Character Study Movies

In this mockumentary, high school senior Matthew Reese documents the final day of the first semester.

Drama student Bethany McKabe is starring in a student short film helmed by her friends that’s being shot over Halloween. The premise being what...

J.R.R.T.: A Study of J.R.R. Tolkien is a 1992 documentary, narrated by Judi Dench, produced to celebrate the centenary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth. It...

A conceptual short film starring Natalie Merchant as various archetypal female characters, plus a series of music videos from Merchant’s first...

A feature-length road trip drama, set on the iconic London canals. We are narrated an unlikely story mixing reality with hints of British folklore....

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Matisse's birth and of the exhibition at the Center Pompidou which will be dedicated to him in 2020, this...

After going through an emotional breakdown, a woman tries to realign herself before deciding if she can take on another job.

When Jack, a cinephile, has his movie night constantly interrupted by strange guests, he is forced to reflect on his fractured relationship with his...

A portrait of the mythical Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-96), a unique performer who was one of the kings of European cinema.

A character study about a childlike man who believes in signs, but gets himself in trouble when he arrives in the big city to audition for a movie.

Merenguito, a little piñata boy, wakes up on a school table after being put together by a group of primary school children. Soon they discover...

A window into the broken soul of Bruce, battling long-term depression and the culmination of events leading up to the tipping point of his bottled up...

In the stillness of a remote town, a troubled writer intervenes in a neighbor’s abusive household— testing the limits of truth, heroism...

Adaptation of the classic Herman Melville short story. The narrator, an elderly Manhattan lawyer with a very comfortable business helping wealthy men...

Fascinating new translations and fresh research are transforming the myth of Atlantis from the realm of fantasy into an incredible reality. Travel...

With the ghosts of his past back to haunt him in the wake of a mysterious death, Detective Brian Lancaster struggles with his sobriety while...

A gorgeous woman allegedly ruins a neurotic man's youth, leading him to reminisce about his life of chaos and desolation.