Self Identity Movies

Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with loving parents and a strong sense of her Jewish...

A short film exploring the notion of identity in relation to our actions and society's perception of individuals.

Shasha, a long-haired heterosexual girl, was accidentally brought into the sensory world between girls by the short-haired girl Yuzi. All of this...

Rhapsody, a young reckless woman, is looking for a meaning to her life. She feels she is not recognized for who she really is. She confronts this...

A whimsical fantasy about a Black woman regaining her sense of self after years of being a corporate cog in the machine.

In 2020, when a French robotics student investigates his mother's guarded secret about his true Armenian identity, he jeopardizes his university AI...

Pedro is Mallorcan, born to a mother from Burgos and a father from Mallorca. Due to his distant relationship with his father, Pedro doesn't fully...

12-year-old Sira lives in a hidden home in Barcelona's urban park. After finding an enchanted necklace, she discovers a magical realm mirroring her...

With a little help from their friends, two young trans women navigate an uncertain future after a break-up.

Women of different ages, nationalities and sexualities gather in the titular establishment, sharing drinks, laughter and fragments of their lives...

Sakina, a young university student, struggles to find her place as she navigates new spaces, expectations, and her sense of self. Believing that...

Toxic masculinity has come to a head and this story explores the consequences not just for women, but for men. The phrase "toxic masculinity" is...

An intimate diary of a young woman whose pregnancy causes her to suffer from enhanced nightmares, anxieties about her soon to be born baby girl and...

Ghassan Sidawi takes a trip to get to know more about a late friend of his family. While doing so, he learns what it feels to be a lost Palestinian...

Through dreamlike and surreal landscapes, the author explores the depths of her subconscious, where identity fragments, birth and death intertwine,...

In 2018 Lebanon, a young Palestinian man goes to school wearing a keffiyeh to revolute against the USA declaration of Jerusalem becoming the capital...

After six years of estrangement, Gene returns home for Thanksgiving. In the events leading up to dinner, Gene attempts to reconnect with their sister...

"Dog Husband" explores identity, relationship dynamics, and constructed definitions formed both in the presence of others and in private.

An experimental documentary/animation hybrid exploring likeness scanning, AI, and what that means for identity.

Ray is a gay teenage fisherman who embarks on a journey to find his mother in the Peruvian jungle, armed with little more than a photo of her in a...