Slow Cinema Movies

A woman slowly fades into darkness waiting to see her son one last time.

Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’ The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan, Garoto follows a young couple who find themselves in an enchanted place...

A short film made for YouTube during the COVID quarantine. A man suffers an annoying itch, and goes to extreme lengths to get rid of it.

A social outcast works as an electronic repair technician and keeps to himself, until on his way home he finds a discarded laptop, repairs it, and...

Haru, a bookstore clerk, talks to Yukiko pretending to ask for directions. Haru has detected deep sorrow on Yukiko's face. Meanwhile, Haru has been...

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...

Felipe Rey is over 40 years old and still lives with his mother, Nora. The strange bond between mother and son will be tested as soon as Felipe...

Outtakes, commentary from Zefier's third film: Jo; or The Act of Riding a Bike.

Sachi quits her job at a museum, starts working part-time at a café, and moves into an apartment recommended by a regular customer. Although...

Cinema clerks Silva and Felix work the final night before their beloved cinema is demolished by private investors. An empty final screening allows...

An observational documentary, shot on high-contrast black and white 16mm film, about a largely undeveloped river in southeastern North Carolina that...

‘Under the Weight of a Waking Dream’ is Zefier's debut swan song to the ending year. Comprised of poetry and endless enumerations is a...

Exploring helplessness, Pyre is an experimental short film which personifies death as a ghoul in a dress, drawing closer and closer until striking.

Set in the sparsely populated lobster fishing villages of southern Nova Scotia, Plains is a cinema vérité approach to documenting the...

A young Japanese boy searches for a mysterious vending machine after the passing of his parents.

Itamar and Thomas share a bed, walls, an apartment and electricity bills. Thomas commands, manages, and criticizes; Itamar is silent and listens....

Woman-god prepares for a much-needed vacation. Meanwhile, a nameless cast of characters go about their day, unbeknownst to them that a flick of a...

A couple's evening together is disrupted by a trip to the convenience store.

A slow cinema and remodernist inspired piece expressing the monotony of the unavoidable perpetual daily routine and how creativity can diminish,...