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This is a list of avant-garde and experimental films released in the 2000s.

TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
2000
And the Pig was Born Julius Ziz Lithuania
Appearances Barbara Meter Netherlands
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty Jonas Mekas United States
DanceStan BrakhageUnited States
Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey Denmark
Energy Lithuania Deimantas Narkevičius Lithuania
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon HimStan BrakhageUnited States
The Heart of the WorldGuy MaddinLeslie Bais, Caelum Vatnsdal, Shaun BalbarCanada[1]
Jesus Trilogy and CodaStan BrakhageUnited States
KimonoHal HartleyMiho NikaidoUnited States[2]
Little OtikJan ŠvankmajerJan Hartl, Veronika ZilkovaCzech Republic
United Kingdom		[3]
Moilsome ToilsomeStan BrakhageUnited States
Mysterious Object at NoonApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand[4]
Persian Series#6Stan BrakhageUnited States
Persian Series#7Stan BrakhageUnited States
Persian Series#8Stan BrakhageUnited States
Persian Series#9Stan BrakhageUnited States
Persian Series#10Stan BrakhageUnited States
Persian Series#11Stan BrakhageUnited States
Persian Series#12Stan BrakhageUnited States
Songs from the Second Floor Roy Andersson Sten Andersson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström, Stefan Larsson, Lars Nordh Sweden
A Story about a Bad Dream Pavel Stingl Czech Republic
Water for MayaStan BrakhageUnited States
Werckmeister Harmonies Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky Peter Fitz, Lars Rudolph, Hanna Schygulla Hungary
2001
386 DX Alexei Shulgin Russia
Baby JesusStan BrakhageUnited States
The Battle of Orgreave Jeremy Deller United Kingdom
Dark Night of the SoulStan BrakhageUnited States
Dream Work Peter Tscherkassky Austria
Garden PathStan BrakhageUnited States
Her Glacial Speed Eve Heller Austria
LovesongStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Lovesong cycle
Lovesong 2Stan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of Lovesong cycle
A Memory of the Players in a Mirror at Midnight Constanze Ruhm Austria
Micro GardenStan BrakhageUnited States
Mulholland Dr.David LynchJustin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Elena HarringUnited States[5]
Night MulchStan BrakhageUnited States
Occam's ThreadStan BrakhageUnited States
Perisan Series#13Stan BrakhageUnited States
Perisan Series#14Stan BrakhageUnited States
Perisan Series#15Stan BrakhageUnited States
Perisan Series#16Stan BrakhageUnited States
Perisan Series#17Stan BrakhageUnited States
Perisan Series#18Stan BrakhageUnited States
Pistol Opera Seijun Suzuki Makiko Esumi Japan
RoundsStan BrakhageUnited States
Les Soviets plus l'électricité Nicolas Rey France
SouthlanderSteven HanftRory Cochrane, Rossie Harris, Lawrence Hilton JacobsUnited States[6]
VeryStan BrakhageUnited States
Waking LifeRichard LinklaterWiley Wiggins, Lorelei Linklater, Trevor Jack BrooksUnited States[7]
2002
11'09"01 September 11VariousFrance[8]
AscensionStan BrakhageUnited States
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space[9] t.o.L Japan 2D-3D animated black-whie film.
