Desert Movies

This short travelogue, touring Arizona's deserts, was shot in VistaVision.

After his wife and eight year old son disappear on a beach and the police find no clues, Antoine starts investigating their disappearance himself....

The story takes place in Uzbekistan. A girl is traveling to visit her grandfather. The train stops at a small, remote station surrounded by sand...

Two young girls search out their respective fates and futures in 60's Hollywood, amidst confusion from their personal lives and an envelope that shed...

The documentary chronicles the journey and climbs of a group of young French people on the cliffs rising above Wadi Rum, in the desert south of...

A thirsty man searches for water in the desert.

A mysterious woman wakes up left for dead in the desert and makes her way to a small town to enact her revenge.

In this visually arresting drama, a musician recalls his life and the painful choice his mother made when she could feed only one of her twin sons.

On a cold desert night, a drifter and his dog make camp — but eerie sounds stir the dark, and ancient creatures crawl from the shadows.

Determined to hit the road for their vacation, two gangster brothers engage in a state-of-the-art holdup unaware that their opponent, a bitter gas...

A desert endurance event turns ominous for two women and their fellow participants. As they trek through the harsh, barren terrain, what began as a...

A large commercial mining company has claimed the Patagonia Mountains, and the environmentalist mother wants to enjoy the area before the digging...

Two hopeful migrants must make the long, arduous journey across a desolate landscape toward the promise of a better life only to discover their...

Before disappearing in the Mojave Desert, Robbie Zagorac captured love, life and heartbreak in a video diary.

Permaculture expert Geoff Lawton describes how he and a team of volunteers grew an oasis in arid, salty lowland, despite extremely high temperatures...

London-based artist and photographer Muzi Quawson examines the lives of people situated at the fringes of the mainstream. She is drawn to...

Two desperate pioneer women escape together across the midwestern desert in 1848.

A young group of friends head out to a cabin in the desert. Something has landed in the desert and it needs to eat...

A sublime documentary on childhood and bereavement that’s one of several shorts the filmmaker completed while working in Algeria for Georges...