Philosophy Movies

Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second...

A walk through the immense private library of Italian writer and thinker Umberto Eco (1932-2016).

Old Faust agonizes, prisoner of an insomniac and cynical process. The imperceptible becoming of Marguerite, her silent and liquid pleasure, liberates...

This documentary explores the growing American interest in the 1970s in Eastern religions and philosophy. The teachings and lifestyles of ten...

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...

Thomas Hirschhorn, one of the few Swiss artists of world renown, often touches on social wounds with his provocative works. In 2013, Hirschhorn built...

A portrait of a couple of ceramic artists living in the French countryside. Structured around snippets of their daily lives, the documentary evolves...

On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva, Charles Dé the founder's 50-year-old grandson has had it: he...

A personal, poetic essay film exploring eye contact, social anxiety, and the nature of connection between self and other.

The period of time we find hardest to inhabit is the present; for a range of powerful reasons we should take on board.

Secrets of a Soul: Margarethe, Creator of bizarre sculptures! Night club dancer? Mad woman? Victim of an occult conspiracy?! Dark menaces steal her...

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great...

Explorer Bruce Parry visits nomadic tribes in Borneo and the Amazon in hope to better understand humanity's changing relationship with the world...

Architecture and life. What answers does one have for the other? What if we were to build our lives like we build sustainable houses: in harmony with...

An exploration of the link between science and beauty through the work of scientists at CERN, in Geneva.

Attempting to piece together the memories of his recent breakup with Sasha —a quietly perceptive, under-confident fellow writer—Nikhil...

Somewhere, a man tinkers, cooks, and smokes in silence, caught between the tranquility of an afternoon nap and the strangeness of time stretching out.

A stand-up comedy special about death by Belgian comedian Alex Vizorek.

Filmmaker Peter Sasowsky examines the life and work of artist Joe Davis