Nowness Movie Trailers
Most Popular Nowness Trailers
Total trailers found: 63
Lucky Fish Trailer (2022)
26 May 2022
Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families.
Thirty-Six Hours Trailer (2016)
19 January 2016
Last summer model-turned-director duo Kristell Chenut and Vincent Lacrocq traveled to the Canary Island haven Lanzarote to shoot Thirty-Six Hours with a team consisting of only themselves and their male-model protagonists, Clément Chabernaud and Jon Kortajarena.
Transparent Trailer (2024)
12 June 2024
Marking the 30th anniversary of Derek Jarman's passing, close friend and collaborator Tilda Swinton leads a poetic tribute to the late artist and filmmaker with a slow, meditative journey into Jarman’s poem "Chroma" during a visit to Beijing.
Lou Trailer (2018)
08 September 2018
Lou, a teenage tomboy in a small Californian town, idolizes her single father. When he has a date over one night and she is cast out of the house, Lou wanders to the outer reaches of town and into a new era of teenage identity.
Phoenix Trailer (2022)
07 March 2022
Sohaila, Zahra and Zeinab train every day. Their dream is to become professional fighters and to show the world that all people are equal.
Night Belongs to Love Trailer (2021)
15 December 2021
Xiaomei, a factory girl played by Xiao Wen Ju, spent a long night looking for her lover but he never shows up.
Where are the African Gods? Trailer (2018)
26 March 2018
A moving recording of the late writer and renowned jazz singer Abbey Lincoln is captured in this new film from Brooklyn-born director Rodney Passé, who has previously worked with powerhouse music video director Khalil Joseph.
Anatomy of Goth Trailer (2018)
20 June 2018
What does it mean to be goth—to be an outsider, to live both on the margins and in the midst of society? Filmmakers Jordan Hemingway and Alban Adam prize open the coffin on a world of darkness and light, exploring its multiplicities and intersections with subcultures and the ever-present experience of queerness.
Muxes Trailer (2016)
05 December 2016
In the indigenous communities around the town of Juchitán, the world is not divided simply into males and females.
Victoria Sin Trailer (2017)
10 October 2017
A portrait of Victoria Sin, and the transformative power of drag.
Stargazing Trailer (2024)
31 October 2024
A young astrophysicist in a war-torn country watches the stars and black holes, holding a dialogue with her unborn daughter about the nature of light and darkness.
His Sweat Trailer (2016)
14 September 2016
In the first of a new series of Define Beauty, Berlin-based directer Matt Lambert—known for his often-NSFW work exploring sex and intimacy—gets under the skin of our infatuation with sweat.
Colin Jones: The End of Photography Trailer (2020)
23 September 2020
“It was while I was interrogating myself on the meaning of photography as art, especially in terms of photojournalism, that I met Colin Jones,” says Frankie Carradona, a London-based artist and visual storyteller.
The 99 Names of God Trailer (2018)
21 April 2018
Arab-American filmmaker Yumna Al-Arashi embraces the rhythmic rituals that have run alongside Islamic tradition throughout the centuries in this surreal and poetic short film.
The Chrysalis Trailer (2021)
29 July 2021
“Sex work. The phrase evokes so much emotion, yet we understand it so poorly,” rising director Yago Hunt-Laudi wrote on an Instagram post celebrating the premiere of his new film, The Chrysalis.
Landry Trailer (2020)
13 July 2020
Uprooted from the Ivory Coast and sent to live in Denmark as a child, professional boxing champion Landry “Hardkore” Kore tells the story of his eighteen-year journey from homelessness and family breakdown to international success in an elevated documentary.
First Sunday Trailer (2021)
05 April 2021
In this film, Pastor George of First African Baptist Church lends us his wisdom and experience of leading a congregation through the most turbulent year in living history.
Blue Trailer (2022)
11 February 2022
In this five-minute film, professional bull rider Ezekiel “Blue” Mitchell introduces the audience to his world of bucking bulls and reminisces over how he came to be a cowboy.
Fruits De Mer Trailer (2014)
11 September 2014
A frazzled adulteress played by Parisian beauty Zoë Le Ber wakes up in the familiar surroundings of Bar Chateau Marmont, only to find herself trapped in a prank at the hands of her restaurant-owner lover, Fred.
Yumeka Oda Trailer (2020)
03 August 2020
Thirteen-year-old skateboarder Yumeka Oda was set to represent her country on home soil at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but with this year’s games postponed until next July her dreams of winning gold have also been put on hold.
From Heaven is Cali Trailer (2021)
24 May 2021
In the Southwest of Colombia, there is a city where salsa dancing exists in a form that is unique in its boldness and energy, yet pure in its tradition and style.
They Call Me... Selasi Trailer (2022)
25 May 2022
Selasi is a 'culture man'—a Gambian musician and teacher with a mission to pass down centuries-old traditions, rituals, and rhythms.
Call of the Heart Trailer (2020)
04 November 2020
“When you go to dig your fields or make a pot from clay, you are disturbing the balance of things. When you walk, you are moving the air, breathing it in and out.
In Residence: Ricardo Bofill Trailer (2014)
22 September 2014
There are houses, and then there’s Ricardo Bofill’s house: a brutalist former cement factory of epic proportions on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain.
Jon The Bus Trailer (2020)
28 September 2020
“I have known Jon for many years. He creates for the love of it with no obvious goal. He sees the world very differently from everyone else.
A Million Waves Trailer (2017)
07 December 2017
A portrait piece about 19 year old Kadiatu Kamara, the only female surfer in Sierra Leone.
Baji Quan Trailer (2020)
03 July 2020
NOWNESS China has released a new series of films focusing on traditional Chinese culture as defined by a new generation of young people.
