year:
2019
Duration:
7m

“Nameless”

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A man, determined to do things his own way, searches through the ruins of a once great and powerful city for the cure to a strange, dark illness. But, the more he tries to cover up his illness with quick fixes, the worse his condition seems to get. He needs to find a cure before it is too late! “Nameless” won Best Animated Short at the 2016 Sonscreen Film Festival
Crew:
Created by: Jason Dull
Genre:
Animation
Year:
2016
Duration:
3m

Rest

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13 People, 13 countries, one shared day, the Sabbath.
Crew:
Directed: Adrian Duré Produced: Kandus Thorp, Klaus Popa, Rainer Geschke, Wolfgang Schick
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2016
Duration:
1h 17m

Smoky Mountain Rescue

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Grandpa's Farm

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Emily travels to her Grandpa's farm to spend the summer and meets another guest - a stray dog named Jack that her younger cousins rescued.
Crew:
Director: Theo Brown. Producer: Nathan deWild. Director of Photography: Tim Banks. Executive Producer: John Mathews.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
8m

Smoky Mountain Rescue

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The Promise

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Emily and her cousins promise Grandpa that they'll take care of Jack until his real family turns up.
Crew:
Director: Theo Brown. Producer: Nathan deWild. Director of Photography: Tim Banks. Executive Producer: John Mathews.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
6m

Smoky Mountain Rescue

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A Good Example

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Grandpa encourages Emily to set a good example for her younger cousins as they learn to take care of Jack.
Crew:
Director: Theo Brown. Producer: Nathan deWild. Director of Photography: Tim Banks. Executive Producer: John Mathews.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
7m

Smoky Mountain Rescue

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Found Dog

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Emily and her cousins hike into town to put up some "found dog" flyers for Jack, and go camping on the way home.
Crew:
Director: Theo Brown. Producer: Nathan deWild. Director of Photography: Tim Banks. Executive Producer: John Mathews.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
6m

Smoky Mountain Rescue

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A Bear

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The cousins wake up from their night in a tent to discover a bear at their campsite.
Crew:
Director: Theo Brown. Producer: Nathan deWild. Director of Photography: Tim Banks. Executive Producer: John Mathews.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
6m

Smoky Mountain Rescue

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The Unexpected

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Jack's owner turns up, but he's not quite who Emily and her family expected.
Crew:
Director: Theo Brown. Producer: Nathan deWild. Director of Photography: Tim Banks. Executive Producer: John Mathews.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
6m

Smoky Mountain Rescue

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A Safe Home

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Emily and her family worry about what kind of home they've returned Jack to. At Jack's house a father worries that selling Jack as a hunting dog might break his daughter's heart.
Crew:
Director: Theo Brown. Producer: Nathan deWild. Director of Photography: Tim Banks. Executive Producer: John Mathews.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
7m

Smoky Mountain Rescue

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Spare Change

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Emily's cousins gather all their change to buy Jack back, but it isn't enough.
Crew:
Director, Theo Brown / Producer Nathan deWild, DP Tim Banks, Executive Producer John Mathews
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
7m

The Back of My Life

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A filmmaker chronicles his journey with Ankylosing Spondylitis - a genetic, arthritic condition. “The Back of My Life” won Best Documentary and Best Screenplay at the 2014 Sonscreen Film Festival.
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Produced, directed and edited by Pieter Damsteegt
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2014
Duration:
34m

The Way

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A modern retelling of a biblical story: Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus. Winner of Best in Fest and Best Dramatic Short at Sonscreen Film Festival 2015.
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Directed by: Erik Edstrom & Jesse Churchill Written by: Jesse Churchill Original Music: Jordan Tuleu & David Olson Cinematography & Editing: Erik Edstrom Producers // Jesse Churchill & Michael Moore Saul: Benjamin Ramey Andreas: Justin Hylarides Timothy: Evan Thompson Lydia: Michelle Morgan Soteras: Josefer Montes Major Gaetan: Richard Wallace Stephen: Jonathan Stephan
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2015
Duration:
28m

Those Unseen

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Caught between hope and despair, a mother fights to save her son in a foreign land, as she faces betrayal and brutality from those who were once her people.
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Directed by: Jefferson Rodrigues. Written by: John Butler. Produced by: Brady Griffin.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2019
Duration:
9m

Those Were the Good Days

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Riley and her Dad spend an afternoon at the park. Dad has to take a few calls, but he's not worried - what could possibly go wrong?
Crew:
Written and Directed by: Rachel Scribner Produced by: Rajeev Sigamoney and Tim De La Torre With: Matthew Cowell and Violet Cowell Executive Producer: Julio C. Muñoz
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2022
Duration:
7m