Blissfully YoursApichatpong WeerasethakulMiho Nikaido, D.J. Mendel, Lisa WalterFrance
Thailand		[10]
ClaireMilford ThomasToniet Gallego, Mish P. DeLight, James FergusonUnited States[11]
The Cloud of UnknowingRichard SylvarnesMiho Nikaido, D.J. Mendel, Lisa WalterUnited States[12]
*Corpus CallosumMichael SnowKim Plate, Greg Hermanovic, John MasseyCanada[13]
DecasiaBill MorrisonUnited States[14]
The Decay of FictionPat O'NeillVariousUnited States[15]
GerryGus Van SantCasey Affleck, Matt DamonUnited States[16]
I-San Special Mingmongkol Sonakul Mesini Kaewratri, Phurida Vichitphan Thailand
The Loser Takes It AllNikos NikolaidisGiannis Aggelakas, Simeon Nikolaidis, Jenny KitseliGreece
MaxStan BrakhageUnited States
Meanwhile a Butterfly Flies Julius Ziz Lithuania
NaqoyqatsiGodfrey ReggioUnited States[17]
Nikita Kino Vivan Ostrovsky United States
Panels for the Walls of HeavenStan BrakhageUnited StatesPart of the Vancouver Island films
Resurrectus EstStan BrakhageUnited States
Russian ArkAlexander SokurovSergei Dreiden, Maria Kuznetsova, Leonid MozgovoyRussia
Canada
Denmark
Germany		[18]
Seasons...Stan BrakhageUnited States
Song of the MushroomStan BrakhageUnited States
TenAbbas KiarostamiMania Akbari, Amin MaherIran[19]
The TrackerRolf de HeerDavid Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Damon GameauAustralia[20]
Uzak Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey
2003
( ) Morgan Fisher United States
(untitled) Johann Lurf Austria
Alice in Wonderland, or: Who is Guy Debord? Robert Cauble United States
Alila Amos Gitai Yael Abecassis, Ronit Elkabetz, Hanna Laslo, Uri Klauzner Israel
Bengali Tourist Sarnath Banerjee India
BodysongSimon PummellUnited Kingdom[21]
Chinese SeriesStan BrakhageUnited States
Cowards Bend the KneeGuy MaddinDarcy Fehr, Melissa Dionisio, Amy StewartCanada[22]
DogvilleLars von TrierNicole Kidman, John Hurt, Paul BettanyDenmark[23]
The Five ObstructionsLars von Trier, Jørgen LethLars von Trier, Jørgen Leth, Claus NissenDenmark
I Love My India Tejal Shah India
The Mesmerist Bill Morrison United States
The MissingLee Kang-ShengLu Yi-ching, Chang Chea, Miao TienTaiwan[24]
Parc central Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster France
Quay Barbara Meter Netherlands
The Role of a Lifetime Deimantas Narkevičius Peter Watkins Lithuania
The Saddest Music in the WorldGuy MaddinMark McKinney, Isabella Rossellini, Maria de MedeirosCanada[25]
San Yuan Li Ou Ning, Cao Fei China
Scena Deimantas Narkevičius Lithuania
Stan's WindowStan BrakhageUnited States
TarnationJonathan CaouetteUnited States[26]
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks Wang Bing China
WoodenheadFlorian HabichtNicholas Butler, Theresa Peters, Tony BishopNew Zealand[27]
2004
Anatomy of HellCatherine BreillatAmira Casar, Rocco Siffredi, Catherine BreillatFrance[28]
Cake and Steak Abigail Child United States
The Future is Behind You Abigail Child United States
A Hole in My Heart Lukas Moodysson Björn Almroth, Sanna Bråding, Thorsten Flinck, Goran Marjanovic Sweden
InnocenceLucile HadžihalilovićZoe Auclair, Berangere Haubruge, Lea BridarolliBelgium
United Kingdom
France		[29]
Light is Calling Bill Morrison United States
Mira Corpora Stéphane Marti France
Notre MusiqueJean-Luc GodardSarah Adler, Nade DieuSwitzerland
France		[30]
Once in the XX Century Deimantas Narkevičius Lithuania
PalindromesTodd SolondzEllen Barkin, Stephen Adly-Guirgis, Jennifer Jason LeighUnited States[31]
Planet Earth: DreamsD.J. MendelTim Donovan Jr., Denise GreberUnited States[32]
ProteusDavid LebrunMarian Seldes, Corey Burton, Richard DysartUnited States[33]
The Raspberry ReichBruce LaBruceSusanne Sachsse, Daniel BatscherGermany[34]
Scenes from Freedonia Cordelia Swann United Kingdom
Stages of Mourning Sarah Pucill United Kingdom
Star Spangled to Death Ken Jacobs United States
Tropical MaladyApichatpong WeerasethakulBanlop Lomnoi, Sakda KaewbuadeeItaly
Germany
Thailand
France		[35]
X-Nana - Subroutine Constanze Ruhm Austria
Yes Sally Potter United Kingdom
2005
Blockade Sergei Loznitsa Ukraine
Bye Bye Havana J. Michael Seyfert Cuba
Drawing Restraint 9Matthew BarneyMatthew Barney, BjörkUnited States[36]
Instructions for a Light and Sound MachinePeter TscherkasskyAustria[37]
JohannaKornél MundruczóOrsolya Toth, Zsolt Trill, Eszter WierdlHungary[38]
Kinetta Yorgos Lanthimos Greece
