This is a list of avant-garde and experimental films released in the 2000s.
Title Director Cast Country Notes 2000And the Pig was BornJulius ZizLithuaniaAppearancesBarbara MeterNetherlandsAs I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautyJonas MekasUnited StatesDanceStan BrakhageUnited StatesDancer in the DarkLars von TrierBjörk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel GreyDenmarkEnergy LithuaniaDeimantas NarkevičiusLithuaniaThe God of Day Had Gone Down Upon HimStan BrakhageUnited StatesThe Heart of the WorldGuy MaddinLeslie Bais, Caelum Vatnsdal, Shaun Balbar CanadaJesus Trilogy and CodaStan BrakhageUnited StatesKimonoHal HartleyMiho NikaidoUnited States Little OtikJan ŠvankmajerJan Hartl, Veronika Zilkova Czech RepublicUnited KingdomMoilsome ToilsomeStan BrakhageUnited StatesMysterious Object at NoonApichatpong Weerasethakul ThailandPersian Series#6Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPersian Series#7Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPersian Series#8Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPersian Series#9Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPersian Series#10Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPersian Series#11Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPersian Series#12Stan BrakhageUnited StatesSongs from the Second FloorRoy AnderssonSten Andersson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström, Stefan Larsson, Lars NordhSwedenA Story about a Bad DreamPavel StinglCzech RepublicWater for MayaStan BrakhageUnited StatesWerckmeister HarmoniesBéla Tarr, Ágnes HranitzkyPeter Fitz, Lars Rudolph, Hanna SchygullaHungary 2001386 DXAlexei ShulginRussiaBaby JesusStan BrakhageUnited StatesThe Battle of OrgreaveJeremy DellerDark Night of the SoulStan BrakhageUnited StatesDream WorkPeter TscherkasskyAustriaGarden PathStan BrakhageUnited StatesHer Glacial SpeedEve HellerAustriaLovesongStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Lovesong cycleLovesong 2Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Lovesong cycleA Memory of the Players in a Mirror at MidnightConstanze RuhmAustriaMicro GardenStan BrakhageUnited StatesMulholland Dr.David LynchJustin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Elena HarringUnited StatesNight MulchStan BrakhageUnited StatesOccam's ThreadStan BrakhageUnited StatesPerisan Series#13Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPerisan Series#14Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPerisan Series#15Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPerisan Series#16Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPerisan Series#17Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPerisan Series#18Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPistol OperaSeijun SuzukiMakiko EsumiJapanRoundsStan BrakhageUnited StatesLes Soviets plus l'électricitéNicolas ReyFranceSouthlanderSteven HanftRory Cochrane, Rossie Harris, Lawrence Hilton JacobsUnited StatesVeryStan BrakhageUnited StatesWaking LifeRichard LinklaterWiley Wiggins, Lorelei Linklater, Trevor Jack BrooksUnited States 200211'09"01 September 11Various FranceAscensionStan BrakhageUnited StatesTamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Spacet.o.LJapan2D-3D animated black-whie film.Blissfully YoursApichatpong WeerasethakulMiho Nikaido, D.J. Mendel, Lisa Walter FranceThailandClaireMilford ThomasToniet Gallego, Mish P. DeLight, James FergusonUnited StatesThe Cloud of UnknowingRichard SylvarnesMiho Nikaido, D.J. Mendel, Lisa WalterUnited States*Corpus CallosumMichael SnowKim Plate, Greg Hermanovic, John Massey CanadaDecasiaBill Morrison United StatesThe Decay of FictionPat O'NeillVariousUnited StatesGerryGus Van SantCasey Affleck, Matt DamonUnited StatesI-San SpecialMingmongkol SonakulMesini