Movies Similar to Literalité: A Breakdown in Five Parts

BARK.

As a young woman walks home alone one night, a chance encounter with a missing dog incites the reclamation of her body and self — as she learns to bite as tough as her bark.

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?

CLUMP & THUD, THUD, THUD.(2024)

A young woman finds herself stuck with a clump in her head. Unsure what to do about it, she roams the streets of Dublin in an attempt to rid herself of the monotonous thuds and escape her roommate's acting practise. Safe travels you old clump.

Ground Control(2022)

A journey to an unknown star, a children's theatre play, an untalented writer and the fear of becoming the worst version of oneself. A mixture of live-action footage and animated scenes. A stream of (un)conscious stereotypes.

Yo, Diablo(2021)

Joey works as a waiter for a hedonistic community of summer holiday makers in a small Mediterranean paradise. It is unclear if their exaggerated behaviors are due to the fact that the summer is coming to an end or if its just the last of their summers.

Drifting(2024)

A lost and lonely artist drowns in a collection of her dreams in search of her estranged sister.

escape(2021)

A dreamlike depiction of fleeting aspirations.

You're Bleeding(2021)

Two kids' friendship is tested in a game of cards as a mysterious figure watches them from outside.

Blackbear(2022)

A short film by Bryce Hodgson.

Achromatic(2021)

A perspective on everyday things.

Triumph and Ruins(1997)

History as immersion and dispersion in the fragments of the past, a visionary journey accompanied by the voice of Patty Pravo. Presented at the Taormina Festival '97.

Between You and You All(1970)

A chronicle of the lives of a couple and the gradual dissolution of their relationship.

Anhell69(2023)

A funeral car cruises the streets of Medellín, while a young director tells the story of his past in this violent and conservative city. He remembers the pre-production of his first film, a Class-B movie with ghosts. The young queer scene of Medellín is casted for the film, but the main protagonist dies of a heroin overdose at the age of 21, just like many friends of the director. Anhell69 explores the dreams, doubts and fears of an annihilated generation, and the struggle to carry on making cinema.

(NULL)(2013)

An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip.

Cochlea(2018)

Double Exposure(2024)

A photographer girl enters a street to take street photographs as usual and takes a few photos that she thinks are normal. When she washes the photos and hangs them, she sees that she is actually in one of the photos and goes in search of that person.

Birth(2022)

During Childbirth, a mother is told the child is stillborn, and she struggles to finish the birth in order to survive.

Three Mirrors Creature's Flashes of Flesh(2023)

In the aftermath of an emotional shock, a ruthless high-class manager faces her own abyss, becomes pervaded by a sensory spirit and undertakes a purifying voyage.

Barrier(2023)

Time passes but nothing changes. Opportunities are missed one after the other. Until finally there's a way out.

The Chill of Loneliness(2022)

Two people attempt to connect over a great distance.