Movies: Existentialism

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What starts as a desire to experience nature more intimately develops into a relatable conversation on alternative pathways through life. Two friends go on a two-year road trip through Latin America. Presenting an insight into long term travel and h...

Nearing the end of his university studies, a soon-to-be graduate reflects on his life up to this point, all through the lens of a Handycam his father used to use....

Following the sudden and tragic death of their younger sister, two young men must cope with their loss. But is there more to her death than what it seems?...

A priestess in “Serafisk Sang”, virginal in “Pastorale”, botanic in “Sommertanz” and finally a witch in “Hexentanz”, Mary Wigman is a woman-flower, goddess and a prophetess in turn. Her jerky, sombre and introspective movements proudly claim the expr...

Set in the mountains of northeast Italy, this film may be considered an observational documentary about rural life. Although this is undeniably the case, at the same time Under the cold stars can hardly be considered a documentary: the microcosm on w...

A small mistake in timing... A man who has given up on life is stopped by something unexpected: Death itself. Their encounter leads to a tragicomic conflict that questions the strange logic of existence....

Directed by Armand Bouvier, "S'asseoir" is a four-hour French comedy that masterfully blends absurdist humor with the profound existential philosophy of Albert Camus....

Aeterna is a movement-based film that explores the feeling of personal insignificance when confronted with the complexity of human existence. By combining choreography and cinematography, the film plays with distorting the human form, offering a visu...

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He is called the 'Socrates of the North'. He is also called the forefather of existentialism: Sören Kierkegaard, born in Copenhagen in 1813. At the request of his father, he studied theology. He sees himself as a poet and philosopher, but always on a...

Experimental short film about the fragility of time...

The film for the album, ‘Enchantment’, by musician Good Grim. A series of 10 pieces made by five filmmakers; ‘Enchantment’ explores themes of loneliness, loss, friendship, and love....

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As an old man, Jan slowly begins to waste away in his retirement home. But during a day trip to the Dutch National Mobility Scooter Racing Championships, he rediscovers himself. There, he undergoes an inner journey that brings him to terms with time,...

A surreal musical comedy set in a world where the avant-garde and the mainstream are reversed....

A man sits with his cat on a lonely day and calls the operator, asking if there is a number for God. Premiered on the BBC Culture Show and featured in The Animation Show Vol. 4....

Seàn-Liqué Bleùharde's latest New-New Wave experiment invites the audience to question not just what they’re watching — but when. Shot on stark black & white 16mm film, this is post-silence cinema at its most profound....

A bored engineering student thinks too much, tries a cigarette, and almost falls in love. A film about what happens when thought runs dry and emotion, uninvited, takes its place....

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