Alex Proyas

Alex Proyas

Alexander "Alex" Proyas (born 23 September 1963) is an Australian filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films The Crow (1994), Dark City (1998), I, Robot (2004), Knowing (2009), and Gods of Egypt (2016).

  • Title: Alex Proyas
  • Popularity: 0.8429
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1963-09-23
  • Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt
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Alex Proyas Movies

  • 2025
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    Return to Dark City

    Return to Dark City

    1 2025 HD

    Documentary about Dark City featuring interviews with director Alex Proyas, producer Andrew Mason, production designers Patrick Tatopoulos and George Liddle, costume designer Liz Keough, storyboard artist Peter Pound, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, actor Rufus Sewell, hair & makeup artist Leslie Vanderwalt and VFX creative director Peter Doyle.

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  • 1998
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    Dark City

    Dark City

    7.329 1998 HD

    A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

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  • 1998
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    Dark City

    Dark City

    7.329 1998 HD

    A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

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  • 1998
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    Dark City

    Dark City

    7.329 1998 HD

    A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

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  • 1998
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    Dark City

    Dark City

    7.329 1998 HD

    A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

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  • 2004
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    I, Robot

    I, Robot

    6.957 2004 HD

    In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

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  • 2002
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    Garage Days

    Garage Days

    5.2 2002 HD

    The story of a young Sydney band trying to get a foothold in the competitive world of rock n' roll. After the band's first gig is a colossal failure, the lead singer takes it upon himself to go out and pursue the most successful rock manager in the country. Meanwhile, the other members of the band continue to deal with the kind of everyday life issues that can ultimately tear a band apart. It may be the dawn of a new millennium, but it's still a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.

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  • 1994
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    The Crow

    The Crow

    7.518 1994 HD

    Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

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  • 1994
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    The Crow

    The Crow

    7.518 1994 HD

    Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

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  • 2009
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    Knowing

    Knowing

    6.237 2009 HD

    A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

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  • 2009
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    Knowing

    Knowing

    6.237 2009 HD

    A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

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  • 2003
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    Riverworld

    Riverworld

    4.411 2003 HD

    A movie for the Sci Fi Channel based on the book series by Philip José Farmer. The location is Riverworld, a mysterious and treacherous land where every human who died between the years 99,000 BC and 2,200 AD has been resurrected on the banks of a huge river.

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  • 1980
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    Neon

    Neon

    1 1980 HD

    Fad Gadget - Ricky's Head

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  • 1988
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    Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

    Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

    5.81 1988 HD

    A religious brother and sister endure alone together in the post-apocalyptic Outback, until the sudden arrival of a stranger who helps them build a crude plane to fly out of the desert.

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  • 2016
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    Gods of Egypt

    Gods of Egypt

    5.687 2016 HD

    A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

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  • 1970
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    Sister Darkness

    Sister Darkness

    1 1970 HD

    The 1930s, U.K.-set story follows the newly wed, but unhappy, Alice who stumbles across her doppelganger Isla. Her existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, a hellish supernatural nightscape and an uprising against the deceitful aristocracy.

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  • 1970
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    Sister Darkness

    Sister Darkness

    1 1970 HD

    The 1930s, U.K.-set story follows the newly wed, but unhappy, Alice who stumbles across her doppelganger Isla. Her existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, a hellish supernatural nightscape and an uprising against the deceitful aristocracy.

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  • 2021
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    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    4 2021 HD

    A young woman lost in a nocturnal, dreamlike city, with her twin psychic brothers who try to help her find her way home as she is pursued by a shadowy cult known as The Mysterious Ones.

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  • 2021
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    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    4 2021 HD

    A young woman lost in a nocturnal, dreamlike city, with her twin psychic brothers who try to help her find her way home as she is pursued by a shadowy cult known as The Mysterious Ones.

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  • 2021
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    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    4 2021 HD

    A young woman lost in a nocturnal, dreamlike city, with her twin psychic brothers who try to help her find her way home as she is pursued by a shadowy cult known as The Mysterious Ones.

