Movies: Self reflection

A young woman becomes one with her environment as she embraces the burial of her unattainable ideal self, eventually transcending. She is one with all....

When Kit Vincent, a young filmmaker, receives a terminal diagnosis aged 24, his first instinct is to turn on his camera and document those closest to him....

Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through a non-narrative abstract self-portrait that combines his photographs with his poetry, musical compositions and scenes from his films. It also features footage ...

In the ruins of a world devoured by human greed, the last man plunges into a decadent frenzy: devouring rare plants, octopus flesh, the final drops of water, and eventually blood. But nature is not silent. A mysterious girl with a white rabbit appear...

Since 1979, Rose Chong Costumiers have been dealing in elaborate and vibrant maximalist attire for hire. In 40 years, it has established itself as an iconic and legendary Melbourne staple among the Inner-North's queer scene. But neither Rose Chong's ...

Five teenagers on the run from police officers hide in a train carriage. However, its occupants are ghosts on their way to hell and they intend to take them along....

A following deceit leads Giovanna to dwell over memories from her past relationship....

Eldar Ryazanov reads his poetry. An introspective movie on his multifaceted work....

In a violent city where a man succumbs to the loneliness and delirium of his unfulfilled desires. He wishes to belong somewhere. And the only way to achieve this goal is projecting in his own mind another version of himself, a "second man", someone ...

A short experimental film, exploring the concept that one small change can have a profound impact on a person's life....

While cooking Badhakopi’r Ghonto – a mixed vegetable stir fry—, Laila reflects on the act of cooking, loving, and what it means to find and keep a good man in a world of monsters....

Sergio believes that outer beauty is everything. On his girlfriend's grandmother's party day, he pays too much attention to his appearance, which leads to a series of complications that will make him understand the true meaning of beauty....

The follow-up film to “Barstow, California” takes us to the mountains of Miyama, a remote forest and tourist area north of Kyoto. Uwe Walter, a shakuhachi player from Germany, lives there with his wife Mitsuyo for 30 years. Together with the villager...

A documentary-style capturing of the life of Ab, a young struggling artist trying to find her way, all while dealing with unwanted company....

In 'Dive Deep,' the adolescent inner world of Storm (18), a skater with cerebral palsy, is exposed as he struggles with anxiety. His attempt to suppress the memories and to conceal his sadness over his mother's absence leads to tension at home and di...

A personal reflection on hands, the word "tear," and caring for oneself that experiments with sound, silence, and definitions....

A conversation Harper has with herself in her own head, interjected with the moments in which she is recalling. Some sort of event sent her into an existential state of mind, where she can't help but think about who she is, and how much control she r...

Left for dead on an abandoned earth, a struggling man must accept his situation and reconcile with his unsettling past....

A young Filipino man learns to be the caregiver of his abusive grandmother who suffers from dementia, only to be mistaken as her old lover....

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