Contemplative Cinema Movies

Jack wants to know if Ollie “like likes” him. But Ollie is meditating. So, he asks a bird instead.

When Benny's younger brother, Loren, suddenly reappears after being missing for months, the two are forced to reckon with the drastically different...

An philosophical film assembled from archival NASA footage exploring humanity’s search for meaning in the silence of space.

One day, a man films himself killing his dog with his bare hands and posts the video on the Internet. One night, Ethan watches the video and sets...

Set in 13th century, a man locks himself in an oubliette, where he confronts human misery.

In a rainy afternoon drive, a man embarks on a journey through his memories. As he questions his faith, the line between past and present begins to...

Short experimental film that captures glimpses of everyday reality and, in this process, encourages the viewer to poetically observe these details.

A young woman is obsessed by memories of her lover, who had vanished the previous summer.

A silent collage of un-edited images taken from Google Earth, with pictures ranging from straightforward landscapes to more abstract, organic and...

A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live in deep connection with the land, the sea and the...

A man reads a letter from his away girlfriend while he contemplates on some memorable places in Jakarta, where they had spent time together.

An unknown man wakes up in purgatory, where he is confronted by an angel.

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

A woman returning home after having a sour day decides to sleep.

A boy traverses through thoughts of past, present, and future on a contemplative trip through the city.

A couple is on vacation with their car. They drive past green hills and small roads. Suddenly the man realises he lost his way. They drive into a...

For a long time, the Adriatic Sea used to be Central Europe's only link to the orient. This small sea became a symbol of entry to the vast, exotic...

A woman meditates on her life in an 80-minute unbroken zoom shot.

Constructed purely out of b-roll, “Waste of a Day” is a completely improvised and unscripted short film that follows a man that has left...