Essay Film Movies

  • 2017
    The Argument (with annotations)

    The Argument (with annotations)

    The Argument (with annotations)

    02017HD

    What begins as an enquiry on things that mean other things itself becomes a thing that means other things, too. And whatever exactly that thing is,...

    The Argument (with annotations)
  • 1972
    Supersurface: An Alternative Model for Life on Earth

    Supersurface: An Alternative Model for Life on Earth

    Supersurface: An Alternative Model for Life on Earth

    91972HD

    Produced for the 1972 Museum of Modern Art exhibition, Italy: The New Domestic Lanscape, Supersurface was the first of five films planned by...

    Supersurface: An Alternative Model for Life on Earth
  • 2023
    American Journal

    American Journal

    American Journal

    5.22023HD

    A cinematic essay interweaving private archive images and a mixture of reflective, speculative and poetic intertitles that, like “an old movie...

    American Journal
  • 1960
    Magritte or the Object Lesson

    Magritte or the Object Lesson

    Magritte or the Object Lesson

    5.61960HD

    The surrealist painter René Magritte questions the objective reality and emphasizes the arbitrariness of the relationship between an object,...

    Magritte or the Object Lesson
  • 2025
    Metropia

    Metropia

    Metropia

    52025HD

    Metropia
  • 2017
    Magnicidios Poe

    Magnicidios Poe

    Magnicidios Poe

    22017HD

    The sarcastic account of the assassination of five Spanish politicians between 1870 and 1973 is mixed with the narration of five short stories by...

    Magnicidios Poe
  • 2011
    Dust of America

    Dust of America

    Dust of America

    82011HD

    A dream walk through the United States of America; a meditation on the thoughts and ideals of its inhabitants, as they are exposed in their silent...

    Dust of America
  • 2020
    You & Eye

    You & Eye

    You & Eye

    102020HD

    A personal, poetic essay film exploring eye contact, social anxiety, and the nature of connection between self and other.

    You & Eye
  • 1989
    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1b: A Single (Hi)story

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1b: A Single (Hi)story

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1b: A Single (Hi)story

    6.481989HD

    A very personal look at the history of cinema directed, written and edited by Jean-Luc Godard in his Swiss residence in Rolle for ten years...

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1b: A Single (Hi)story
  • 2024
    LA PELÍCULA DE MENTIRA

    LA PELÍCULA DE MENTIRA

    LA PELÍCULA DE MENTIRA

    02024HD

    LA PELÍCULA DE MENTIRA
  • 2020
    From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

    02020HD

    Humankind has always dreamt of the night sky. Of the infinite freedom offered by the black void, and of the strong, shining beacon inviting us to...

    From the Earth to the Moon
  • 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
  • 2020
    The World in Our Hands

    The World in Our Hands

    The World in Our Hands

    102020HD

    A personal essay film about the nature of artistic creation and the responsibility that comes along with it.

    The World in Our Hands
  • 2025
    Alternate Earth

    Alternate Earth

    Alternate Earth

    02025HD

    Alternate Earth
  • 1997
    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2b: Deadly Beauty

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2b: Deadly Beauty

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2b: Deadly Beauty

    6.4741997HD

    A very personal look at the history of cinema directed, written and edited by Jean-Luc Godard in his Swiss residence in Rolle for ten years...

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2b: Deadly Beauty
  • 1989
    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1a: All the (Hi)stories

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1a: All the (Hi)stories

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1a: All the (Hi)stories

    6.211989HD

    A very personal look at the history of cinema directed, written and edited by Jean-Luc Godard in his Swiss residence in Rolle for ten years...

    Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1a: All the (Hi)stories
  • 2016
    To Stay Alive: A Method

    To Stay Alive: A Method

    To Stay Alive: A Method

    5.42016HD

    Iggy Pop reads and recites Michel Houellebecq’s manifesto. The documentary features real people from Houellebecq’s life with the text...

    To Stay Alive: A Method
  • 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
  • 2024
    No Traces of Life

    No Traces of Life

    No Traces of Life

    02024HD

    Building on Forensic Architecture’s previous investigation into herbicidal warfare and its effects on Palestinian farmers along the eastern...

    No Traces of Life
  • 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