This article discusses the animated short film A LIFE IN A TIN (UNA VITA IN SCATOLA, Bruno Bozzetto, IT 1967, 6′) used in an introductory course in the study of religions tofacilitate access to theories of religion. The short film addresses the transformation of religion in plural and complex societies, exploring both the role of religious institutions and other dimensions of life providing existential orientation at the boundary between immanent and transcendent worlds.