Special Theme | Interest - VIMooZ Cinema https://cinema.vimooz.com/v-category/genres/interest-special/ Watch independent movies, horror, documentary at home .... Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:41:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://images-cinema.vimooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/31150014/cropped-vimooz-site-identity-32x32.png Special Theme | Interest - VIMooZ Cinema https://cinema.vimooz.com/v-category/genres/interest-special/ 32 32 Big Head https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/big-head/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-head Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:31:30 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=104513 A struggling aspiring actor hates his job as well as his life. Guiding him on this journey is his Ego and his Logic. After a series of failed auditions, Ego […]

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]]> A struggling aspiring actor hates his job as well as his life. Guiding him on this journey is his Ego and his Logic. After a series of failed auditions, Ego convinces Ronnie to ditch Logic. After doing so, he immediately books his dream role, and begins living the high life. This is short lived after listening to bad advice from Ego. He loses everything and hits rock bottom. After receiving help from his uncle, whom he disrespected, he realizes Ego is not good and gets his Logic back.

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]]> Escaramuza: Riding from the Heart https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/escaramuza-riding-from-the-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=escaramuza-riding-from-the-heart Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:08:41 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=104624 Every weekend, at rodeos from Illinois to California, teams of young Mexican American women—escaramuzas charras—climb onto sidesaddles and weave their galloping horses through high-speed ballets, as heart-stopping as the revolutionary-era […]

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]]> Every weekend, at rodeos from Illinois to California, teams of young Mexican American women—escaramuzas charras—climb onto sidesaddles and weave their galloping horses through high-speed ballets, as heart-stopping as the revolutionary-era skirmishes for which they’re named. The documentary follows one such team, Las Azaleas, on their quest to represent California and the United States at the National Charro Championships in Mexico, where to be Charro is to be Mexican.

Despite growing family obligations and drug violence in Mexico, these young women sacrifice their time, money and personal safety to keep centuries-old Charrería traditions alive in the United States.

America’s original rodeo, rooted in the cattle culture of Colonial Mexico, charreada blends the equestrian skills, handcrafted tack, costumes, music and food of that rich heritage into a living folk tradition. Between the men’s events, the young women perform their precision routines, bending and twisting their horses in intricate synchronized patterns.

The film follows Las Azaleas as they rigorously train to compete in Mexico. At home, these California and U.S. champions pass on their traditions to the next generation of brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. In Mexico, competing against the best of the best, they must come to terms with their complicated relationship to the culture they love but live only at a distance.

SCREENINGS and AWARDS:
Premiere – The Autry Museum of the American West
Special Jury Award for Bridging Cultures – Arizona International Film Festival
Official Selection – CineFestival
Official Selection – CineMuestra
Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)
Best Heritage Documentary – Encuentro Mundial de Cine
Official Selection – Festival Internationale de Cine in Alamos, Sonora, MX
Best of Festival – 1st Equus Film Festival
PBS (VOCES series presented by Latino Public Broadcasting)
Official Selection – San Diego Latino Film Festival
Official Selection – San Francisco Doc Fest
Best Documentary Feature – Silver Springs International Film Festival
Official Selection – Thin Line Film Fest
Official Selection – Viva Fest @ The Tech Museum

Viewers are saying:
“incredible melding of culture and sport”
“inspiring and heartwrenching”
“I’m hooked!”

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]]> Gauchos Del Mar https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/gauchos-del-mar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gauchos-del-mar Tue, 18 Jun 2024 02:26:22 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=101911 Two brothers travel through the American Continent on a truck starting from Los Angeles, CA towards Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their dream of surfing the American Pacific Coastline lasts 403 days, […]

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]]> Two brothers travel through the American Continent on a truck starting from Los Angeles, CA towards Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their dream of surfing the American Pacific Coastline lasts 403 days, where they drive more than 30,000 kms across 13 countries. They show the Continent as a whole through its different cultures, villages, food, people, animals and landscapes while camping and surfing perfect and remote waves on their way back home.
Sometimes dreams are not as easy as they seem. These two brothers overcome adversities during 13 months in order to achieve theirs.

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]]> Homeboys https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/homeboys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homeboys Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:47:12 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=104705 A vintage documentary about Chicano gang life circa 1978, back when your hood was your whole world. Homeboys was filmed in collaboration with members of the Cuatro Flats gang, named […]

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]]> A vintage documentary about Chicano gang life circa 1978, back when your hood was your whole world. Homeboys was filmed in collaboration with members of the Cuatro Flats gang, named for their housing project in East Los Angeles. Its firsthand account of the systemic barriers to success for these barrio youth remains as relevant now as ever.

Homeboys was made by Bill Yahraus with Focal Point Films collective partners Christine Burrill and David Davis.

Music Composed, Orchestrated and Conducted by Mayuto

Quotes from Filmex festival reviews, 1978:
“A vivid description of unconquered spirit.” —Linda Gross, Los Angeles Times
“Through the eyes of vatos…the film explores the forces which shape their lives: police harassment, the school system, low-level economic chances, and their search for identity…The gang element is shown as a necessity for their socialization. The tension between life responsibilities (jobs and marriage) and the brotherhood of “homeboys” gives the film its dramatic unity. The beautiful color enhances the splendid murals painted…by Willie Herron and Manuel Cruz.” —Gene Vier, Valley News

Recent quotes:
“Wow, this is history right here…” —Kaleve Pilikaki
“The way people would dress and their style was just beautiful and amazing back then.” —Osvaldo Rolon
“Dope rare footage.” —gc105468

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]]> Mariposas del Campo https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/mariposas-del-campo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mariposas-del-campo Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:05:55 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=104622 The multiple award-winning documentary Mariposas del Campo shares the stories of indigenous Mixtec, Zapotec, and Purépecha teenagers from Mexico striving to change their families’ destinies in the strawberry fields of […]

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]]> The multiple award-winning documentary Mariposas del Campo shares the stories of indigenous Mixtec, Zapotec, and Purépecha teenagers from Mexico striving to change their families’ destinies in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California. Through a stormy year of sanctioned racism and anti-immigrant policies, the documentary captures their journeys—with help from the characters’ own intimate videos—as they navigate cultural identity, parental expectations, economic challenges, and the justice needs of their migrant farmworker community. For young people whose lives have always been steeped in uncertainty, it takes a leap of faith to chase a dream.