Kaewratri, Phurida VichitphanThailandThe Loser Takes It AllNikos NikolaidisGiannis Aggelakas, Simeon Nikolaidis, Jenny KitseliGreeceMaxStan BrakhageUnited StatesMeanwhile a Butterfly FliesJulius ZizLithuaniaNaqoyqatsiGodfrey Reggio United StatesNikita KinoVivan OstrovskyUnited StatesPanels for the Walls of HeavenStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Vancouver Island filmsResurrectus EstStan BrakhageUnited StatesRussian ArkAlexander SokurovSergei Dreiden, Maria Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy RussiaCanadaDenmarkGermanySeasons...Stan BrakhageUnited StatesSong of the MushroomStan BrakhageUnited StatesTenAbbas KiarostamiMania Akbari, Amin MaherIranThe TrackerRolf de HeerDavid Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Damon GameauAustraliaUzakNuri Bilge CeylanTurkey 2003( )Morgan FisherUnited States(untitled)Johann LurfAustriaAlice in Wonderland, or: Who is Guy Debord?Robert CaubleUnited StatesAlilaAmos GitaiYael Abecassis, Ronit Elkabetz, Hanna Laslo, Uri KlauznerIsraelBengali TouristSarnath BanerjeeIndiaBodysongSimon Pummell United KingdomChinese SeriesStan BrakhageUnited StatesCowards Bend the KneeGuy MaddinDarcy Fehr, Melissa Dionisio, Amy Stewart CanadaDogvilleLars von TrierNicole Kidman, John Hurt, Paul Bettany DenmarkThe Five ObstructionsLars von Trier, Jørgen LethLars von Trier, Jørgen Leth, Claus NissenDenmark I Love My IndiaTejal ShahIndiaThe MesmeristBill MorrisonUnited StatesThe MissingLee Kang-ShengLu Yi-ching, Chang Chea, Miao Tien TaiwanParc centralDominique Gonzalez-FoersterFranceQuayBarbara MeterNetherlandsThe Role of a LifetimeDeimantas NarkevičiusPeter WatkinsLithuaniaThe Saddest Music in the WorldGuy MaddinMark McKinney, Isabella Rossellini, Maria de MedeirosCanadaSan Yuan LiOu Ning, Cao FeiChinaScenaDeimantas NarkevičiusLithuaniaStan's WindowStan BrakhageUnited StatesTarnationJonathan CaouetteUnited StatesTie Xi Qu: West of the TracksWang BingChinaWoodenheadFlorian HabichtNicholas Butler, Theresa Peters, Tony Bishop New Zealand 2004Anatomy of HellCatherine BreillatAmira Casar, Rocco Siffredi, Catherine Breillat FranceCake and SteakAbigail ChildUnited StatesThe Future is Behind YouAbigail ChildUnited StatesA Hole in My HeartLukas MoodyssonBjörn Almroth, Sanna Bråding, Thorsten Flinck, Goran MarjanovicSwedenInnocenceLucile HadžihalilovićZoe Auclair, Berangere Haubruge, Lea Bridarolli BelgiumUnited KingdomFranceLight is CallingBill MorrisonUnited StatesMira CorporaStéphane MartiFranceNotre MusiqueJean-Luc GodardSarah Adler, Nade Dieu SwitzerlandFranceOnce in the XX CenturyDeimantas NarkevičiusLithuaniaPalindromesTodd SolondzEllen Barkin, Stephen Adly-Guirgis, Jennifer Jason Leigh United StatesPlanet Earth: DreamsD.J. MendelTim Donovan Jr., Denise GreberUnited StatesProteusDavid LebrunMarian Seldes, Corey Burton, Richard DysartUnited StatesThe Raspberry ReichBruce LaBruceSusanne Sachsse, Daniel BatscherGermanyScenes from FreedoniaCordelia SwannUnited KingdomStages of MourningSarah PucillUnited KingdomStar Spangled to DeathKen JacobsUnited StatesTropical MaladyApichatpong WeerasethakulBanlop Lomnoi, Sakda Kaewbuadee ItalyGermanyThailandFranceX-Nana - SubroutineConstanze RuhmAustriaYesSally PotterUnited Kingdom 2005BlockadeSergei LoznitsaUkraineBye Bye HavanaJ. Michael SeyfertCubaDrawing Restraint 9Matthew BarneyMatthew Barney, BjörkUnited StatesInstructions for a Light and Sound MachinePeter Tscherkassky AustriaJohannaKornél MundruczóOrsolya Toth, Zsolt Trill, Eszter WierdlHungaryKinettaYorgos LanthimosGreeceLast DaysGus Van SantMichael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento United StatesLunacyJan ŠvankmajerPavel Liska, Jan Triska, Anna GeislerováSlovakiaCzech RepublicManderlayLars von TrierBryce Dallas Howard, Isaach de Bankolé, Danny GloverNetherlandsSwedenDenmarkItalyFranceUnited