Philosophy Movies

A short film about the meeting of a Trappist monk and a Zen Buddhist master.

An essay film about Jean-Paul Sartre and the French Existentialists, featuring Roland Barthes' last interview.

Sartre and Camus, the two most world-famous, 20th century, French writers, form a legendary and inseparable couple. The two extraordinary thinkers...

After being for eleven years in the city, José António Baptista returned to his home village to focus on literature.

In a small chapel in Zug, Switzerland, a legend tells of a hidden treasure. There is only one rule: remain silent, and in time, the treasure will be...

Three stories about persons forced to think about the ethics and moral issues raised by medical advances.

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

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

A barber fantasizes about killing his customers after hearing them complain about the world.

Based on motifs from The Triple Life of Antigone by Slavoj Žižek, this film reflects on today’s planet and political...

Japan, 2025. Technology has been advancing more and more rapidly. "Brain cyberization" that makes possible direct connections to information networks...

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...

Umberto Eco, the author of best-selling novels who passed away in February 2016, unveils the secrets behind his undertakings and novels.

A musician who lost his hands falls for a woman whose technologically adept friends help him make a comeback.

The impact of Marx on the 20th century has been all-pervasive and world-wide. This program looks at the man, at the roots of his philosophy, at the...

An exploration of the ideas of philosopher Douglas R. Hofstadter.

Alice and Paul both study at the Sorbonne University in the Latin Quarter. After a course, Paul, who is attracted to Alice, starts talking with her....

Short documentary / tribute to the late, truly great American stand-up comedian Bill Hicks, included as an extra in several box sets. Bill Hicks...

Shot during an NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) seminar in Berlin, a group fluxuates between guided meditation and discussion on consciousness and...