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What We DoMatchbox Media Collective is a creative multimedia network producing groundbreaking work for empowered audiences. We pioneer cutting-edge production and distribution techniques by offering artists more freedom to collaborate, and audiences more opportunity for involvement. We are a fluid enterprise; always evolving and producing work that strives to make an impact. |
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CROWDFUNDINGSANGRAINSOutside the coast of West Africa, on the islands of Cape Verde, beaches are disappearing, and with them a way of life. José returns home to witness his fellow islanders struggling for survival while European fleets empty their ocean. Sandgrains is a crowdfunded and crowdsourced documentary produced under a Creative Commons license. |
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Krakow Film Market
06.05.2013 11:05
Here some more exciting news from Sandgrains!
From the 26th of May until the 2nd... -
Green Film Festival in Seoul
30.04.2013 11:04
Sandgrains has been selected for the International
DVD ready!!!
29.04.2013 11:04
This is the announcement we have all been waiting for!
Sandgrains is finally READY!!!
It has taken...Visions du Réel
09.04.2013 11:04
We have been invited to list Sandgrains in the Media Library of the Visions du Réel Documentary Film...
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Sandgrains
In Cape Verde, fishing is not only a way of life but a vital source of income. As the global fish population falls, the EU is plundering the island’s precious resource. Jose returns to his country to witness his fellow islanders fighting for survival, selling the very sand that makes up their beaches. Sand Grains presents the local effects of a global problem.
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