The truth behind ASMR

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

To cure their insomnia, a social outcast befriends an ASMR streamer where the lines between friendship and obsession become blurred.

Family man Derek's idyllic suburban life is put in jeopardy when the seductive new mail lady becomes dangerously obsessed with him.

A young ASMR vlogger finds out just how dangerous the internet can be for women.

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.

Following the viewing of a strange video, a young woman becomes dangerously obsessed by the ASMR phenomenon, to the great displeasure of her roommates.

A young man returns from the gym and undresses.

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.

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…