Last DaysGus Van SantMichael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia ArgentoUnited States[39]
LunacyJan ŠvankmajerPavel Liska, Jan Triska, Anna GeislerováSlovakia
Czech Republic		[40]
ManderlayLars von TrierBryce Dallas Howard, Isaach de Bankolé, Danny GloverNetherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Italy
France
United Kingdom
Germany		[41]
Matrioškos Deimantas Narkevičius Lithuania
One Day in People's Poland Maciej Drygas Poland
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay United Kingdom
Rubber JohnnyChris CunninghamUnited Kingdom[42]
The Space Between Brad Butler, Noor Afshan Mirza United Kingdom
Straight 8 Avisha Abraham India
Super Mario Bros. Movie Cory Arcangel, Paper Rad United States [43]
Untitled No. 1 Masha Godovannaya Russia
The Wayward CloudTsai Ming-LiangLee Kang-Sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Lu Yi-chingTaiwan
France		[44]
Welt Spiegel Kino Gustav Deutsch Austria
What is it?Crispin GloverMichael Blevins, Rikky Wittman, John InsinnaUnited States[45]
The Wild Blue YonderWerner HerzogBrad DourifDenmark
France
Germany		[46]
The Zero YearsNikos NikolaidisVicky Harris, Jenny Kitselli, Arhontisa MavrakakiGreece[47]
2006
'All that's solid melts into air' (Karl Marx) Vong Phaophanit Vietnam
Brand Upon the Brain!Guy MaddinErik Steffen Maahs, Gretchen Lee Krich, Sullivan BrownUnited States
Canada		[48]
ContainerLukas MoodyssonPeter Lorentzon, Mariha Aberg, Jena MaloneSweden[49]
Daft Punk's ElectromaThomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-ChristoPeter Hurteau, Michael ReichUnited States[50]
Dark Glass Clio Barnard United Kingdom
East Side Story Igor Grubić Croatia
Glass LipsLech MajewskiPatryk Czajka, Joanna Litwin, Grzegorz PrzybylUnited States
Poland		[51]
Gradiva Alain Robbe-Grillet France
The Highwater Trilogy Bill Morrison United States
Inland EmpireDavid LynchLaura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Harry Dean StantonPoland
France
United States		[52]
The Surging Sea of Humanity Ken Jacobs United States
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait Douglas Gordon, Philippe Parreno Zinedine Zidane United Kingdom
France
Spain
2007
Caesural Variation I Raqs Media Collective India
The Head Deimantas Narkevičius Lev Kerbel Lithuania
It Is Fine! Everything Is FineCrispin GloverSteven C. Stewart, Margit Carstensen, Carrie SzlasaUnited States[53]
Japan JapanLior ShamrizImri KahnIsrael[54]
Lovely Andrea Hito Steyerl Japan
Manuelle LaborMarie LosierMarie LosierUnited States[55]
Mister LonelyHarmony KorineDiego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis LavantIreland
United States
United Kingdom
France		[56]
My WinnipegGuy MaddinAnn SavageCanada[57]
Revisiting Solaris Deimantas Narkevičius Donatas Banionis, Deimantas Narkevičius Lithuania
You, the Living Roy Andersson Björn Englund, Elisabet Helander, Jessika Lundberg Sweden
The Full Monteverdi John La Bouchardiere I Fagiolini United Kingdom[58]
VERTIGO RUSH Johann Lurf Austria [59]
2008
12 Explosions Johann Lurf Austria [60]
History of Cinema Rouzbeh Rashidi Iran
Ireland		 Short film
Langue sacrée, langue parlée Nurith Aviv France
Israel
Synecdoche, New YorkCharlie KaufmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha MortonUnited States[61]
Tony Conrad, DreaMinimalist Marie Losier Tony Conrad United States
Waltz With BashirAri FolmanGermany
France
Israel		[62]
2009
AntichristLars von TrierCharlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe, Storm Acheche SahlstrømDenmark[63]
Atlantiques Mati Diop Senegal
Cinématon Gérard Courant France
Dogtooth Yorgos Lanthimos Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos Passali Greece
Guilt (2009 film) Vassilis Mazomenos Nikos Arvanitis, Yannis Tsortekis, Arto Apartian Greece
Enter the VoidGaspar NoéPaz de la Huerta, Nathaniel BrownFrance[64]
Into the Unknown Deimantas Narkevičius Lithuania
Trash HumpersHarmony KorineRachel Korine, Brian Kotzur, Travis NicholsonUnited States
United Kingdom		[65]
Ville Marie Alexandre Larose Canada
Wild GrassAlain ResnaisSabine Azéma, André Dussollier, Anne ConsignyFrance
Italy		[66]
Saturn Returns Lior Shamriz Chloé Griffin, Tal Meiri, Heinz Emigholz Germany
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog Johann Lurf Austria [67]

References

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