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The first day you meet, you are friends,
the next day you meet,
you are brothers.
Afghan proverb


	updated on 10/9/2008


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	Culture Wrap connects you to the world through cinema.


	We produce, distribute and support entertaining media projects that aim to improve cross-cultural relations. We combine movies with charitable projects around the world. We connect film audiences to the people and projects from the cultures they watch on screen. As we connect to others, we connect to ourselves.


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	Connect and contribute to their and your world. The projects we support focus on improving cross-cultural relations through education, poverty relief, and building a sustainable environment.

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	This is how it works. Watch a film about a country or culture you like to know more about. Then check out our website where you find more information, photo’s and video clips that add to your earlier film experience.


	Then choose a project or person from the culture you’re interested in and help them improve their life. You can donate funds, sponsor the education of a student, young or old, support in-kind or just express your interest in their lives. Culture Wrap connects you to the world.


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	. . . . . ON THE MARQUEE . . . . . *Events to watch*


	film festivals


	USA_San Diego Oct 9 - 16




		USA_Riverside Oct 21 - 23


	Canada Toronto Oct 15 - 19 ImagineNATIVE ‘08


	ImagineNATIVE annually spotlights Aboriginal filmmakers and media artists from across the Indigenous spectrum.


	AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands Nov 20 - 30









	We will be at IDFA 2008! At our special IDFA Festival coverage section you will find daily festival news, the latest photo’s of filmmakers and events and of course film reviews.

	CHECK OUT OUR IDFA 2008 COVERAGE SOON


	cinema & contribute


	You can support the children by buying the 2 Disc Special Edition DVD.

An essential part of making this film, for the film makers, is to raise awareness and continued funding for housing and education for the children depicted in the film. EMS FILMS has individually dedicated a percentage of the film's world wide-revenue's to support the construction of the new school and sustained social work of the principals of The Golden Horse Temple and their community of orphans. Watch the trailer.






	Click here for more info on the director’s latest film on Burma’s refugees: Cameras for The Invisibles


	CULTURE WRAP NEWS




	CULTURE WRAP TEAM in AMSTERDAM at IDFA 2008. DAILY FESTIVAL COVERAGE

		OUR TEAM at IDFA 2008


	From our Dutch team: Christel van Malsen Francoise Vaal


	From our US team:


	Gerrie Timmerman


	Our photographers: Yosri El Hawary and Joël Agrandi


	film alliance news


	CAMERAS FOR THE INVISIBLES: New film on Burmese refugees from our Film Alliance member EMS FILMS released in the Netherlands.



	watch the trailer


	Film Alliance member Peter Swanson


	Support the new project of Film Alliance member Peter Swanson.


	cross-cultural films now in theaters


	The Forgotten Woman


	The Forgotten Woman brings the understanding of the destitution and marginalization of millions of widows who are forced by age-old traditions to live out their remaining years isolated and shunned by society.


	*NYTimes*


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	More projects about women around the world who struggle to make a livelihood. CLICK HERE


	The Edge of Heaven


	*NYTimes*


	In this cross-cultural drama, a Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.


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