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  • 2021
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    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    4 2021 HD

    A young woman lost in a nocturnal, dreamlike city, with her twin psychic brothers who try to help her find her way home as she is pursued by a shadowy cult known as The Mysterious Ones.

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  • 1994
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    Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland

    Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland

    3 1994 HD

    Mona relates her dream. Crawling through an apparently endless wooden crate, she encounters diverse characters while the crate itself is moving towards a fiery destruction.

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  • 2021
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    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    Mask of the Evil Apparition

    4 2021 HD

    A young woman lost in a nocturnal, dreamlike city, with her twin psychic brothers who try to help her find her way home as she is pursued by a shadowy cult known as The Mysterious Ones.

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  • 2022
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    BOX

    BOX

    10 2022 HD

    A woman who has been given a box to deliver to a destination which doesn't exist

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  • 2022
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    BOX

    BOX

    10 2022 HD

    A woman who has been given a box to deliver to a destination which doesn't exist

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  • 2022
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    BOX

    BOX

    10 2022 HD

    A woman who has been given a box to deliver to a destination which doesn't exist

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  • 2002
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    Garage Days

    Garage Days

    5.2 2002 HD

    The story of a young Sydney band trying to get a foothold in the competitive world of rock n' roll. After the band's first gig is a colossal failure, the lead singer takes it upon himself to go out and pursue the most successful rock manager in the country. Meanwhile, the other members of the band continue to deal with the kind of everyday life issues that can ultimately tear a band apart. It may be the dawn of a new millennium, but it's still a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.

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  • 1983
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    Passionless Moments

    Passionless Moments

    6.1 1983 HD

    A series of the awkward trials of everyday living.

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  • 2006
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    Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey

    Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey

    6.5 2006 HD

    Documentary covering Tovey's life and career up to his untimely death in 2002. It includes rare and unreleased tracks and live footage of legendary performances, as well as classic songs recorded both under his own name and his alter ego, Fad Gadget. Put together by Frank's family in conjunction with Mute, utilising the Mute and family archives, this collection features the very first Fad Gadget demos and footage of the reborn Fad Gadget supporting Depeche Mode in 2001.

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  • 2016
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    Gods of Egypt

    Gods of Egypt

    5.687 2016 HD

    A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

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  • 1981
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    Strange Residues

    Strange Residues

    3 1981 HD

    Dreams. What are they? Is it possible they can be used by strange beings from another planet to manipulate man? This man is dreaming. Could it be that at this very moment his dreams are being structured by a beam from outer space?

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  • 1997
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    Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

    1 1997 HD

    The pilot film for a proposed investigative documentary series lifting the lid on some of the world's most notorious conspiracy theories.

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  • 1994
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    Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland

    Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland

    3 1994 HD

    Mona relates her dream. Crawling through an apparently endless wooden crate, she encounters diverse characters while the crate itself is moving towards a fiery destruction.

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  • 1994
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    Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland

    Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland

    3 1994 HD

    Mona relates her dream. Crawling through an apparently endless wooden crate, she encounters diverse characters while the crate itself is moving towards a fiery destruction.

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  • 1984
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    Getting Wet

    Getting Wet

    1 1984 HD

    Fifteen year old Alex and his older brother, Michael, both like the same girl, who has worked in their family pub for years. When she accompanies the family on a holiday at the beach, Alex hopes he can attract her attention, but as usual it is Michael who gets the girl. But there are compensations for Alex.

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  • 1981
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    Strange Residues

    Strange Residues

    3 1981 HD

    Dreams. What are they? Is it possible they can be used by strange beings from another planet to manipulate man? This man is dreaming. Could it be that at this very moment his dreams are being structured by a beam from outer space?

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  • 2000
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    One Morning All Over the World

    One Morning All Over the World

    4.7 2000 HD

    An ad for an advertising company, consisting of 7-second sequence shots by 13 directors.

