A FILMMAKER'S JOURNAL
52 Films. One Human Thread
Idle Films Anthology is a cinematic journal told through 52 films and vignettes — one for each week of a fictional year. Directed by Iliès Terki, the project traces the quiet, complex ways we stay close, drift apart, and try to feel something real. Moving between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the films explore how we live, how we love, and how we carry our lives alongside others and nature. Together, they form a portrait of what it means to be human.

Why idleness?
Humans In The Age Of Distraction
The word idle means different things depending on where you are. In German, Müßiggang suggests a kind of noble leisure. In French, oisiveté hints at laziness. In English, it floats somewhere in between.We see idleness as a form of resistance. It's about stepping back from our constant digital distractions. To find beauty and meaning in odd places. To pay attention to the moments that might seem mundane but hold the ingredients of our connection to life and each other. Virginia Woolf once wrote:"It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the surface."
52-Week Anthology
Cinematic Delights
This anthology is made up of 52 fictional films, created across Europe and the Mediterranean. Some are light, others quiet or unusual—but each one captures a moment worth holding onto.Every film is a standalone piece, ranging from 3 to 40 minutes. Together, they explore human relationships, memory, distance, and the fragile ties that bind us to each other—and to nature.While the stories vary in tone and setting, they share a single thread: a desire to rediscover what it means to be human in a world that rarely slows down.


A Filmmaker’s Diary
A Film for Each Week of the Year
Idle Films Anthology is structured like a journal. Each film is marked on-screen with a date, time, and entry number—one for every week of a fictional year.Sunday, May 13 - 16:14,
Week Nº 18 - Reading Old Letters.This structure creates a quiet countdown. It marks the passing of time, seasons, and memory, without telling you what to feel.You can watch the films in any order, like flipping through someone’s diary. Each entry stands on its own, but the rhythm builds as you go.
Thematic Bundles
Curated Feature Films
Over time, the anthology has grown into more than just a collection of short films. It invites viewers to explore new ways of watching through themed bundles that trace recurring ideas, tones, and questions.Some stories are light. Others go deeper. All are connected by a shared thread.We’ve shaped the collection into nine bundles, each one a curated set of films under a common lens:
The Public Bench, Four Elements, Pleasures Lost, Beast & Feather, Love Stories, The Art of Travel, After Diner Dance, Ivan’s Trilogy, and A Seasonal Hero.


The Public Bench

Four Elements

Pleasures Lost

Beast & Feather

Love Stories

The Art of Travel

Just Dance

Ivan's Trilogy

A Seasonal Hero

Nine Feature Films
Together, or one at a time
Idle Films Anthology isn’t meant to be watched in one sitting. Some stories are tightly woven—following one character across time. Others are looser, connected by mood, place, or a shared question. Each bundle plays like a feature.You can start anywhere. Follow one theme, move through time, or drop in for a moment. Each film stands alone—but something lingers when you let them build. A quiet rhythm. A life unfolding sideways.Three Ways In
1. By theme — One of nine bundles, like chapters in a book.
2. By time — A film for each week of a fictional year.
3. Freely — No order, just attention.
A Lab for Multiformat Fiction
Kaleidoscope of Stories
No two films are alike. Each one carries its own tone, rhythm, and truth. Some unfold slowly, others with urgency. But together, they shape a moving portrait of the human condition—fragmented, imperfect, alive. Idle Films Anthology is built on that tension: between distraction and presence, memory and imagination, delusion and something more real. In a world overwhelmed by algorithms and the rise of AI—where attention is fractured and meaning is generated—these stories slow things down. They hold space for the unspoken—for gestures, glances, and the passage of time. They don’t shout. They stay with you. And sometimes, they say what we didn’t know we needed to hear.
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