KingdomGermanyMatrioškosDeimantas NarkevičiusLithuaniaOne Day in People's PolandMaciej DrygasPolandThe Piano Tuner of EarthquakesStephen Quay, Timothy QuayUnited KingdomRubber JohnnyChris Cunningham United KingdomThe Space BetweenBrad Butler, Noor Afshan MirzaUnited KingdomStraight 8Avisha AbrahamIndiaSuper Mario Bros. MovieCory Arcangel, Paper RadUnited StatesUntitled No. 1Masha GodovannayaRussiaThe Wayward CloudTsai Ming-LiangLee Kang-Sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Lu Yi-chingTaiwanFranceWelt Spiegel KinoGustav DeutschAustriaWhat is it?Crispin GloverMichael Blevins, Rikky Wittman, John InsinnaUnited StatesThe Wild Blue YonderWerner HerzogBrad DourifDenmarkFranceGermanyThe Zero YearsNikos NikolaidisVicky Harris, Jenny Kitselli, Arhontisa MavrakakiGreece 2006'All that's solid melts into air' (Karl Marx)Vong PhaophanitVietnamBrand Upon the Brain!Guy MaddinErik Steffen Maahs, Gretchen Lee Krich, Sullivan BrownUnited StatesCanadaContainerLukas MoodyssonPeter Lorentzon, Mariha Aberg, Jena Malone SwedenDaft Punk's ElectromaThomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-ChristoPeter Hurteau, Michael Reich United StatesDark GlassClio BarnardUnited KingdomEast Side StoryIgor GrubićCroatiaGlass LipsLech MajewskiPatryk Czajka, Joanna Litwin, Grzegorz PrzybylUnited StatesPolandGradivaAlain Robbe-GrilletFranceThe Highwater TrilogyBill MorrisonUnited StatesInland EmpireDavid LynchLaura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Harry Dean StantonPolandFranceUnited StatesThe Surging Sea of HumanityKen JacobsUnited StatesZidane: A 21st Century PortraitDouglas Gordon, Philippe ParrenoZinedine ZidaneUnited KingdomFranceSpain 2007Caesural Variation IRaqs Media CollectiveIndiaThe HeadDeimantas NarkevičiusLev KerbelLithuaniaIt Is Fine! Everything Is FineCrispin GloverSteven C. Stewart, Margit Carstensen, Carrie SzlasaUnited StatesJapan JapanLior ShamrizImri KahnIsraelLovely AndreaHito SteyerlJapanManuelle LaborMarie LosierMarie LosierUnited StatesMister LonelyHarmony KorineDiego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant IrelandUnited StatesUnited KingdomFranceMy WinnipegGuy MaddinAnn SavageCanadaRevisiting SolarisDeimantas NarkevičiusDonatas Banionis, Deimantas NarkevičiusLithuaniaYou, the LivingRoy AnderssonBjörn Englund, Elisabet Helander, Jessika LundbergSwedenThe Full MonteverdiJohn La BouchardiereI FagioliniUnited KingdomWilliam Verrone: Adaptation and the Avant-Garde: Alternative Perspectives on Adaptation Theory and Practice (Bloomsbury, 2011)VERTIGO RUSHJohann LurfAustria 200812 ExplosionsJohann LurfAustriaHistory of CinemaRouzbeh RashidiIranIrelandShort filmLangue sacrée, langue parléeNurith AvivFranceIsraelSynecdoche, New YorkCharlie KaufmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha MortonUnited StatesTony Conrad, DreaMinimalistMarie LosierTony ConradUnited StatesWaltz With BashirAri Folman GermanyFranceIsrael 2009AntichristLars von TrierCharlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe, Storm Acheche SahlstrømDenmarkAtlantiquesMati DiopSenegalCinématonGérard CourantFranceDogtoothYorgos LanthimosChristos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos PassaliGreeceGuilt (2009 film)Vassilis MazomenosNikos Arvanitis, Yannis Tsortekis, Arto ApartianGreeceEnter the VoidGaspar NoéPaz de la Huerta, Nathaniel BrownFranceInto the UnknownDeimantas NarkevičiusLithuaniaTrash HumpersHarmony KorineRachel Korine, Brian Kotzur, Travis NicholsonUnited StatesUnited KingdomVille MarieAlexandre LaroseCanadaWild GrassAlain ResnaisSabine Azéma, André Dussollier, Anne ConsignyFranceItalySaturn ReturnsLior ShamrizChloé Griffin, Tal Meiri, Heinz EmigholzGermanyThe Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy DogJohann LurfAustria
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