Existentialism Movies

Paradise Man searches for meaning in an unknowable universe.

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...

A musical odyssey about generational trauma and the retreat of humanity into itself.

The theatre company of a forgotten town puts on one last performance to escape the reality of their home fading away into nothingness.

A short film recounting the travels of a lonely astronaut confronted by the unknown. Unfolding as a mystery, it becomes a carefully subtle,...

A story of life and death, featuring Lozinski's six-year-old son Tomaszek and elderly people spending time on the benches of a Warsaw park. Riding...

Matī Kütt’s experimental short animation plunges into the subconscious of a sick society. Through abstract, painted-on-film...

18 seniors living in retirement homes get the chance to go on a holiday to Greece. In addition to old age, many suffer from diseases such as...

A man causes a public disturbance, policemen intervene.

Troubled writer, Vincent, escapes to an isolated retreat, determined to complete his first novel. However, his solitude is short lived as a dark...

Do you need children, careers and partners to feel happy? The filmmaker Lotta Stemme has for five years documented both her own and three of her...

A recluse indifferent to everything around him seeks pleasure in one thing: a steaming, hot shower. One day, his heating goes off.

In this deeply moving VRChat short film, an entity from the 'in-between' observes the human experience from the periphery. As it watches individuals...

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

An essay film about Jean-Paul Sartre and the French Existentialists, featuring Roland Barthes' last interview.

An elderly Jewish woman, who was a teenager during the outset of the Holocaust and was forced to choose between her own life and her younger...

Jay and Sam are a perfect match. They meet for some food and drinks at the local bar when news breaks of a possible apocalyptic-level event. Nuclear...