E. Elias Merhige’s 1990 silent film Begotten uses heavily degraded black-and-white optical printing to craft a visceral, Gnostic myth of creation. Read & Watch FIlmThe Alchemical Abject: E. Elias Merhige’s Begotten (1990)
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s 2003 masterpiece, Last Life in the Universe—a beautifully melancholic story of isolation, grief, and quiet hope. Read & Watch FIlmLast Life in the Universe (2003) Review: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s Dreamy Masterpiece of Loneliness
