Movies Similar to Even Pigeons Go to Heaven

Apart(2019)

Adults reflect on the experience of losing a parent at a young age.

Fish Out of Water(2008)

Fish Out of Water manages to unfurl its light-hearted tale of young man and the sea, without a word of dialogue. Avoiding the morning traffic jams, our man (Nick Dunbar) finds peace by rowing each day to work in the city. But when a seductive blonde unexpectedly enters the picture, he finds his morning boat ride heading in unexpected directions. Directed by Lala Rolls (Land of My Ancestors), Fish Out of Water was invited to play in the 2005 NZ Film Festival, plus another 10 overseas fests. Victoria Kelly composes the brass and banjo-inflected soundtrack.

Save Yourself(2018)

Peter is a housekeeper with a crippling fear of cats. When a pig-lizard monster emerges threatening the safety of his town, Peter enlists the help of his friends to face his fears and stop the Pizard.

Three Sicks(2002)

This ode to standup comedy and overall antisocial, student film, headlined the 2002 film program at Long Beach.

The Cult of Carano(2015)

A local man attempts to take advantage of a global crisis by forming a proper cult. Like every good cult, there is a nefarious end game.

On the Forest Stage(1954)

The animated film was created based on the fables of Sergey Mikhalkov "Cautious birds" and "Hare in the hops." Drake with his assistants arranges a performance on the forest stage for animals. He tells fables about forest dwellers from the stage.

A Hazel Tree Twig(1955)

The girl Mariuka goes in search of her brother Grigorash - he was carried away by the evil sorceress Kloantsa. On the way, the girl helps the Walnut Bush and the Giant. The bush gives her a magic tree twig...

Strange Beasts(2017)

A new augmented reality-game is developed that allows you to create and grow you own pet. But how far are people willing to go to live in a fantasy environment of their own creation?

Elephants Dream(2006)

Elephants Dream is the story of two strange characters exploring a capricious and seemingly infinite machine. The elder, Proog, acts as a tour-guide and protector, happily showing off the sights and dangers of the machine to his initially curious but increasingly skeptical protege Emo. As their journey unfolds we discover signs that the machine is not all Proog thinks it is, and his guiding takes on a more desperate aspect. Elephants Dream is a story about communication and fiction, made purposefully open-ended as the world’s first 3D animated “Open movie”. The film itself is released under the Creative Commons license, along with the entirety of the production files used to make it (roughly 7 Gigabytes of data). The software used to make the movie is the free/open source animation suite Blender along with other open source software, thus allowing the movie to be remade, remixed and re-purposed with only a computer and the data on the DVD or download.

Accepted(2006)

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

Big Nothing(2006)

A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.

Three from Pankivka(1989)

The animation tells the story about three dull, but funny brothers from the Pankivka village. They make a mess of all things. If there’s nothing to do, they can easily come up with something that will make them look stupid. They will cut a cock’s feathers instead of brother’s hair, and will make a fish broth in the lake, will choose the longest way of two paths, and will “help” their neighbors with all their hearts.

Three from Pankivka at the Fair(1991)

Continuation of the adventures of strange heroes.

Three from Pankivka Keeps the House(1990)

Continuation of the comic adventures with the heroes of the previous issues of the series of cartoons about three strange friends from Pankivka.

This Quite Not About This(1984)

This film is about the cow living in an polluted enviroment.

Last Hunt(1982)

A Little Vacation(2022)

After a suicide attempt, a young woman is admitted to a psych ward where she finds reprieve from the real world, only to be discharged without a tangible way to move forward.

Betty's Blues(2013)

The story begins in the basement of a worn-out blues bar in Louisiana in the 1980s. A few regular customers are having a drink. A guitarist gets on stage and everybody comments on the newcomer. The guitarist draws the attention of the audience by tapping the microphone. He introduces himself. He will tell them the true story of Blind Boogie Jones.

Butterfly(1972)

The film is devoted to the theme of careful attitude to the nature. It tells us how one of butterflies which are caught by the boy, grows till the huge sizes and the hunter appears in the net. Having tested bondage, the boy lets out the captives.

Zone(1995)

This is a film about a man without a face. His arms and legs, bound with ropes, the disabled man is still without even a shudder in a white room. A series of unusual scenes in this room expresses what lies between memories, nightmares, and violent images.