surreal world
29 movies and shows
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Fri, 17 Nov 2000
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
Exit
Sat, 11 Jan 2020
Events take a sinister turn one night in London, when two very different couples arrive at a double-booked apartment. Actions have consequences and not all debts are paid for with money. Leaving, it's harder than you think.
Eine Schulodyssee
Wed, 09 Sep 2015
A boy arrives at a school for a event. But once in the building everything he expected would happen begins to change.
The Black Dog
Fri, 06 Nov 1987
This rich, symbolic, intensely personal yet universal film wordlessly follows the path of a woman on a journey of self-discovery.
The Elephant's Garden
Sat, 21 Jun 2014
The Elephant's Garden is an animated short made by Felix Colgrave. The short was released in 2013 on Colgrave's official YouTube page. The short won Best Australian Film at Melbourne International Animation Festival in 2014.
Tell Me What You See
Fri, 15 Apr 2022
Claire, trapped in an endless white void, is questioned by an unseen being with a series of patterns. One of them reminds her of her forgotten past.
Impossible Figures and Other Stories I
Fri, 24 Sep 2021
Impossible Figures and other stories I is the first and—paradoxically—the final part of the triptych. The city, which is its subject, grows not only in space but, most importantly, in time. With all consequences.
3000 entries, 49 exits
Mon, 15 Dec 2025
A girl takes her own life and ends up stranded in Limbo. Upon arriving and seeing Death from afar, she wants to finish the job; but on the journey, she meets someone who will change her mind about wanting to live.
How Lucky Am I?
Fri, 30 May 2025
Burgess, an aspiring screenwriter, struggling with writers block, imposter syndrome and his uncertain future feels his life and chances of success slip away as yet another year looms.
Take Your Eyes Off The Screen
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Time passes, but Cándido doesn't care. Scrolling through the screen of his cell phone, he has all the answers to the mysteries of the universe in front of him. The only answer he can't find, however, is the exact moment of his impending doom.
Delirium
Wed, 01 Jan 2025
A bucolic fantasy frolic in which an adaptable young woman must navigate a bewildering and whimsical phantasmagoria, populated by anthropomorphic and bombastic creatures. The characters she encounters, she discovers, reject established facts and knowledge in favour of: galvanising, albeit meaningless soundbites (often in the form of riddles and poetry), vigilantism and its blunt implementation of “justice” and cult-like acts of dissent. Ironically, leading these academic rebellions are the establishment figures themselves.
Desires! And the Temptations to Follow!
Sun, 17 Jul 2022
A man finds his reality and dreams colliding as he is enticed by a heavenly figure.
The Institute of The Dream
Thu, 20 Apr 2006
The man in the sand distributes dreams to a group of strange characters.
DOORS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024
Paulie tries to escape his confinement from a surreal labyrinth in hopes of finding the door that will bring him home.
Phantom Canyon
Mon, 01 Jan 2007
A curious woman meets an alluring man with bat wings in this personal recollection of a pivotal journey. This 10 minute animated film was created from over 4000 hand-made collages incorporating the figures from Eadweard Muybridge’s Human and Animal Locomotion, first published in 1887. Source : Stacey Stears Vimeo
Lost
Thu, 22 May 2014
Two sisters try to survive the war by isolating themselves inside the house after their parents have disappeared. Through strange messages and clues, they try to figure out where their parents have gone.
Hiraeth
Sun, 21 Nov 2021
The story of a lonely young man as he inexplicably wakes up in his dark and empty apartment one day. What follows is his journey through this mysterious and unrecognizable world he is thrown into. As he tries to grasp the surreal occurrences happening around him, he comes closer to unraveling the truth behind his existence and his dark past.
Sierra
Fri, 28 Jan 2022
A father and his son are losing the race. To win, the boy turns himself into a car tyre. Sierra looks at toxic masculinity through dark irony, while pulling us into the surreal car racing world. Loosely inspired by the director's childhood, this animated black comedy includes fragments of a stop motion film animated by the director's father during Soviet Estonia.