Contemplative Cinema Movies

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch...

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.

A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and...

A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signal the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.

A humanoid robot deliverywoman muses on the mystery of human nature as she drops off parcels around the galaxy.

A grieving young inventor finds solace in repairing an antique typewriter.

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

A slow, dialogue-free film about a woman's journey in Siberia.

"Protected by the mountains that surround the neighbourhood, on the outskirts of the city of Sabará, Brazil, a group of young people are...

Jean-Luc Godard brings his firebrand political cinema to the UK, exploring the revolutionary signals in late '60s British society. Constructed as a...

A pleasant drive through a countryside is filled by melancholy as unpleasant memories surface.

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...

Indulging in frivolous passions and contemplating the essence of being, a young woman reflects her feelings that seem to be doomed and rejuvenating...

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

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

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 young woman rediscovers a letter from an old friend, forcing her to reconcile with the past.

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...