Contemplative Cinema Movies

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

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

A woman returning from an overseas volunteer posting takes the ferry home to her mother. A bittersweet tale on love, family and global warming.

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

For Sarah, her past has become a blur but she can’t shake the feeling that something horrible is locked away in her memories. Drawn back to her...

Nora, a night janitor at a theater and passionate about music, discovers Miguel's office and, through his personal objects, begins to imagine the...

One day, a man films himself killing his dog with his bare hands and posts the video on the Internet. One night, Ethan watches the video and sets...

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

A couple is on vacation with their car. They drive past green hills and small roads. Suddenly the man realises he lost his way. They drive into a...

As the sun begins its descent, time seems to stand still.

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

An unknown man wakes up in purgatory, where he is confronted by an angel.

The camera gets lost in the deserted streets and lonely reflections of the city lights. Without words, it captures the loneliness of souls who,...

‘Death Sounds a Quiet Gong’ was originally screened at Village Works (12 St. Marks Place, New York City, NY) on October 24, 2025. The...

On the rooftop of a house in Lima Norte, Francia and Amelia come together for a conversation that goes beyond the everyday, sharing profound...

Contemplative and almost without dialogues, the film shows the routine of inhabitants in a city: a young woman who lives alone; an eldery that lives...

A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live in deep connection with the land, the sea and the...

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

Days slip away in a former baptist church haunted by its past