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Oscar: Return of the Mammoth · 2025

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Life's Indulgences · 2005

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The Puppeteer · 1989

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Jewel of the Gods · 1989

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Behind the Rainbow · 2008

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Passage Upon the Plume

Aziza · 1980

The Chord · 2011

The Hunger · 1986

The Blind Orchestra · 2016

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A Friend Indeed · 2002

Dear Affy · 2020

Father's Day · 2022

Shaihu Umar · 1976

The Bullet is Still in My Pocket · 1974

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Leila and the Others · 1977

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Lakatabu · 2024

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The Vanishing · 2025

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The Great Bazaar · 2006

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