Magical Realism Movies

To experience snow and learn German, the young Vietnamese woman Trúc Lâm moves to a little town in the Erz Mountains. During a guided...

The myths of Orpheus and Charon are interwoven with the entirely sung story of four friends dining in an Italian bistro who are fated to perish the...

An animated horror short about a Nigerian-American teenager returning to Nigeria after the death of her grandfather.

A retired mother becomes increasingly devoted to “The Jakrak Society", a cult that believes in healing through palm energy, as her illness...

A young woman is forced to deal with her identity crises, when a mysterious old woman squats on her chest.

After a man-made disaster decimates an evergreen island, a stranded 11-year-old girl must find the tenacity to leave behind her home with the help of...

A mother and daughter rent a house for a getaway after suffering a sudden and tragic loss, little do they know the house is run by a secret cult.

At an abandoned gas station, the paths of Rue, Halley and Rayleigh cross and unravel through layers of time, where their memories and the impact of...

A paper-puppet stop-motion documentary about Two-Spirit people's gender experiences, contrasted with a white transgender experience, with...

In 1962 Montreal, police receptionist Françoise leads a stifling life, dictated by her husband Germain and sanctioned by her aunt Agathe....

Jinwon, a chicken delivery man running through the night streets, unexpectedly bumps into his ex-girlfriend, Mi-young. As Mi-young questions him...

The third film version of the popular Mexican novel, about a wayfarer who travels to a mysterious arid village, to meet the father who long ago...

The night before her eighteenth birthday recital, an overworked and undertalented pianist is abducted by three ghouls.

A story about the strange appearance of an unusual person in the rural courtyard of ordinary people. One evening, Pelayo, the owner of the yard met a...

A middle aged Indian man works a monotonous nine to five. During a smoke break, he retreats into magical memories that he doesn’t quite...

In a small circus deep in the Andes, a delusional performer named Loy dreams of building a miraculous show. But when his final act begins, reality...

A jaded entomologist starts to question reality at his dying arcade after committing academic fraud. An interactive film.

The conventions of documentary, musical theater, and magical realism are combined and subverted to address issues of personal, national, and artistic...