U3: Uncertainty of Making a Feature Film

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On their journey to create a feature film, a group of students and teachers wrestle with the uncertainty of a school-sized budget and a global pandemic, leading to discoveries about themselves.
Crew:
Directed by Nathan DeWild Produced by: Julio C. Muñoz, Rachel Scribner An SVAD Production In Association with Sonscreen Films Director of Photography Evelin Velinova Edited by Michael Rackley
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
30m

Uncertainty 2020

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2020 wasn't the year anyone expected. Misfortunes, doubts, and fears plagued us during the year of uncertainty. Four young adults reflect deeply on the events of 2020, sharing their experiences and how they faced the challenge of an uncertain future.
Crew:
Directed and Edited by: Nathan DeWild. Produced by: Rachel Scribner and Julio C. Muñoz.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2020
Duration:
20m

Uncertainty

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Risk

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Amy (Bracknell, England) is epileptic and lives with the uncertainty of not knowing if she will wake up alive the next morning. Adriano (Amazon, Brazil) is a fisherman on the Amazon River. His family's survival depends on daily fishing. Every day, Adriano risks his life against dangerous animals. And his future is uncertain. The future of the Amazon nature is uncertain.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Dure. Produced by: Hope Media Europe. Edited by: Carlos A. Angella.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2020
Duration:
26m

Uncertainty

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Beginnings and Endings

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Katrin and Andre (Berlin, Germany) dream of having children, but their hopes seem always out of reach. Jenny (Singapore) is battling with terminal cancer. A new type of treatment gives her hope, but brings up questions that she can't answer.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Dure. Produced by: Hope Media Europe. Edited by: Carlos A. Angella.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2020
Duration:
23m

Uncertainty

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Loss

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"Rachelle (Beirut, Lebanon) is unemployed, like one in four people in Lebanon. She doesn't know how she'll pay her bills. Martin (Lima, Peru) contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome and, in less than 48 hours, lost the use of his legs. Can he get his mobility back? How long will it take?"
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Dure. Produced by: Hope Media Europe. Edited by: Carlos A. Angella.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2020
Duration:
21m

Uncertainty

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Survival

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Living one day at a time is their main philosophy of life.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Dure. Produced by: Hope Media Europe. Edited by: Carlos A. Angella.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2020
Duration:
24m

Uncertainty

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Endurance

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"Joyce (Pretoria, South Africa) has dealt with more than her share of difficulties. Unemployed, with a mountain of debt, and children to support, she is now facing one of the most difficult moments of her life. Silviu (Bucharest, Romania) has been in prison for the past 17 years. Most of his life is controlled by someone else."
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Dure. Produced by: Hope Media Europe. Edited by: Carlos A. Angella.
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2020
Duration:
20m

Uncertainty Series - Season 2

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Diagnosis

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What comes after the diagnosis? Carlos and Julie, who have cancer, share their journey.
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Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
24m

Uncertainty Series - Season 2

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Home

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For Chakher, who has no country to call her own, and Inna, who lives alone in her house, home is everything.
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Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
23m

Uncertainty Series - Season 2

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Family

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Migueli and André long to have a child of their own. Ivy lives apart from her husband. They are miss the closeness of a complete family.
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Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
21m

Uncertainty Series - Season 2

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Fear

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For Tommy, who is out of work during a global pandemic, anxiety is creeping in. For Giovanni, who lives with an anxiety disorder, worries are a constant reality.
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Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2022
Duration:
25m

Uncertainty: The Short Film

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Jessica knows she is going to die. However, that certainty motivates her to make a radical change in her life. That change transforms Jessica's life and she begins to believe that she can be saved. Bob, her counselor, begins to doubt the true reasons for her change.
Crew:
Directed by: Adrian Dure and Jeannette Kupper. Written by: Sven Fockner and Adrian Dure. Directors of Photography: Manuel Wildemann and Melina Frommann.
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2020
Duration:
24m

Unconditional

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A thoughtful conversation between a student and a youth pastor. Played at Diogenes Film Festival in 2022 and won the Audience Choice Award. Official selection of Sonscreen Film Festival in 2023.
Crew:
Directed by: Ysabelle Labaco Written by: Atlas Snarr and Ysabelle Labaco. Producers: Atlas Snarr and Ysabelle Labaco.
Genre:
Student Films
Year:
2022
Duration:
10m