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  • 1988
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    Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

    Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

    5.81 1988 HD

    A religious brother and sister endure alone together in the post-apocalyptic Outback, until the sudden arrival of a stranger who helps them build a crude plane to fly out of the desert.

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  • 1988
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    Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

    Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

    5.81 1988 HD

    A religious brother and sister endure alone together in the post-apocalyptic Outback, until the sudden arrival of a stranger who helps them build a crude plane to fly out of the desert.

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  • 2023
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    Home Education

    Home Education

    5.7 2023 HD

    A home-schooled girl begins to question her domineering mother's teachings when their beliefs face the ultimate test.

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  • 2022
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    Are These the Dying Days of Human Art?

    Are These the Dying Days of Human Art?

    1 2022 HD

    Artificial Intelligence imagery is coming of age. In this short video director Alex Proyas "tricks" the AI mid journey into producing crude animation effects from still images. But what is the cost to human creativity?

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  • 1970
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    Is this the Age of the Creative Machine?

    Is this the Age of the Creative Machine?

    1 1970 HD

    Tricking Midjourney to produce animation. Director Alex Proyas uses AI with controlled human guidance or "curation"... in an attempt to find a place for the human in machine creation.

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  • 1970
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    Are the Elder Gods Awakening?

    Are the Elder Gods Awakening?

    1 1970 HD

    Artificial Intelligence has opened a portal into the collective unconscious. Artists will dive into those depths and plunder them for new found inspiration. But just as easily as we can go into that abyss... OTHERS can come out.

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  • 1970
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    Postcards From a Parallel Universe?

    Postcards From a Parallel Universe?

    1 1970 HD

    AI image generators are like we've taken a deep dive into the subconscious... or we've slipped into another level of reality.

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  • 1970
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    Francis Bacon's Hotel

    Francis Bacon's Hotel

    1 1970 HD

    A.I. image generators open the doors of perception. Play with this stuff long enough you won't know what's real anymore.

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  • 1970
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    The Unfolding Nightmare

    The Unfolding Nightmare

    1 1970 HD

    A.I. image generators are doing for video what the synthesiser & sequencer did for music. Like it or not, this is the future.

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  • 1970
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    The Unfolding Nightmare Part 2

    The Unfolding Nightmare Part 2

    1 1970 HD

    Is A.I. a new art form?

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  • 1970
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    We Can Rebuild Him!

    We Can Rebuild Him!

    1 1970 HD

    Alex Proyas conjures more A.I. madness.

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  • 1970
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    R.U.R.

    R.U.R.

    1 1970 HD

    A young woman visits the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots to emancipate the robots from capitalist exploitation, with catastrophic results.

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  • 1970
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    R.U.R.

    R.U.R.

    1 1970 HD

    A young woman visits the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots to emancipate the robots from capitalist exploitation, with catastrophic results.

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  • 1970
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    R.U.R.

    R.U.R.

    1 1970 HD

    A young woman visits the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots to emancipate the robots from capitalist exploitation, with catastrophic results.

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  • 2002
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    Garage Days

    Garage Days

    5.2 2002 HD

    The story of a young Sydney band trying to get a foothold in the competitive world of rock n' roll. After the band's first gig is a colossal failure, the lead singer takes it upon himself to go out and pursue the most successful rock manager in the country. Meanwhile, the other members of the band continue to deal with the kind of everyday life issues that can ultimately tear a band apart. It may be the dawn of a new millennium, but it's still a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.

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  • 2002
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    Garage Days

    Garage Days

    5.2 2002 HD

    The story of a young Sydney band trying to get a foothold in the competitive world of rock n' roll. After the band's first gig is a colossal failure, the lead singer takes it upon himself to go out and pursue the most successful rock manager in the country. Meanwhile, the other members of the band continue to deal with the kind of everyday life issues that can ultimately tear a band apart. It may be the dawn of a new millennium, but it's still a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.

