Philosophy Movies

Carried by a rich narration from Orson Welles, this rarely seen 1973 animated adaptation of Plato’s 'allegory of the cave' populates the tale...

What if the control, of which U always thought U had, disappeared? Everything seems to be determined by something or someone else. Would U fight back?

A short film about the meeting of a Trappist monk and a Zen Buddhist master.

A portrait exploring the enduring craft of wood canvas canoe building, and the quiet philosophy it inspires. "The Shape of Cedar" is both a...

The Painter encounters Death and decides to paint his portrait.

Even death is in movement, since the soul is going someplace else. A short film inspired by Jacques Languirand's philosophic work.

In the midst of the deepest sleep comes the awakened one.

Lucie was born with a protruding ear that she got from her mother. In this documentary she tries to find answers in her fathers' features.

A film about people on having different perspective on life. It's a journey in a car of two different people having a conversation on difficulties of...

An absurd man, feeling hopeless, decides to end his life. The night before, he dreams of a perfect world with no pain. In this dream, he sees how...

After a chance meeting, Zsolt and Ildikó delve into the mystery of the enigmatic Horsehead, uncovering eerie clues to unveil the figure's true...

Two friends, Mia and Teo, meet up one evening and over a glass of wine, they debate the philosophy of love into its very depths. Being polar...

During a writer's block, a frustrated writer becomes obsessed with the idea that he or she is a fictional character.

Identical twin mathematicians investigate what Einstein called, "The world's greatest mystery".

Just before a mysterious catastrophic event ends the human race, two very different individuals come together to discuss themselves, their lives and...

A poetic exploration of three subterranean telescopes in remote regions of Canada, Japan, and Antarctica that reveal a new way of perceiving the...

This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...