The goosebumps never lie. The Truth About ASMR. ASMR is the network phenomenon that, with the help of whispers and role play, gives users euphoric shivers. SVT Edit depicts the stars, conflicts and future of the movement. Does ASMR work? Anders Hansen and other researchers explain how it affects the brain. For many millions of fans, ASMR is a quiet haven of security in a connected world. But there is also a dark side - some people believe that many ASMR videos are so intimate that the experience is almost bordering on porn. In the documentary, Swedish stars such as actor Hedda Stiernstedt and artist Parham try to make their own ASMR videos. This is the story of the whispers that created a viral world success.
14 Feb 2021
The cooking show is as old as television itself. But why do we like watching the making of a meal that most of us will never cook, let alone eat? Dirty Furniture’s jam-packed video essay is a rollercoaster ride through the history of the genre, at once a staple of television viewing and a hotpot of shifting perspectives and sociocultural values.
08 Jul 2016
Two men fly to India to search for Baba, the "Cosmic Barber of Pushkar," whose famous "World's Greatest Head Massage" videos gave them both tingling ASMR sensations.
09 Jun 2019
Five of YouTube's top ASMRtists discover the ultimate way to eat REESE Peanut Butter Cups in this weird and wonderful feature film. A sensory experience presented in ASMR audio to give you the chills.
29 Sep 2025
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14 Sep 2019
A young ASMR vlogger finds out just how dangerous the internet can be for women.
11 Jun 2025
You wake up alone in the forest. A fairy finds you and guides you underground - towards the ways of the ants, the roots, and the deep intelligence of the Earth. A poetic and enchanting offering for the frozen, dissociated and forgotten.
28 Jun 2024
An ordinary housewife named Natsuka witnesses her husband cheating on her with his boss’s wife. Shocked by what she sees, Natsuka attempts to seduce her husband’s boss in a bid to get revenge on his wife, but she soon discovers that he is an ASMR junkie who can only reach climax through hearing women’s voices! She then joins a mysterious ASMR group called “Maguro’s Earrings” and delves deep into a world of auditory stimulation…
Switch On is a short horror film that juggles questions about the pressures the modern-day education system places on young students and the effects this has on them. The heart of the story is Alexander, a young student plagued by insomnia and anxiety, who tries to retain his sanity under the pressure of a looming exam.
27 Sep 2024
Cleaning worker Moriya finds solace in listening to ASMR streams of a woman named Akiha. Despite never meeting in person, the two develop a connection through the intimate sounds Akiha shares in her videos. However, Moriya is shocked when he discovers that Akiha is broadcasting from a public restroom he regularly cleans. What kind of fate awaits this faceless pair connected through sound?
22 Apr 2022
Reality and fantasy begin to blur when a teenager, alone in her attic bedroom, immerses herself in a role-playing horror game online.
24 Nov 2014
A young man returns from the gym and undresses.
Mara Malicky's pristine image is threatened when her ASMR channel is hacked and she finds herself forced to do her blackmailer's bidding. It isn't long until she realizes that more than just her reputation is on the line.
21 Mar 2025
Suspicions fly in a TikTok house when six wannabe influencers move in together to grow their followings—but begin dying one by one. UNALIVED is a short satirical whodunnit that examines the depths to which we allow social media to take over our lives.
23 Oct 2020
Ksenia had a painful experience in her past. In the present, she leads a lonely life. She makes ASMR videos for a popular YouTube channel. One of her regular viewers, Philip, invites her to meet in person. For him, ASMR is a fetish; but, for her, it turns into something more.
30 Jul 2022
Following the viewing of a strange video, a young woman becomes dangerously obsessed by the ASMR phenomenon, to the great displeasure of her roommates.
31 Jul 2022
To cure their insomnia, a social outcast befriends an ASMR streamer where the lines between friendship and obsession become blurred.
29 Jul 2023
Melding dream-logic and wry mystery, Arutinae melts the seams between sleeping and waking worlds. We follow up-and-coming indie musician Billie Christie on a pilgrimage to the former home of her musical idol, Inge Shielke, in the lakeside village of Matlock. Here, Billie meets the matriarch of an eccentric local family who presides over the lake's secrets—a polluted portal to the parallel world of Arutinae.
04 Apr 2025
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22 Aug 2022
An ordinary day becomes unsound.
01 Dec 2023
Family man Derek's idyllic suburban life is put in jeopardy when the seductive new mail lady becomes dangerously obsessed with him.