Around the World with Orson Welles
1955 ★ 7.1A six-part British television travel series written, directed, and presented by Orson Welles for ITV in 1955. Filmed entirely in Europe, the series follows Well
Néron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves
1898 ★ 5.2Nero, seated on a throne, has slaves summoned. Each drinks poison and dies, the second even though he can see the corpse of his predecessor. "Néron essayant des
Peripheral Visions
2025 ★ 0.0A student struggling on his essay mistakenly stumbles across an otherworldly phenomenon that threatens his very concept of reality, sending him spiralling down
Essay on Grandfather
1987 ★ 6.0Doing homework, the student writes an essay about the early years of the life of his grandfather, who was accompanied by his faithful friend, the horse Grey. To
The Wound and the Knife (Notes for a Film About García Wehbi)
2019 ★ 3.0"The wound and the knife" is several things, or at least three: a documentary, a fiction and an essay. A documentary about the creative process of the last 5 y
Nothing in Particular (Unboxing Video)
2026 ★ 0.0A woman in Minneapolis reflects on becoming a new mom in the upheavals of 2020 through a seemingly banal object: cardboard. Combining stop motion animation with
Circle of Deceit
1981 ★ 6.1To escape his crumbling marriage, German journalist Laschen travels to Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay. Togethe
Classic Alice
2014 ★ 0.0When college student Alice receives a bad grade on an essay, she partners with her friend Andrew to film a documentary about living her life according to classi
my dog doesn't understand art
2026 ★ 0.0A short essay film about the act of filming, nature, power, and my dog.
Collections
2026 ★ 10.0A short visual essay on collections, family, and life in general.
There Is No Sea in Buenos Aires (Notes for a Love Poem)
2026 ★ 0.0At 22, Elena discovers the essay film while falling in love with an Argentine woman she will see only four times. *En Buenos Aires no hay mar* is a sincere expl
SOULSTEAL's essay
2026 ★ 0.0Documentary
Moravian Hellas
1964 ★ 4.8Karel Vachek’s graduate film offers us a documentary essay which is both a light-hearted and aggressive little piece and also a parody of investigative film jou
Paper Flowers
2026 ★ 0.0Based on a true story, USC graduate Shalin Shah leaves behind the expectations of his Indian-American family and his girlfriend Fiona to serve as a Peace Corps
The Secret Formula
1965 ★ 6.9A cinematographic essay, full of surreal moments and provocative scenarios related to intellectual debates about the Mexican national character. Drama
Pequeña revancha
1986 ★ 6.8A 12-year-old boy is asked to write an essay about what his family does at night. Drama
Beloved/Friend
1999 ★ 5.5Based on a work of Josep Maria Benet i Jornet entitled "Testament", the film tells the story of an aging professor of medieval literature with the dilemma of de
Petersburg
2003 ★ 4.2A poetic essay on the city of St. Petersburg in the 18th century, based on poems by Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Blok and a novel by Andrey Belyi. The film c
Helsinki, Forever
2008 ★ 7.1Helsinki, Forever is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws a portrait
Moscowin Kavery
2010 ★ 6.8Moscowin Kavery (English: Moscow's Kaveri ) is a 2010 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman, making his directorial debu
The Flying Classroom
1954 ★ 7.7The third form of a boarding school and the students of a neighboring school do not get along. Each side dreams up the craziest pranks to defeat the other. And
Sunday in Peking
1956 ★ 6.4Chris Marker’s travel essay Sunday in Peking transforms a long-held childhood dream into a cinematic journey through Beijing. Blending documentary observation w
Samurai Gourmet
2017 ★ 7.7Recent retiree Takeshi rediscovers his passion for food and life by getting in touch with his inner warrior and eating what he truly desires. Samurai Gourmet is
Wake (Subic)
2015 ★ 6.0First begun in 2006, WAKE (SUBIC) completes the documentary diptych, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PHILIPPINES, the first part of which, VAPOR TRAIL (CLARK) was released in 2