Meditative Movies

  • 2024
    Effigy House

    Effigy House

    Effigy House

    02024HD

    A meditative journey through the surreal inner spaces of the filmmaker's mind as passing images and thoughts overlap, yearning to coalesce into a...

    Effigy House
  • 1970
    Breadcrumb Trail

    Breadcrumb Trail

    Breadcrumb Trail

    101970HD

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

    Breadcrumb Trail
  • 2022
    Kinaara

    Kinaara

    Kinaara

    02022HD

    A series of conversation between two strangers from different class, age and gender who met under unlikely circumstances and reminiscence about their...

    Kinaara
  • 2026
    Rule of Return

    Rule of Return

    Rule of Return

    102026HD

    A surrealist short film by Ellie Thatcher, following acceptance of a changing world by a high-ranking noble.

    Rule of Return
  • 2025
    I Loved, But...

    I Loved, But...

    I Loved, But...

    02025HD

    A personal letter and dedication to Ozu

    I Loved, But...
  • 2026
    The Noise I Keep

    The Noise I Keep

    The Noise I Keep

    02026HD

    A lightning storm shot on May 19th, 2026, entirely on iPhone.

    The Noise I Keep
  • 1970
    Kaiju Adventure

    Kaiju Adventure

    Kaiju Adventure

    01970HD

    A group of plushies find themselves without purpose after their owner leaves for college. During their time alone they begin to form their own...

    Kaiju Adventure
  • 2025
    Stories of Songville

    Stories of Songville

    Stories of Songville

    102025HD

    A retelling of Daniel Chapters 1-3 in a world of sci-fi and fantasy. Thralldom, a tyrannical regime has conquered a magical and music-loving land...

    Stories of Songville
  • 2024
    A Poem for My Blanket

    A Poem for My Blanket

    A Poem for My Blanket

    02024HD

    Through a collection of home video footage, the filmmaker undergoes a journey of reconciliation and healing, grappling with their identity in the...

    A Poem for My Blanket
  • 1970
    Still Honeyman

    Still Honeyman

    Still Honeyman

    101970HD

    A retired teacher’s journey living with essential tremor becomes a poetic meditation on identity, aging, and the quiet power of human...

    Still Honeyman
  • 1970
    This Isn't a Landscape

    This Isn't a Landscape

    This Isn't a Landscape

    01970HD

    An experimental meditation on perception and decay. Through repetition and erosion, a poem unravels into pure sound as the image fades beneath it.

    This Isn't a Landscape
  • 2025
    Devaneio Delicado

    Devaneio Delicado

    Devaneio Delicado

    102025HD

    Devaneio Delicado
  • 2025
    Worlds

    Worlds

    Worlds

    02025HD

    Thirty-six layers of water aligned to create a perfect circle. 2 of 2

    Worlds
  • 2021
    The Turning Turtle

    The Turning Turtle

    The Turning Turtle

    02021HD

    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...

    The Turning Turtle
  • 1970
    Daydreaming Lullabies

    Daydreaming Lullabies

    Daydreaming Lullabies

    81970HD

    Majid used to study philosophy when he lived in the Turkmen-speaking part of Afghanistan. Now he works on a construction site in northeastern Iran,...

    Daydreaming Lullabies
  • 2012
    Landslides - Exploring the Void

    Landslides - Exploring the Void

    Landslides - Exploring the Void

    02012HD

    Landslides is a special movie theater experience based exclusively on a slideshow of still photography, and music. Photographer Vancsó...

    Landslides - Exploring the Void
  • 2024
    Untitled (damfilm)

    Untitled (damfilm)

    Untitled (damfilm)

    02024HD

    meditative piece made on a whim while shooting a longer film. shot at Prettyboy Dam

    Untitled (damfilm)
  • 2025
    Variations on a Life

    Variations on a Life

    Variations on a Life

    02025HD

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

    Variations on a Life
  • 1970
    Natura Umana

    Natura Umana

    Natura Umana

    01970HD

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

    Natura Umana
  • 2026
    While They Were Away

    While They Were Away

    While They Were Away

    102026HD

    A day home alone during the summer of my freshman year of college.

    While They Were Away