Essay Film Movies

  • 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...

    Fragments of the House of Usher
  • 2013
    Fata Morgana

    Fata Morgana

    Fata Morgana

    52013HD

    Following Bellavista and Totó, Peter Schreiner completes his informal trilogy of epic, black-and-white digital-video essay-films with the...

    Fata Morgana
  • 2024
    this evening out of boredom washed my hands three times in succession in the bathroom

    this evening out of boredom washed my hands three times in succession in the bathroom

    this evening out of boredom washed my hands three times in succession in the bathroom

    02024HD

    Reminiscences of a trip to Čáslav

    this evening out of boredom washed my hands three times in succession in the bathroom
  • 2024
    Eros and Thanatos

    Eros and Thanatos

    Eros and Thanatos

    02024HD

    Amid the chaos of existence, where warmth entwines with cold, passion ignites a fire that both liberates and consumes. Lust whispers sweet nothings,...

    Eros and Thanatos
  • 2024
    Walking

    Walking

    Walking

    102024HD

    Tommy sets out to document walking. He meets a colorful cast of characters, attaches microphones to his feet, and contends with what it means to...

    Walking
  • 2003
    Národ sobě aneb České moře v 18 přílivech

    Národ sobě aneb České moře v 18 přílivech

    Národ sobě aneb České moře v 18 přílivech

    52003HD

    "Situation of the Street" - An experimental study about Czech life, focusing on Prague's National Street, its businesses and the varied people who...

    Národ sobě aneb České moře v 18 přílivech
  • 2024
    Accursed Effigy

    Accursed Effigy

    Accursed Effigy

    02024HD

    In an age of chaos, destruction, and decay, the resurrection of nature was the last ray of vitality and a testament to survival. The film ventures...

    Accursed Effigy
  • 2022
    Nourishment of the oblivion

    Nourishment of the oblivion

    Nourishment of the oblivion

    82022HD

    Andrea and the simbionte travel to Toledo; when they arrive, they find a lonely bus station, which slowly turns off the lights for them. In the...

    Nourishment of the oblivion
  • 2022
    Beyond Tragedies

    Beyond Tragedies

    Beyond Tragedies

    42022HD

    Recalling his childhood and relationship with his mother, a film student tries to understand the origin of his love for cinema and tragedies.

    Beyond Tragedies
  • 2024
    Emotional Landscapes

    Emotional Landscapes

    Emotional Landscapes

    02024HD

    Emotional Landscapes explores memory though narrative elements of fiction and essay components. Without protagonist, a narrator guides us through...

    Emotional Landscapes
  • 2020
    In Ictu Oculi

    In Ictu Oculi

    In Ictu Oculi

    8.52020HD

    The six-decade transformation of a block of houses, shown by means of artfully featured archival shots, highlights the beauty and sadness of...

    In Ictu Oculi
  • 2020
    Non-Stop

    Non-Stop

    Non-Stop

    4.82020HD

    Province of Ciudad Real, Spain, December 29, 1990. During the annual march to the Herrera de la Mancha prison, held in support of the members of the...

    Non-Stop
  • 2018
    Don't Work (1968-2018)

    Don't Work (1968-2018)

    Don't Work (1968-2018)

    32018HD

    A year in the life of Elsa Michaud and Gabriel Gauthier, students of Fine Arts in Paris, lovers in troubled times, overwhelmed by maddening verbal...

    Don't Work (1968-2018)
  • 2018
    Night and Fog in Zona

    Night and Fog in Zona

    Night and Fog in Zona

    5.52018HD

    Korean film critic Jeong Sung-il’s camera explores the work of Wang Bing, a Chinese director who won international fame with his film Tie Xi...

    Night and Fog in Zona
  • 2017
    Wes Anderson: From Above

    Wes Anderson: From Above

    Wes Anderson: From Above

    6.82017HD

    A visual essay that highlights top-down shots from Wes Anderson's filmography.

    Wes Anderson: From Above
  • 2017
    The Road to Magnasanti

    The Road to Magnasanti

    The Road to Magnasanti

    6.52017HD

    In 2010, an obsessed gamer designed the perfect game of Sim City. Achieved through a repeating pattern of clustered high rises,...

    The Road to Magnasanti
  • 2023
    gap

    gap

    gap

    102023HD

    Stream of consciousness awakened by the shots of an inauspicious summer.

    gap
  • 2024
    Between the Sky and the Earth

    Between the Sky and the Earth

    Between the Sky and the Earth

    02024HD

    Inspired by a tumultuous period in the director's relationship with her mother, the film draws a poignant analogy between the phases of their...

    Between the Sky and the Earth
  • 2024
    A Weak & Panicked Animal

    A Weak & Panicked Animal

    A Weak & Panicked Animal

    02024HD

    Enclosed by a civilised landscape, society reduces the problem of human survival to a minimum. The sidewalk, the fence, the clearing, demarcate a...

    A Weak & Panicked Animal
  • 2015
    Morava, krásná zem

    Morava, krásná zem

    Morava, krásná zem

    5.52015HD

    Morava, krásná zem