Identity Crisis Movies

Perpetual wandering of a man who searches for his own identity, never reaching the final destination.

Endlessly struggling to feel seen, David becomes infatuated with a mysterious company's promise to transform people's lives by permanently changing...

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these...

At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area of low-class...

Chris' thirtieth Birthday party is turned upside down when he finds out there is a ticking bomb growing in his stomach.

After a terrifying, real-life encounter, a drag queen grapples with overwhelming public attention, struggling to reclaim their identity and peace in...

Eri as a child hides her pain with a determined smile. This leads to an unprecedented change, turning her into a doll. After landing a singing...

Two friends who are almost forty, confront the difficulties of loving, in their own way.

How much of your identity can you outsource? In an attempt to escape her workaholism, visual artist Karina Beumer hires multiple substitutes for...

In a cold future, where society is controlled by technology. Ethan, has a flash of his life before and starts to question what it means to truly live.

Haunted by a fleeting encounter, a man becomes consumed by his obsession with a stranger. Drawn deeper into the streets of Paris, he follows the...

A young sculptor struggles to finish his masterpiece, a sculpture of a woman, as it inexplicably cracks.

Daniel is a young man struggling with an inner identity that is desperate to be realised. After leaving his father to move to London, his...

This student short film tackles the themes of commitment and metamorphosis. Now is the time for you to take charge of your life! But have you really...

A young painter caught in the vicious cycle of creativity must overcome her innermost turmoil.

A lone tui bird must find her lost voice to speak up against her adoptive magpie family before they start a war.

Colin is a painting student in Italy, introverted and suffering from a void in his life. He no longer paints. One weekend, he decides to return to...

He really likes Poughkeepsie Crispies. Maybe too much. A darkly funny, minimalist loop of repetition, ritual, and barely-hinged performance.

A teenager struggling with his gender attempts to reconcile with his identity.