Contemplative Cinema Movies

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

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

"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...

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

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

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

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 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 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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

The dog's drama tells the story of a dog on the run through the Belgian countryside, attached to an endless leash.

The camera gets lost in the deserted streets and lonely reflections of the city lights. Without words, it captures the loneliness of souls who,...