Existentialism Movies

A constant journey from outer space to a town in Norway, where we encounter small pieces of people’s lives.

1962. The US Genesis 1491 space mission launches with a unique objective, based upon mankind's ongoing quest to seek answers to existential...

Zoetrope is a haunting and surreal film set in an apocalyptic, decaying world. Based on Franz Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony”, a man...

Two men sharing the same first name meet by chance. Soon after, one of them finds his daily life unraveling for no apparent reason. As he tries to...

This J.G. Ballard documentary assembles decades of interviews and archival material to paint a striking portrait of one of the most imaginative and...

a man awakens in a strange and dreamlike afterlife with no memory of who he was or how he arrived. Guided by a mysterious voice and fragmented...

In the span of a single night, "Hungkag (Hollow) explores the lives of three solitary individuals under the eyes of the city lights. Isa, a...

In the late-night-early-hours of the morning, Gary has an existential crisis; he questions the meaning of life, much to the annoyance of his...

Indulging in frivolous passions and contemplating the essence of being, a young woman reflects her feelings that seem to be doomed and rejuvenating...

What is the purpose of our existence ? What is the soul ? Which are the power of mind, of conscience ? What is our link to nature ? Pondering these...

An eighteen-year-old on a year abroad in Israel disconnects from his own identity as a means of coping, when his path crosses with an antisocial...

"Archaeology of Unborn Faces" is a silent cinematic excavation of the AI latent space. It stands before a digital purgatory, witnessing the agonizing...

A young dictator awakens in purgatory, where he encounters a mysterious, nearly blind old man who also turns out to be a dictator. Trapped in a...

An philosophical film assembled from archival NASA footage exploring humanity’s search for meaning in the silence of space.

In the midst of an existential crisis, Y. ostracizes himself to live the rest of his days in solitude - locked in an underground bunker, with a...

An existentialist conversation divided in chapters between the animated alter ego of the author and two alien creatures that represent future...

In Tokyo, a girl and her boyfriend spend a night talking about their life, their precarious condition and their difficulties to earn a living, their...

Evren is an introverted young man who ignores the conflicts he experiences within himself. Over time, these problems accumulate and reach a breaking...

a young timid boy who is doubtful about faith and religion is beaten by curiosity and ends up wandering into a peculiar church and encountering a...

experimental piece exploring existentialism, time, age and space