Inang Maynila Trailer (2021)
12 March 2021
“When I was growing up, my mum very rarely spoke about her life in the Philippines,” says director James J.
Forcadas Trailer (2021)
16 August 2021
Director duo Leonelruben traveled to Benavente, north of Lisbon, to capture the essence of Portuguese-style female bullfighting in a breathtaking documentary.
Mala Hierba Trailer (2020)
16 October 2020
Mala Hierba is a documentary about a country, a people and a miracle crop, hemp, which lies at the heart of the sustainability movement in fashion.
Paradiso Trailer (2020)
17 July 2020
Meet Giovanni Mancusou, a small-town Italian man who lives on Italy's Mediterranean coast. The wisened Calabrian invites the viewer into his sun-washed world of bright orange sun umbrellas, cool blue seas, freshly baked pastries and fresh vegetables.
Touch Trailer (2019)
29 August 2019
After recently going blind, a young gay man struggles to navigate his new life in the shadows.
Mourning Country Trailer (2021)
21 April 2021
This film was made on the country of the Dhurga language group known as Yuin. We acknowledge and respect the people, the culture and the values of this land that has been nurtured by our ancestors for thousands of years so that we can learn and continue to support this practice and walk together—Noel Butler Mourning Country visits Noel Butler, a Budawang elder from the Yuin Nation, who lost his home and the aboriginal cultural center he founded with his wife Trish in one of the most destructive bushfire seasons in Australia’s history.
No Somos De Aquí, Ni Somos De Allá Trailer (2020)
30 October 2020
"I was born and raised along the United States-Mexico border and inhabited both countries while growing up," says Leo Aguirre, a first-generation Mexican-American writer and director.
Portraits of Route 66 Trailer (2020)
24 August 2020
With a camera in one hand and a skateboard in the other, filmmaker Adam Abada cruised from Pasadena to Santa Monica to uncover the relationship between identity and mobility in Los Angeles.
Become Ocean Trailer (2017)
03 April 2017
It's about a memory of a place and a time. It’s about an idea of isolation and the sea’s omnipresence.
Re:collections Trailer (2021)
09 July 2021
Following a four-month visit to Taiwan during the pandemic, New York-based artist Yo-Yo Lin shares a first-person account of returning to a place of medical and familial trauma.
Baghdad Motors Trailer (2022)
30 May 2022
Hassouni, 17 years old, makes his royal blue car dance on the tarmac. Drifting is his life. He devotes all his time to it.
Vaquero Trailer (2021)
22 January 2021
Director Blake Myers crafts a portrait of the Spanish and Mexican cowboys of California, known as vaqueros, in this new documentary film.
Face to Face Trailer (2020)
03 October 2020
Face to Face is an online made-to-order project created in response to the current global crisis. After a virtual consultation with Nakazato, a client will ship a simple, white shirt to the designer’s atelier in Tokyo.
The Language of the Trees Trailer (2020)
09 July 2020
Le Labo Fragrances takes us on an intimate journey to the Australian bush to visit the source of its soulful Sandalwood scents in Western Australia, a region renowned for its rugged landscapes, tidal flats and staggering coastlines.
The dream that refused me Trailer (2021)
08 March 2021
An Afro-futuristic message that re-frames black cultures through poetry, movement and dance.
Lupine Trailer (2021)
24 March 2021
“Take life lightly, for lightness is not superficial, but gliding above things, not having weights on your heart.
Un-American Dream Trailer (2022)
10 January 2022
Between 2014 and 2020, photographer Matt Black traveled 100,000 miles across 46 American states to look behind the veil that keeps America’s poor in the shadows.
Scarlet Medusa Trailer (2020)
30 July 2020
At the edge of Shirahama, a coastal tourist town in Japan, an ageing scientist works to unlock the biological secret of immortality held in the life cycle of a tiny jellyfish.
The Rose of May Trailer (2021)
30 April 2021
Nestled between the sea and the mountains in the South of France, the town of Grasse is known as the birthplace of perfume.
They Call Me... Calümer Trailer (2022)
09 March 2022
Giuseppe Orlandi is an alpine rescuer who has lived and worked in the shadow of The Grigna, a massif in the province of Lecco, for over fifty years.
Ritmo del Agua Trailer (2020)
02 November 2020
Richard Herrera is a champion swimmer from Coahuila, Mexico, who has won gold at numerous international events.
Work It Out Trailer (2023)
13 September 2023
A young man eats alone at an LA cevicheria, processing his relationships, grief and questionable behaviours over a phone call.
Tongue Tied Trailer (2014)
14 February 2014
Artist and filmmaker Quentin Jones joins forces with Miley Cyrus in a kinky collaboration, stripping away the pop phenomenon's cartoonish persona in "Miley Cyrus: Tongue Tied".
The Foley Artist Trailer (2015)
03 April 2015
A master of sound at work on a fashion film. If you’ve ever wanted to see the chasm between the finished product and the extraordinary lengths taken to produce it, this short is for you.
Real Life Exp. Trailer (2013)
05 June 2013
Two girls find themselves locked in an Oslo public swimming hall and bond over school gossip, boys and dancing to the psychedelic sounds of Lindstrøm.
Maze Trailer (2016)
04 April 2016
Two young people discover each other as they explore a labyrinthine derelict Glasgow swimming pool. A high-energy contemporary dance piece shot in the emptied Govanhill Baths in Glasgow.
Weird Trailer (2025)
09 April 2025
Drifting from her reality on the streets of Mexico City, a woman's chaotic thoughts spill into verse in short film Weird - directed by Flavio Morales and Nicolas Corvino.
Veio Trailer (2020)
14 October 2020
“I had no idea what I would find when we decided to fly to the distant state of Sergipe,” says director André Lion, who traveled to northeastern Brazil to document the life and work of a small-town artist called Veio.