FILMMAKERS’ STATEMENT:
Mariposas del Campo means “butterflies from the field,” and references migrating butterflies moving freely across borders and barriers. Monarchs are potent symbols of the immigration movement. The characters in our documentary are like butterflies rising up out of the strawberry fields. Insuring they had agency in how they and their community were seen was a big priority. We circulated three camera kits among them, and provided training. As they recorded their own videos, we’d meet often to talk about their footage, and about the direction the film was taking. The kids dove in and contributed significant personal material, with assists from siblings and boyfriends. The documentary you see is a mix of our footage and theirs.

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Mixteco, and Zapoteco.
Closed captions available in English or Spanish.

SCREENINGS and AWARDS:
Best Documentary Feature – Red Nation International Film Festival
Official Selection – Watsonville Film Festival
Official Selection – San Diego Latino Film Festival
Official Selection – Thin Line Fest
Museum of Ventura County
California State University Channel Islands
San Diego State University
Special Jury Award for Bridging Cultures – Arizona International Film Festival
Official Selection – Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Oxnard Film Society
Encampment for Citizenship
Social Impact Award – Sight + Sound Film Festival
Orange Coast College
Official Selection – Santa Cruz Film Festival
Chapman University
PBS
WORLD Channel
Social Impact & Vision Award Honorable Mention – Ojai Film Festival
Oaxaqueño Youth Encuentro
Best Documentaries of 2022 – Video Librarian
California Lutheran University
UCLA
Ventura County Library – Soliz/El Rio Branch
Littlerock High School
2023 Finalist (Independent Production) – Public Media Awards presented by NETA
Oxnard College

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]]> Peninsula Mitre – The Forgotten Land https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/peninsula-mitre-the-forgotten-land/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peninsula-mitre-the-forgotten-land Tue, 18 Jun 2024 02:47:57 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=101922 The Gauchos del Mar brothers perform an unprecedented expedition by foot with 35kgs+ on their backs during 53 days on the easternmost tip of Tierra del Fuego Province, a pristine […]

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]]> The Gauchos del Mar brothers perform an unprecedented expedition by foot with 35kgs+ on their backs during 53 days on the easternmost tip of Tierra del Fuego Province, a pristine area where no one lives. The brothers have the goal of surfing a world-class wave never ridden before at the Cape San Diego Lighthouse, the most easterly point. To get there they overcome heavy terrains, scarcity of food and harsh climate. With no communication whatsoever they document the region and decide to share their message of environmentalism, avoiding consumerism and living simply in order to protect Península Mitre forever!

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]]> Powerlands https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/powerlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powerlands Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:03:32 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=104400 A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On […]

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]]> A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents.

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]]> Rhythms of Migration https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/rhythms-of-migration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rhythms-of-migration https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/rhythms-of-migration/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:21:36 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=101269 Rhythms of Migration follows a group of African youth migrants living in Sicily as they create a musical album about their migration experiences. Working with producer Alex Polydoroff and migrant […]

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]]> Rhythms of Migration follows a group of African youth migrants living in Sicily as they create a musical album about their migration experiences. Working with producer Alex Polydoroff and migrant activist Ramzi Harrabi, their music touches on everything from their hopes for their new lives in Europe to the horrors they experienced as teenagers in war-torn Libya.

By producing the album “One Humanity” and performing in live concerts, they work to raise broader awareness of the global migratory crises, create cross-cultural conversations and understanding between the youth and their Sicilian neighbors, and provide an outlet to express their experiences and stories.

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]]> https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/rhythms-of-migration/feed/ 0 Stories of Perusalem https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/stories-of-perusalem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stories-of-perusalem Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:41:52 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=102256 “Stories of Perusalem” tells us about the resilience of Peruvians in the face of adversities such as terrorism, the economic crisis and corruption. “Miracle on Tarata Street” tells what happened […]

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]]> “Stories of Perusalem” tells us about the resilience of Peruvians in the face of adversities such as terrorism, the economic crisis and corruption. “Miracle on Tarata Street” tells what happened to a group of friends who miraculously survived the 1992 terrorist attack on Tarata Street; “American Nightmare” immerses us in the life of Antonio, a humble person who in 1996 decided to change his destiny by illegally emigrating to the United States; “Rock Mountain” brings us closer to a talented musician who has empirically become an emblematic figure of the peruvian rock scene. Finally, in “Vultures” we will meet a group of performing artists and a visual artist determined to make us reflect on the peruvian political class.

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]]> The Art of Freedom https://cinema.vimooz.com/v/the-art-of-freedom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-art-of-freedom Sat, 06 Apr 2024 02:06:31 +0000 https://cinema.vimooz.com/?post_type=product&p=101727 Throughout her life Patricia Bellatin fought in a solitary and invisible way to preserve the wildlife of the ecological reserve “Los Pantanos de Villa” located in the district of Chorillos, […]

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]]> Throughout her life Patricia Bellatin fought in a solitary and invisible way to preserve the wildlife of the ecological reserve “Los Pantanos de Villa” located in the district of Chorillos, in Lima, Peru. Her story is also the struggle of a woman artist to be accepted in a macho society as conservative as the Peruvian one.

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