Movies: Existence

On a theatre stage, a princess lives alone in a tower. When two soldiers happen upon her, they are intrigued by how little she knows or needs. A darkly comedic tale about a woman who discovers she exists....

After the loss of their mother, a dysfunctional family is pressed to re-examine their lives. As father and children come to terms with their own existence, this journey turns into a tender and subtle meditation on grief....

This award-winning documentary journeys deep into Brunei’s cultural heart, exploring its monarchy, faith, language and stories of resilience, a stunning portrait of a nation in transition....

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In a space without limits, a being without identity confronts his own existence by asking himself six fundamental questions. In his search to define his essence, the protagonist enters an introspective journey marked by a lack of answers and uncertai...

Dr Benedict has spent decades of his life creating Sandy - the world's first fully-functioning Artificial Intelligence. As they discuss the massive implications of his birth, Sandy begins to question the nature of his own existence - and whether it w...

A grounded child must pass his school test or he will be punished by his father forever...

Filmmaker Diego Gutiérrez knows that he is soon to lose two loved ones: his mother Gina Coppe and his best friend Danniel Danniel. Both ask him to film them during this final phase of their lives—Gina in her apartment in Mexico City, Danniel in a Dut...

Set in the mountains of northeast Italy, this film may be considered an observational documentary about rural life. Although this is undeniably the case, at the same time Under the cold stars can hardly be considered a documentary: the microcosm on w...

Miracle Machine finds out everything he knows is wrong....

An experimental visual piece delving into concepts like afterlife and existence in an abstract but accessible way....

This documentary is the story of three people brought together by ayahuasca, an ancestral medicine from the Amazon rainforest. The film examines the life-changing effects that ayahuasca can have....

A young family copes with a series of disturbing events that force them to question their relationship, their faith and their very existence....

In an increasingly oppressive modern age, the characters of this film are subject to the alienation and meanness that characterizes today’s days....

The Racket Boys is a modern comedy about two men and a woman driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco for individual reasons, but the same goal -- finding happiness and a reason for it all. A simple story of friends on the road, searching for meanin...