Movies: Self love

A boy is cooking, a girl is waiting. Breakfast is soon served. Then a stranger enters the bedroom where the girl is lying and the nightmare begins. A short film about love and dependence, about relationships and the urge to break out. Experimental, ...

As they get ready for the day, three young Black women discuss the public perception of their Blackness in relation to their cultivation of a strong sense of self. Wash Day is an intimate exploration into how private, domestic acts such as washing yo...

"PHIL" is a comedy fantasy short film advertisement about an upset young girl who is startled as a narrator presents itself and tries to sell her a middle aged, white man called Phil....

Exploring the beauty and complexity of the human mind, a girl reflects her emotionals ups, downs and internal struggles that she often hides behind a smile....

The myth of a goddess who rebels against traditional romance and falls in love with herself....

After a concerning therapy session, Anna, a troubled teen with mental health problems opts to find something that makes her happy to support her in recovery....

A lyrical film ode to the odehimin or heart berry. A two-spirit Anishnaabe person finds themself in a dark place with their body. They undertake a healing journey, stating aloud their intentions and reconnecting with the land and the water for streng...

A vertical film about self-love in the times of liquid love. A film based on a poem by Isadora Tricerri about freedom and the difficulties of being in love....

Over a single day and night, a trio of friends within Berlin's bohemian community attempt to deal with the fallout from a revelation of infidelity. Insensitive choices are made which they can't retract, but instead must learn to accept....

A poetic short film about a young woman, Dolly, who’s grappling with the haunting echoes of past relationships and her unraveling sense of self....

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Feeling not real? Let me go insane. An homage to the director's mind. A take on body dysmorphia and the bloody tale of self love....

The short film *Paper and Ivy* tells a story of self-love, queer love, and unrequited love through imaginative metaphors. With few words, but through ivy vines, flowing piano music, singing, and drawings, it describes the feeling of being different, ...