The Begotten Cycle
3 movies · 1991–2022
The Begotten Cycle is a three-part film collection spanning from 1991 to 2022, totaling 126 minutes in runtime with a production budget of $33,000 and no recorded revenue. Considered by its creator, E. Elias Merhige, as an unofficial trilogy, the cycle explores themes through a distinctive visual style. The collection includes the initial film Begotten (1991), the 14-minute short Din of Celestial Birds (2006), which serves as a prologue to the intended second installment, and the most recent film Polia & Blastema (2022). Begotten, the first film in the cycle, is a 72-minute work with an IMDb rating of 5.5. Din of Celestial Birds, released on Turner Classic Movies in 2006, shares a similar visual aesthetic with Begotten and focuses on evolution. Polia & Blastema, the latest addition to the collection, has a runtime of 40 minutes and an IMDb rating of 7.6. The cycle’s development occurred over three decades, with the films released in 1991, 2006, and 2022 respectively. The collection's total budget was $33,000, and it generated no revenue. The varying lengths of the individual installments contribute to the overall runtime of the Begotten Cycle.
