AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ADIFFAbila (14) lives in one of the most miserable slums in Africa. His girlfriend Shiku belongs to a different tribe, as the result of which he is not really allowed to fraternize with her. And then one drunken night his father gambles away his own soul. You could say that the location is the real protagonist of this film. All African cities have enormous and often depressing slums, but the Kibera district in Nairobi can hardly be called a district a...

What is Voix Libres? Voix Libres is an international association that was founded in 1993 by Marianne Sebastien.   Overall Goal Voix Libres’ goal is to offer alternatives to child labour in the mines, fields, garbage dumps and streets of Bolivia. Once trained and educated, the young people direct their own projects. Their commitment ensures long-term development for the common good. Interest-free micro credits: From slave to wo...

Louell Crowley and Rodger James in association with their production company Pennington Palm Productions today announced that their documentary film, "Acquiring a Connection With The American Homeless" will screen in the LA edition of the prestigious New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF).  The inspirational documentary which focuses on effective ways to help the homeless will play at 8pm on Saturday September 29 at the Sunset Laemmle 5 with a private rec...

Louell Crowley and Rodger James in association with their production company Pennington Palm Productions today announced that their documentary film, “Acquiring a Connection With The American Homeless” will screen in the LA edition of the prestigious New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF). The inspirational documentary which focuses on effective ways to help the homeless will play at 8pm on Saturday September 29 at the Sunset Laemmle 5 with a private reception ...

Since John Law, barter was considered a thing of the past, except maybe in some small self-sufficient communities or archaïc societies. Yet it still can be a temporary and local solution to the extreme poverty in some parts of our modern societies. Ecofilms, the international film festival on ecology held each year on the sunny Greek island of Rhodes, was the echo of such an amazing experience as it screened in its non-competitive panorama section the astonishing documentary Homemade Money by A...