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2011

Fiction / Duration 10’14’’

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Participated at the 18th International Film Festival of Athens competition and won
a Scholarship grant for Film Studies at the Metropolitan College in Athens

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WORKING GROUP

Written by Ifigenia Dimitriou & Emilio Bendermacher, Directed & Edited by Ifigenia Dimitriou. Special Thanks to: Emilio Bendermacher, Michael Sioulas, Stavros Papazoglou, Driga Sveta, Jonathan Teeter, Chanci Hernandez, Ajit Zacharias, Jamby Djusubalieva, Regina Eaton, Adreas Kaliampakos, Pachino Limousines, Court Square Diner and New York Film Academy.

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The story is about a magic bean called the 'American Bean' and how it can affect the life of a person. The film is sarcastic and surreal and symbolizes the American dream. The story begins with a conference by a Russian archaeologist named 'Natasha', describing the origin of the American bean. Natasha is dedicated to the history of the Native Americans and on a trip to New York she gets very close to the magic bean and is ready to get it with any price. Finally the bean finds its owner... 

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