Silent Movies

Nabil has to deal with his fear of water caused by a trauma he had, which he tries, day after day, to fight.

Internationale Bergrettungstagung in Tirol 1948 is a documentary about mountain rescue that takes place in the Ötztal Alps. It was produced in...

A contemplative, seemingly timeless record of the years Hutton spent in Southeast Asia while working as a merchant seaman. Jon Jost writes, "The film...

A man contacts the dead.

At a party, a girl tells a group of people an old tale about a boy who encounters a mysterious man carrying a lantern and a picnic basket on a rural...

A personal reflection on hands, the word "tear," and caring for oneself that experiments with sound, silence, and definitions.

A man wakes up in a forest with a mysterious mask stuck to his face and a note with a girl's face depicted.

Kupferberg Gold ad by Pinschewer.

This silent film from 1948 "The Creation of Life" briefly demonstrates how a fetus forms and graphically shows different types of births. It was made...

The woman’s life who owns a pet changes overnight. “That Also Breathes” is a short film that will make you rethink your animal...

In an attempt to reignite their relationship, a couple goes on a vacation to a waterpark where they argue incessantly about even the most menial...

In the final days of Czarist Russia, a peasant is raised from the ranks to Lieutenant. The other officers, aristocrats all, resent him, and make his...

Tupper meets the wealthy Miss Whipple at a baseball game. When she declares that she just adores baseball players, Tupper starts up a team.

Klettern im Fels (in English, "Rock Climbing") is a German silent documentary about rock climbing. It was directed by the cameraman Hermann Schadock...

A jaded used car salesman, under the threat of losing his job, struggles to find a car for his most difficult client yet: A group of circus clowns.

Released on March 9th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A woman goes to a cold and inhospitable abandoned cove to try to summon the spirit of her only son, who passed away during the war.

Elaborate petal-like and multicolored flowers rising in white space until the whole field is as if crushed by floral designs in madly-swift mixtures...

This short film follows the story of two gay men in Mumbai who meet and fall in love in regular train journeys. Burdened with the larger social (and...