Slow Cinema Movies

Before Elijah sells his van "Theresa" for a home with his partner, he makes one final surf trip with his friends to the Oregon coast.

Jack wants to know if Ollie “like likes” him. But Ollie is meditating. So, he asks a bird instead.

A woman slowly fades into darkness waiting to see her son one last time.

A young man visits a Buddhist temple in the hopes of quenching his thirst.

In the aftermath of an emotional shock, a ruthless high-class manager faces her own abyss, becomes pervaded by a sensory spirit and undertakes a...

When Benny's younger brother, Loren, suddenly reappears after being missing for months, the two are forced to reckon with the drastically different...

An philosophical film assembled from archival NASA footage exploring humanity’s search for meaning in the silence of space.

Sachi quits her job at a museum, starts working part-time at a café, and moves into an apartment recommended by a regular customer. Although...

In the streets of Chicago, the main character grapples with what it means to see and feel, intertwines a journey with a woman, and is haunted by a...

A young man has a conversation with his inner self

One day, a man films himself killing his dog with his bare hands and posts the video on the Internet. One night, Ethan watches the video and sets...

A train is roaring. A girl wades through the tall grass and a man crosses the river. What happened? Did it happen?

A tender moment between a woman and her grandchild.

Shot in long, contemplative takes, Madrona Marsh lingers on the last remaining vernal freshwater wetland in Los Angeles’s South Bay. Amid...

A Lutheran pastor travels from the Bronx, NY to Phillipsburg, NJ to visit a reclusive hoarder.

A young woman comes home, thinking she’s alone.

The main protagonists of this slow-paced film are abandoned or suspended spaces associated with the production, distribution, and viewing of cinema...

On July 6, 2024, The Sun-Ray Cinema at 5 Points in Jacksonville, Florida screened its final film.

A documentation of artist JP Meldrum as he prepares for an experimental gig with noise-rock drummer Maxwell Paterson. A concert film, a rehearsal,...

The short film captures the memory of an apartment and its surroundings: a young adult man lives his daily life, a journalist interviews a retired...