Editing Minimalism (section)

== Film and cinema ==
In film, minimalism usually is associated with filmmakers such as [[Robert Bresson]], [[Chantal Akerman]], [[Carl Theodor Dreyer]], and [[Yasujirō Ozu]]. Their films typically tell a simple story with straightforward camera usage and minimal use of score. [[Paul Schrader]] named their kind of cinema: "transcendental cinema".<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Paul Schrader on Revisiting Transcendental Style in Film|publisher=[[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4F8I8OVmUU|via=YouTube|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518153119/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4F8I8OVmUU|url-status=live}}</ref> In the present, a commitment to minimalist film making can be seen in film movements such as [[Dogme 95]], [[mumblecore]], and the [[Romanian New Wave]]. [[Abbas Kiarostami]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taste of Cherry|website=Cinematheque|url=https://www.cia.edu/cinematheque/film-schedule/2016/09/taste-of-cherry|date=September 2016|access-date=2022-01-14|publisher=[[Cleveland Institute of Art]]|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114004639/https://www.cia.edu/cinematheque/film-schedule/2016/09/taste-of-cherry|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Elia Suleiman]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Gautaman Bhaskaran|date=2019-10-23|title=''It Must Be Heaven'': Elia Suleiman's sardonic take on the world|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1573231/lifestyle|access-date=2022-01-14|website=[[Arab News]]|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114004636/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1573231/lifestyle|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Kelly Reichardt]] are also considered minimalist filmmakers.

[[The Minimalists]] – Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, and Matt D'Avella – directed and produced the film ''Minimalism: A Documentary'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theminimalists.com/films/|title=Films by The Minimalists|website=[[The Minimalists]]|access-date=2019-04-09|archive-date=5 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405104146/https://www.theminimalists.com/films/|url-status=live}}</ref> which showcased the idea of minimal living in the modern world.