A Girl Like Me is part of the 6th annual Media That Matters Film Festival collection - download the entire collection.

A mother of two returns to her home and children in Bolivia after 15 years of working in Israel to make a better life for her kids, only to find her family members have become strangers. "A Working Mom" is a story that demonstrates the extremes that individuals will go to in order to save their families -- sometimes saving and losing them in the same act.

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“BeatMakers”, documents the never ending hustle of up-and-coming as well as seasoned producers.

Filmed inside their home studios, these hungry musicians aspire to obtain more equipment, sell their hot tracks, and, of course, make a name for themselves in the competitive music industry.

The film follows a plethora of track masters in various stages of their careers including newcomer Justin “J Dot” Moyd, a 23 year-old college student who nears graduation, as he assembles his production center, works with aspiring recording artists and puts together his first professional demo package.

We also see a group of savvy producers, called 'Battery Five', combine their collective efforts, and discuss their trials and tribulations. We witness their relentless pursuit to create a "movement" and be recognized in such a tumultuous business.

The film provides a behind-the-scenes forum for composers to get a lot off their chests and discuss their unbridled passion for making music all with a steadfast belief that the 'next' track will be the one to take them to the ‘next’ level!

Chahinaz, a 20-year-old student in Algeria, has mixed feelings about the Western world and its values, but she admires the freedom of Western women. Through her curiosity and voyage of self-discovery, Chahinaz begins to wonder what life is like for women in other Muslim countries and around the world and why things are slow to change in Algeria.

Co-production of Article Z and ITVS International

Charcoal Traffic tells a story of conflict, family tragedy and environmental devastation that is threatening the very way of life of the Somali people, who have been successful as pastoralists for thousands of years.  A murderous cycle of destruction and conflict over charcoal production is the reality on the ground in Somalia.

11 minutes of extras are also available: an in-depth interview with the film’s presenter Dr Erach Bharucha (see below) and a short documentary on the work of BVIEER

Dat Kho (Land of Sorrows), a 1970s foreign, English-subtitled film, starring the beloved Vietnamese iconic songwriter/poet/painter Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001) in what may be his only starring movie role, dramatizes the effect of the Vietnam War on a single South Vietnamese family, the inner conflict of decisions by each member of the family whether to remain in Vietnam or leave with the imminent fall of the city of Hue and eventual fall of Vietnam. 

It compresses three seminal events of the Vietnam war: (1) the Buddhist uprising in Hue during 1965; (2) the Tet Offensive in 1968; and (3) the 1972 "Summer of Fire".  It includes real footage of refugees fleeing the North Vietnamese' Easter Offensive of 1972.

With that real war footage serving as the backdrop, "Dat Kho" is a story of the love of family, homeland, and culture and language of Vietnam. It also is about the ethereal love of the ingenue daughter for her fiance, foiled by the antagonistic forces of the ever-present war.  It is thought-provoking, and at the same time it directly relates to present day conflicts such as the Gulf War and Iraq. It challenges the reasons for foreign involvement in essentially a civil war and questions the lessons learned or that should have been learned.