Minimalism Movies

In a post-apocalyptic future a man and a woman find comfort in the long-forgotten emotion of sexual love.

This seminal work of avant-garde opera from composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson arrives full-circle, coming to France, the site of its...

When forest animals invade our cities, the world is in disarray. Office vixen Fiona struggles with her banana phone addiction. Will she succumb to...

After a tough week at the office, Richard and George like to play war games over the weekend to relax. The dispassionate atmosphere and minimalistic...

Like many of John Adams’ operas, Doctor Atomic is based on recent world historical events—here, the effusive Robert Oppenheimer,...

The armed conflict between the Philippine military and the communist resistance at the beginning of the 1990s forms the backdrop to this study of...

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense...

The New Mother Earth is a documentary film by Michael Lanfield, based on his book of the same name. With forewords by Damien Mander, Freelee the...

A collection of solitary urban images intersect with each other.

Through the eyes of a silent witness in the mountains of Kurdistan, four colorful hands unite in the sunlight, creating a powerful visual metaphor...

A short philosophical satire that wanders between the absurd and the profound. From a silent bed stare to a prophetic lentil, Cryptex explores the...

What does it mean to be free? The Cocoon explores the feeling of imprisonment experienced by women who try to find freedom – not only in times...

This documentary captures the overflowing energy and activity of one today's greatest composers, Philip Glass, and allows us to follow him from New...

He really likes Poughkeepsie Crispies. Maybe too much. A darkly funny, minimalist loop of repetition, ritual, and barely-hinged performance.

In this reenactment of a propaganda documentary, a woman is falling prey to the role assigned to her in slow motion. Upon her arrest, diplomat...

A young man walks around town, after deciding against taking his own life, and comes across a dying bird--to which he chooses to offer shelter.

Hamvas Béla út 11. is a meditative avant-garde exploration bridging two great Hungarian visionaries, released in honor of director...

Widely considered an important milestone in Indian Architectural history, the Kanade brothers are a testimony of how life and work can coexist with...

A short-action-art film depicting a story of biblical proportions where the suppressed (a collection of societal minorities) overthrow the juxtaposed...