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About this video essay:
One of my more personal videos, in which I discuss existential cinema, explore empty churches, reflect on my childhood, and contemplate the silence of God.

Chapters
0:00 Prologue
0:27 Introduction to Existential Cinema
2:28 Cathedrals of the Senses
5:50 Cinematic Crises of Faith
8:18 A Secular Upbringing
10:34 Modern Stories
13:14 In Search of Silence
17:15 The Great Existential Films

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Media included:
A Hidden Life; Andrei Rublev; Ben-Hur; Blade Runner; Calvary; Diary of a Country Priest; Exodus Gods and Kings; First Reformed; God’s Not Dead; Ikiru; Kingdom of Heaven; Mary Magdalene; Midnight Mass; Noah; Silence; Spotlight; Stalker; Sunshine; The Greatest Story Ever Told; The Grey; The Leftovers; The Seventh Seal; The Tree of Life; True Detective; Winter Light

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Dexter Britain – All Our Needs
Davis Harwell – Enough (This One’s For Me)
Hammock – Now and Not Yet

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Additional Music:
Roseblue – A Love That Fades
Steven O’Brien – Solemn Choral Piece No. 1
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