Movies Similar to Bowl

Dark Days(2000)

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.

Achtung Staatsgrenze(1963)

Short film about the GDR state border

Man with a Movie Camera(1929)

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

Still(2014)

The documentary tells the story of Uschi, a farmer living free and recluded in the bavarian alps. Shot in epic black and white pictures, Still follows Uschi's life over a ten year period. From an untroubled summer of making cheese through pregnancy and the uncertain future of the parental farm, Matti Bauer portrays Uschi's struggle to keep alive the dream of a way of life that has become rather untypical in this day and age.

The First Foot(1981)

Voices from the past echo through the deserted, snow-covered stone houses in a village in the Caucasus Mountains.

Echo(2023)

A reframing of the classic tale of Narcissus, the director draws on snippets of conversation with a trusted friend to muse on gender and identity. Just as shimmers are difficult to grasp as knowable entities, so does the concept of a gendered self feel unknowable except through reflection. Is it Narcissus that Echo truly longs for, or simply the Knowing he possesses when gazing upon himself?

Jungle Bound(1934)

A tour of the ancient Cambodian temples of Angkor Wat and Bayon

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City(1927)

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.

Portrait 69(1969)

Various people from the GDR describe their lives and their work for the socialist society. Because everyone fulfills an important task in the society.

Les voyages de L'Atalante(2001)

Garbage(1984)

This footage is almost entirely black, save for a few shots possibly showing electric poles outside.

Der Blinde und sein Hund(1951)

The film offers three excerpts from the life of a working blind person. It shows in particular the extent to which the guide dog can replace the blind person's lack of sight and how this results in a relationship of loyalty between man and animal of rare intimacy.

Michigan(1976)

Farm work and nature.

Tramuntana(2025)

In a remote area of northern Spain, the wind has a name: Tramuntana. Tramuntana takes what it wants—clothes, trees, boats, and the people of the landscape who live with the endless threat of being carried away by its force. This film is a lyrical portrait of this furious wind, woven from the stories passed down by local villagers.

Landscape(1973)

Chicago streets.

House of Children(2020)

A glimpse of life as seen through young people at a Zimbabwean children's home.

The Ground We Won(2015)

With great bawdiness and backbone, a rugby team made up of farmers strive to redeem themselves from a long run of bitter losses. In the face of the hefty demands of farming and fatherhood, the Saturday game becomes the focus of the men’s passions and the ground on which their worth is proved. ‘The Ground We Won’ is a highly authentic, slice of life film about the challenges and joys of manhood, as seen through the rites and rituals of a rural New Zealand rugby club.

My Courtyard(2021)

During the pandemic, a 14 year old boy remains stuck in his school dormitory while his mother tries to contact him.

Valparaiso(1964)

In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …A Valparaíso, one of his most poetic films. Contrasting the prestigious history of the seaport with the present the film sketches a portrait of the city, built on 42 hills, with its wealth and poverty, its daily life on the streets, the stairs, the rack railways and in the bars. Although the port has lost its importance, the rich past is still present in the impoverished city. The film echoes this ambiguous situation in its dialectical poetic style, interweaving the daily life reality (of 1963) with the history of the city and changing from black and white to colour, finally leaving us with hopeful perspective for the children who are playing on the stairs and hills of this beautiful town.

Windows(1984)

Contrasting environments, in and outside.