Essay Film Movies

  • 2020
    The Rising of the Moon

    The Rising of the Moon

    The Rising of the Moon

    02020HD

    Produced by MUBI, The Rising of the Moon is a video essay which explores the struggle for independence as it has been portrayed throughout the history...

    The Rising of the Moon
  • 2022
    Velvet Bayou

    Velvet Bayou

    Velvet Bayou

    02022HD

    A short film essay on Blue Velvet (1986) and The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). The fact that Blue Velvet was almost shot in black and white is explore...

    Velvet Bayou
  • 2025
    The Making of Michel Petite

    The Making of Michel Petite

    The Making of Michel Petite

    02025HD

    The film shows the behind-the-scenes process of making a documentary about an author known for their autofiction stories. By including its own behind-...

    The Making of Michel Petite
  • 2020
    Pineapple

    Pineapple

    Pineapple

    02020HD

    A short made during quarantine. - "I feel like I'm coming out of hibernation. I did not learn anything, I did not developed personal growth, nor quali...

    Pineapple
  • 2019
    Last Year at Marienbad A-Z

    Last Year at Marienbad A-Z

    Last Year at Marienbad A-Z

    72019HD

    Film critic James Quandt looks at Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad in 26 different ways, each corresponding to a letter in the alphabet

    Last Year at Marienbad A-Z
  • 2005
    A Way

    A Way

    A Way

    02005HD

    "If there is a relationship between production and destruction, between the development of productive and destructive forces, then the atom bomb is th...

    A Way
  • 2015
    Genoveva

    Genoveva

    Genoveva

    02015HD

    A photograph of an unknown Mapuche great-grandmother is the starting point of this documentary essay. Through the analysis of said picture, conversati...

    Genoveva
  • 2023
    A Dança dos Mosquitos

    A Dança dos Mosquitos

    A Dança dos Mosquitos

    02023HD

    A Dança dos Mosquitos
  • 2013
    Fragments of the House of Usher

    Fragments of the House of Usher

    Fragments of the House of Usher

    4.32013HD

    A video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns examining Roger Corman’s adaptation of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in relation to Poe’s story.

    Fragments of the House of Usher
  • 1968
    O malém světě

    O malém světě

    O malém světě

    01968HD

    O malém světě
  • 2022
    Klassenverhältnisse am Bodensee

    Klassenverhältnisse am Bodensee

    Klassenverhältnisse am Bodensee

    02022HD

    A filmmaker reconstructs a common memory about the formerly industrialized Lake Constance region, which was also largely built up by migration – and i...

    Klassenverhältnisse am Bodensee
  • 1976
    FFG: un retrato

    FFG: un retrato

    FFG: un retrato

    71976HD

    An experimental portrait of Fernando Fernán Gómez, one of the most renowned Spanish artists of all time.

    FFG: un retrato
  • 2022
    Ante Meridiem

    Ante Meridiem

    Ante Meridiem

    02022HD

    Ante Meridiem is a sensory journey through the first hours of dawn. Kind but vehement, he explores the dichotomy between silence and bustle, patience...

    Ante Meridiem
  • 2020
    Lejano Interior

    Lejano Interior

    Lejano Interior

    102020HD

    A "cinematic object" by Mariano Llinás, divided into 9 chapters, based on the poetry of Henri Michaux.

    Lejano Interior
  • 2019
    Alleen op de Wereld

    Alleen op de Wereld

    Alleen op de Wereld

    02019HD

    We get up, go to work, eat and go to bed. Is our life about daily rituals or is there a deeper, more inscrutable meaning of life? Kjeld lives surround...

    Alleen op de Wereld
  • 2019
    Communism and the Net, or the End of Representative Democracy

    Communism and the Net, or the End of Representative Democracy

    Communism and the Net, or the End of Representative Democracy

    02019HD

    The six-hour essay in four parts examines the history of regimes and revolutions, leaders and martyrs, from a philosophical perspective. The collage o...

    Communism and the Net, or the End of Representative Democracy
  • 2022
    Äskhult - The Eternal Place

    Äskhult - The Eternal Place

    Äskhult - The Eternal Place

    02022HD

    In addition to being a popular excursion destination, Äskhult's village outside Kungsbacka on the west coast of Sweden is a place where our past is ke...

    Äskhult - The Eternal Place
  • 2017
    EMPATHY (a digital love letter)

    EMPATHY (a digital love letter)

    EMPATHY (a digital love letter)

    02017HD

    EMPATHY (a digital love letter) is a short essay documentary, a heartbreaking comedy about a break-up, an attempt to concretize emotion and evoke empa...

    EMPATHY (a digital love letter)
  • 2024
    Director's First Minute After Death

    Director's First Minute After Death

    Director's First Minute After Death

    102024HD

    The reflection of the first visions experienced by a young experimental film director after death. A film centered on understanding death itself as qu...

    Director's First Minute After Death
  • 2021
    O Cinema é Minha Vida

    O Cinema é Minha Vida

    O Cinema é Minha Vida

    52021HD

    In the dressing room of the French cinema, minutes before attending a lecture, François Truffaut recalls his trajectory

    O Cinema é Minha Vida