Slow Cinema Movies

A collection of solitary urban images intersect with each other.

A short film made for YouTube during the COVID quarantine. A man wakes up in a trash bag and has an encounter with the one who put him there.

In a place that offers no hope, Sabreen, burdened by blame and trapped by expectations, yearns for a fleeting moment of freedom to reclaim what...

After a night of heavy drinking a young man has a dream where an angel tells him the world will end if he doesn't make a sacrifice.

A young woman comes home, thinking she’s alone.

Cinema clerks Silva and Felix work the final night before their beloved cinema is demolished by private investors. An empty final screening allows...

A young man performs 'pranayama' sitting against a bleak wall. We observe him through a frame that seems to be connected to him in some way. As we go...

A woman returning home after having a sour day decides to sleep.

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these...

A teenager wearing a Frankenstein mask wanders a suburban purgatory with plans to vanquish an unrelenting evil possessing his home.

An aspiring writer joins her counterpart, a short‑tempered woman seeking refuge by the sea — a place where they will meet, giving rise to...

In the desert outskirts of Tehran, a solitary man works for criminal networks, carrying and burying unidentified bodies. When he learns he has...

Four people are sitting in a library, drinking wine and reading. Sometimes they talk a little.

A seemingly mundane evening in suburbia is disrupted by an unforeseen event.

‘Death Sounds a Quiet Gong’ was originally screened at Village Works (12 St. Marks Place, New York City, NY) on October 24, 2025. The...

A 10-hour, 'slow TV' film, documenting 10 days spent travelling the length of England on public buses, exploring the issues faced with service...

A young man beneath a tree reading his poetry falls into a dream.

Newly orphaned and freshly wounded from an immense loss, a boy lends his companion a prosthetic arm for the day. The companion would then expose the...

A dark depiction of an all-encompassing system, that tries to accept depression and negativity by slowly crawling into the empty calmness.

Outtakes, commentary from Zefier's third film: Jo; or The Act of Riding a Bike.