creation myths
7 movies and shows
Profound Desires of the Gods
Fri, 22 Nov 1968
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
Eden
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
An experimental, mixed-media retelling of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. Of course, when a story this old is told countless times throughout the centuries, a few important details are bound to get lost in translation...
Adam and Eve
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Dramatization of Genesis: titles with Biblical language combined with stock shots.
LA. LA. End
Sun, 20 Oct 2024
The Californian sun, which lights up the city, lights up again every evening in cinemas all over the world". Guided by these words from Blaise Cendrars, L.A. L.A. END is a stroll through Los Angeles, among the remnants of Hollywood's Golden Age. Following in the footsteps of a Marilyn Monroe lookalike, we meet a gallery of characters who paint a sensitive portrait of a bygone era that gradually becomes a portrait of a woman.
L'abatis
Tue, 01 Jan 1952
Watunna
Sun, 01 Jan 1989
The creation myths of the Yekuana Indians of the Orinoco region of Venezuela provide a transparent look at the poetic process by which human beings construct meaning from their experience. Narrated by Stan Brakhage. Music and sound by Bruce Odland.
Der Orient - Wiege des Christentums
Sat, 11 Jun 2022