Contemplative Cinema Movies

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

"When the wax that inhabits the soul is deeply and abundantly, tenderly and sufficiently kneaded, every thing that is transmitted through the channel...

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

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

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

After a series of unexpected UFO crash landings on the planet Earth, a large portion of life slowly and mysteriously went extinct. We follow a man...

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...

On the rooftop of a house in Lima Norte, Francia and Amelia come together for a conversation that goes beyond the everyday, sharing profound...

On the cusp of motherhood, a woman drifts into a vivid daydream, embarking on a nostalgic journey back to her old family home. As she revisits 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.

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

For Sarah, her past has become a blur but she can’t shake the feeling that something horrible is locked away in her memories. Drawn back to her...

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

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...

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

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

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

A meditation on memory around Iceland's famous Ring Road.