Philosophy Movies

Xan García, in search of the meaning of things, interviews 13 classmates to discuss and reflect on life. They talk about death, love,...

Investigates the central ideas of Marshall McLuhan using pictorial techniques and including his own comments. Examines the reaction of others to his...

In 1973 Yorkshire public television made a short film of the Nobel laureate while he was there. The resulting film, Take the World from Another Point...

Across a desolate mountain landscape, two sightless figures embark on a journey toward a solitary tree whose living eyes have watched over the world...

A man is consumed with the idea of acquiring a chair from a bric-a-brac shop.

Richard Feynman was a scientific genius with - in his words - a "limited intelligence". This dichotomy is just one of the characteristics that made...

Being in the World is a celebration of human beings, and our ability, through the mastery of physical, intellectual and creative skills, to find...

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

The latest work from Australian political satirist, cartoonist and filmmaker Bruce Petty contemplates our efforts to imagine the future using...

The interconnection between the philosophical film body and the trans human body is explored through the film’s materiality and the use of...

The Painter encounters Death and decides to paint his portrait.

My Friend Friedrich opens on awkward, bespectacled Columbia student Nate having a heart to heart on the phone with his mother. Then, in a philosophy...

Alan Watts talks about our perception of the world, and how we derive metaphysics from it. Watts recorded this video in 1971 as a pilot for a public...

People are forever using excuses and defending those excuses as if they were actually true. Such statements as 'It would be very difficult for me to...

A personal essay film about the nature of artistic creation and the responsibility that comes along with it.

A visceral documentary focusing on the Slovenian collective art movement known as NSK ('Neue Slowenische Kunst') and its varied branches: 'Laibach',...

Xiao Mo, a philosophy student, volunteered at a funeral assistance center to search for the meaning of life and death. Unexpectedly, his mentor...

Documentary in which Michael Rosenhahn explains the philosophical subtext of the film Solaris (1972).

As an old man, Jan slowly begins to waste away in his retirement home. But during a day trip to the Dutch National Mobility Scooter Racing...