Movies: Boredom

A woman recounts her sensual yet macabre childhood memory about the boy next door....

A short film made for YouTube during the COVID quarantine. A character battles boredom, depression and intrusive thoughts....

Certain Emotions (Belli Başlı Duygular), a 2024 short film by Cem Kamil Dede, explores the inner thoughts of a 16-year-old boy grappling with existential questions. In just three minutes, the boy's monologue expresses a nihilistic view of life, love,...

Jack wants to know if Ollie “like likes” him. But Ollie is meditating. So, he asks a bird instead....

Life of a teenage outsider: what makes him that way and how his anger flares into violence....

Elisa, 16, is bored by her suburban existence. One night, she discovers a book in her stepfather's library. The crude and tender words of a prostitute make her see her own desire in a new and unexpected light....

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An experimental journey through a year in the life of the director, using his always playing playlist to cross the boundaries of fiction and documentary. Through scenes of both comedy and tragedy, realistic documentary footage and experimental sequen...

Two bored housemates turn to killing as a means of entertainment....

A young boy is riding his bike on a burning asphalt track, killing his time and heat with less and less funny, clever and playful pastimes. Challenge to boredom gets more and more dangerous and dull. Bad omens are coming out as the boy’s fate meets t...