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  • 1980
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    Groping

    Groping

    5.3 1980 HD

    This short student film by Alex Proyas and Salik Silverstein re-envisions the 1964 Kitty Genovese murder, offering a different explanation for the problem of witness nonintervention.

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  • 2019
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    Phobos

    Phobos

    6.7 2019 HD

    A young woman loses her car one evening, and then can't shake the feeling that something is following her home.

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  • 2019
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    Phobos

    Phobos

    6.7 2019 HD

    A young woman loses her car one evening, and then can't shake the feeling that something is following her home.

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  • 1985
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    After Hours

    After Hours

    5.8 1985 HD

    A sensitive portrayal of a young office worker who alleges sexual abuse by her employer. She loses her job as a result of her claims. This dramatised situation looks at the ways in which an employee can be victimised in an office environment without those around being aware of the situation.

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  • 2020
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    Strange Nostalgia

    Strange Nostalgia

    1 2020 HD

    A haunting short film made mostly during the lockdown, employing various remote collaboration techniques. The film explores the themes of memory, past lives and parallel universes through layered montage inspired by movies from the German Expressionist and Noir eras.

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  • 1981
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    Strange Residues

    Strange Residues

    3 1981 HD

    Dreams. What are they? Is it possible they can be used by strange beings from another planet to manipulate man? This man is dreaming. Could it be that at this very moment his dreams are being structured by a beam from outer space?

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  • 1981
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    Strange Residues

    Strange Residues

    3 1981 HD

    Dreams. What are they? Is it possible they can be used by strange beings from another planet to manipulate man? This man is dreaming. Could it be that at this very moment his dreams are being structured by a beam from outer space?

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  • 1995
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    Book of Dreams: Dream 7 - Ruben's Dream

    Book of Dreams: Dream 7 - Ruben's Dream

    1 1995 HD

    A stressed-out Kafkian man called Ruben retells an embarrassing dream he had. In it, his overbearing mother takes him, naked and embarrassed, to a noirish department store to buy him clothes, a penis and a wife. He looks for a way out.

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  • 1995
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    Book of Dreams: Dream 7 - Ruben's Dream

    Book of Dreams: Dream 7 - Ruben's Dream

    1 1995 HD

    A stressed-out Kafkian man called Ruben retells an embarrassing dream he had. In it, his overbearing mother takes him, naked and embarrassed, to a noirish department store to buy him clothes, a penis and a wife. He looks for a way out.

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  • 2005
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    Book of Dreams: Dream 1 - Frank's Dream

    Book of Dreams: Dream 1 - Frank's Dream

    6 2005 HD

    Alex Proyas' classic hilarious B-grade spoof FRANK'S DREAM. Made sometime around 2002, and not completed until 2005

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  • 2005
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    Book of Dreams: Dream 1 - Frank's Dream

    Book of Dreams: Dream 1 - Frank's Dream

    6 2005 HD

    Alex Proyas' classic hilarious B-grade spoof FRANK'S DREAM. Made sometime around 2002, and not completed until 2005

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  • 2002
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    Prime Evil

    Prime Evil

    1 2002 HD

    A live-action promotional short for the video game "Metroid Prime".

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  • 1980
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    Groping

    Groping

    5.3 1980 HD

    This short student film by Alex Proyas and Salik Silverstein re-envisions the 1964 Kitty Genovese murder, offering a different explanation for the problem of witness nonintervention.

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  • 2025
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    Dark Sister

    Dark Sister

    9 2025 HD

    A gothic horror short about a woman on a remote estate who discovers a doppleganger with sinister intentions for her. A virtual studio production from Alex Proyas. A Vidiverse original.

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  • 2025
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    Dark Sister

    Dark Sister

    9 2025 HD

    A gothic horror short about a woman on a remote estate who discovers a doppleganger with sinister intentions for her. A virtual studio production from Alex Proyas. A Vidiverse original.

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