Movies: Reflective

Natalie Merchant's entire musical life encapsulated in this very personal film, which digs deep into the music through live performances, archival footage, and interviews. The memoir-style film contains live performances, archival footage, and interv...

An ex mobster reflects on love and loss after spending 32 years in prison....

A young french man discovers a letter written in mandarin in an antique shop in France. After having it translated, he becomes captivated by its content and, on a whim, decides to travel to China to follow in the footsteps of the woman in the letter,...

After taking in an abandoned child, Teresa meets Antônio and the two begin a journey on the roads. The common past, for them, is the memories of a city submerged at the bottom of a dam. Life is a dream, but the future is uncertainty....

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Tony Palmer directs this 1970 documentary about Scottish bass player and former Cream member Jack Bruce. The film tracks Bruce's life from his childhood in the Gorbals to the height of his fame with Cream and beyond....

A young adult has an existential crisis among his friends....

Through a collection of home video footage, the filmmaker undergoes a journey of reconciliation and healing, grappling with their identity in the face of the past....

Mac and Steve, two immature college kids, are going out on a Friday night when they encounter a controversial homeless man that leaves them questioning their values and society....

This short film by the artist 'Waiting for Smith' forms an audiovisual triptych in which the video clips of 'Nature's Mind', 'White Light of Love' and 'Let Light In' are told in a continuous story....

A girl mixes fiction with reality while writing a letter to her grandmother....

A diploma film portraying stages in the life of a student of cinema....

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Teenager Jack, growing tired of his mundane life in suburban Utah, finds little meaning in anything nowadays. As Jack's 18th birthday swiftly approaches, he and his best friend Emma set out for fun as he ponders the question: does happiness truly ex...

On the tragedy of birth....

Alexander just got out of prison. Lonely and silent, he finds some comfort in his friendship with Robson, his co-worker....

A group of friends who have drifted apart share a meal that transports them back to important moments in their friendship....

A documentary short film in which three men recount their respective father's history with the Fiat Topolino....

Observation. Consumption....

Two estranged friends reconnect over a long walk to Hungry Jack's...