Movies and TvShows featuring "visual-essay" theme.

A short documentary about London's Chinatown.

A young lesbian filmmaker seeks to reclaim herself months after having her first sexual experience, which was with a man. This visual essay explores her relationship to her sexuality, girlhood, womanhood as well as her desires for something more.

Pictures of the Old World is a poetic documentary about a Czech village and its elderly inhabitants. The film captures the beauty and melancholy of a dying village, highlighting the slow decline and the fading memories of its long-time residents.

An audio-visual essay, which reflects upon & compares metro systems around the world. It is an exploration of a world inside the world as well as feelings, fascination, obsession, fear and themes - of survival, control & silence.

San Yuan Li is a 2003 experimental independent Chinese documentary directed and produced by artists Ou Ning and Cao Fei. Armed with video cameras, twelve artists present a highly stylized portrait of San Yuan Li, a traditional village besieged by China's urban sprawl. China's rapid modernization literally traps the village of San Yuan Li within the surrounding skyscrapers of Guangzhou, a city of 12 million people. The villagers move to a different rhythm, thriving on subsistence farming and traditional crafts. They resourcefully reinvent their traditional lifestyle by tending rice paddies on empty city lots and raising chickens on makeshift rooftop coops.

Bucharestless is a non-narrative documentary that serves as a visual essay on the spirit and soul of Bucharest, Romania. Through stunning cityscapes and montages, the film captures the essence of the city, offering a unique perspective on its urban setting. With ambient music and soul-searching visuals, Bucharestless is an experimental film that takes the viewer on a symphonic journey through the streets of Bucharest.