Movies: Meditative

Utquiagvik is the northernmost city in Alaska, located 555 km beyond the Arctic Circle. This meditative documentary follows its young Inuit inhabitants, who explore the desolate snowy landscape under the midnight sun and transform their home into a v...

Wendell is trying to make peace with his earthly deterioration in the face of late-stage cancer. His son Josh is fighting it, fleeing it, denying it. After a five year estrangement, father and son are now thrown together in a remote cabin enveloped i...

In the aftermath of a death, a home is cleaned out; the accumulation of a life is removed in bags and recycle bins. But what becomes of the collection of books? Laura Rantanen’s resoundingly moving and wistful documentary reflects on the end of life,...

Late at night two girls discover a voyeuristic website with horrifying consequences....

A loose poetic and personal retelling of Mishima's Runaway Horses....

A person performs routine tasks and relaxing activities to fight a troubling zeitgeist....

“The rain” and “white noise” , “the outside of water” , “the inside of water” , everything become to together and drifting. A dark dark film in rain forest inspired by a music term to “Tranquil”....

Lily and her friends go on their yearly beach trip(s) amidst major life changes....

A thoughtful and meditative coming of age film that follows a meandering young adult. He, while on a call with a friend, realizes that it is the end of summer. Over the last few days of summer he struggles to face the nothingness of his future....

Overwhelmed by her uncharted direction in life, a young woman leaves a voicemail to her future self, reflecting on her past and questioning her future....

A group of plushies find themselves without purpose after their owner leaves for college. During their time alone they begin to form their own beliefs and opinions about this new life that they have inhereted. This meditation helps to allow new purpo...

Observation. Consumption....

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

The first Romanian documentary exploring the relationship between humans, animals and nature....

A meditative experience....

A young man performs 'pranayama' sitting against a bleak wall. We observe him through a frame that seems to be connected to him in some way. As we go on to witness the nature of the frame, will the images presented to us be able to convey his intenti...

We travel with the head of a wild boar on a cosmic adventure through the homes of others to learn about family, ghosts, and what it means to be....

A meditative essay....

A road movie shot in Morocco, KOCHAB also serves as a long-form music video. It features five tracks from Kahimi's latest album, NUNKI....

A personal letter and dedication to Ozu...