Movies: Existentialism

Short animation by Mati Kütt...

A young man, in the midst of an existential crisis, goes to his uncle for help....

A teenage girl spends her afternoon cooking. She is alone. Or isnt't she? A student short film shot and completed entirely from afar due to Covid19 restrictions....

A recluse indifferent to everything around him seeks pleasure in one thing: a steaming, hot shower. One day, his heating goes off....

A woman is unaware that she is having a conversation with God....

An elder counts sheep as they fall asleep for the last time. Seeds spread across infertile land, among the deterioration of a bodily vessel and the earth it decomposes into....

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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A man causes a public disturbance, policemen intervene....

An existentialist conversation divided in chapters between the animated alter ego of the author and two alien creatures that represent future versions of herself....

Two friends, plagued by bouts of 'existentiality', begin to doubt their existence and spiral into trying to find what life is truly about....

What happens to a person's self when she retires and no longer has the job to lean on? Documentary filmmaker Lars Lennart Forsberg asked that question to about ten retirees but never had the chance to complete his project. Olle Häger and Kjell Tunegå...

"Like a Pig in Shit" is a twenty-minute video piecing together audio and visual material found online, a collage technique common to the artist’s practice. It comprises nine movements and a spiraling, ultra-introspective, stream-of-consciousness mono...

The film is about a filmmaker who is trying to make a better film. They are trying to make decisions with fun rather than stress. They are also trying to make decisions that will make the film more enjoyable for the audience....

A man experiences strange phenomena after arriving home in his car....

Rob Welling meets Kyle Fowst at his father's funeral and they quickly become friends yet Rob is troubled by the appearance of an enigmatic humming man leading them to discover a world hidden beyond the realms of reality where a monstrous cult work to...

An exclusive interview with Death as he goes about his everyday business....

Two kids entangled in the pursuit of young love find themselves colliding with the life of a woman experiencing a crisis....

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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....