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Portable Presents: The Best of 2011 in Cinema

By Matthew Atkins | December 6th, 2011 in Film

Here is a list of some of the most thrilling, hilarious, visceral and moving films of 2011, traversing the gamut between the “important” and the simply loveable.

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School Portrait Can’t Stop Smiling

By Lauren Shipman | December 5th, 2011 in Film | Locale:

Relive the trauma of school photo day with award-winning British director Nick Scott’s latest heart melting short film, School Portrait.

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Portable’s Guide To French Indie Film: The Best of 2011

By Lauren Vadnjal | December 2nd, 2011 in Film | Locale:

You may be cool and cultured but, really, you aren’t a true cultural savant until you know your French Indie film. Read on for a list of authentic new French vids that are perfect for dropping into your next tweet.

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France’s Best Independent Directors of 2011

By Brodie Lancaster | December 1st, 2011 in Film | Locale:

Tomorrow, Portable will publish a list of the ten best, up-and-coming independent directors from France. Here’s a taste of what to expect.

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Here Comes the Neighborhood

By Lauren Shipman | November 30th, 2011 in Film | Locale:

Exploring a unique juncture in history as a new community emerges and evolves, the short-form docu-series Here Comes The Neighborhood aims to acquaint the wider world with The Wynwood Walls, a progressive urban revitalization campaign representing the coming of age of street art and graffiti.

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BEAUTY IN A SECOND

By Ana Piteira | November 29th, 2011 in Film | Locale:

This sixty-second film is a compilation of sixty, one-second creations as part of ‘The Beauty Of A Second’ short film contest developed by iconic timepiece creators, Montblanc.

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Between Days

By Lauren Vadnjal | November 28th, 2011 in Film | Locale:

When filmmaker and photographer Nizar Pasalic was searching for his next project, he never thought he would find it on a brief stay with his ageing grandfather in Bosnia Herzegovina.

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Beneath The Hills

By Ana Piteira | November 22nd, 2011 in Film | Locale:

ARAF is a collaborative short film by Andrew Telling and Owen Richards that documents the works of Robin Friend and his series ‘Slaughterhouse’. Friend’s series of photographs explore the story of the abandoned Victorian mine at Cworthin deep beneath the hills of North Wales.

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A Life of Lemon Aid

By Brodie Lancaster | November 16th, 2011 in Film | Locale:

We speak to Beth Levison, co-director of the documentary ‘Lemon’ about felon, father and Tony award-winning slam poet Lemon Andersen and his journey to get his life story to the stage.

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Tenille Dashwood: Million Dollar Baby

By Jennifer Zarichnyj | November 14th, 2011 in Film | Locale:

The story of Australian WWE wrestler Tenille Dashwood is especially important; Dashwood serves as a reminder that hard work can be rewarded. This interview with her brother, Rhett, is an intimate look into the trials and tribulations of a female wrestler.

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