Reflective Movies

Four adult siblings must set aside their differences after their mother's health declines, but can they come together and be a family again?

It’s a central premise of the American dream: If you’re willing to work hard, you’ll be able to make a living and build a better...

A former leader in the Black Lion Party for International Solidarity shares his story of found family, loss, and transcendence. Shot over the course...

Natalie Merchant's entire musical life encapsulated in this very personal film, which digs deep into the music through live performances, archival...

The story of 95-year-old Aboriginal elder Laurie Baymarrwangga and her work to maintain the language and cultural traditions of the Yan-nhangu people...

The story follows Hassan who suffers from a psychological condition, while he has a very strong relationship with his sick mother, who is the center...

Majid used to study philosophy when he lived in the Turkmen-speaking part of Afghanistan. Now he works on a construction site in northeastern Iran,...

This short film by the artist 'Waiting for Smith' forms an audiovisual triptych in which the video clips of 'Nature's Mind', 'White Light of Love'...

An ex mobster reflects on love and loss after spending 32 years in prison.

A boy builds a coffin for his terminally ill grandmother, while raising money to buy a wheelchair for his sister.

The reflective journey of a man who will be haunted by his past, while falling into the madness of a broken mind.

A young man has a conversation with his inner self

Toufic, a widower in his ‘80s, answers the phone to be told of yet another friend who has died. He is lost in mournful contemplation when a...

United by their love for the same dog, two women scarred by the 2024 flood transform a silent dispute into a journey of encounter, loss, and...

A young adult has an existential crisis among his friends.

A contemplation of life.

Is time a sentence? Florêncio Guerra, a simple old pawn, goes over life in this essay on humanity when he receives the difficult mission of his...

Nervous about attaining his dream job, he faces the interview of a lifetime as he is questioned on the decisions that brought him to this very moment.

A couple returns to Aghdam, the city they once fled 32 years ago due to the war. It's a story about memory held in people, and about the small,...