Melancholy Movies

When viewed from far away, life on Earth can seem meaningless. But when a star inhabits a dying girl, they experience the tragic beauty found at the...

A year in the life of a dying shopping mall.

A couple, Vlad and Sophy, navigate their relationship as well as their own struggles with mental health in the context of a highly connected,...

A pregnant young couple gets into a car accident and state law prevents them from receiving the correct medical care.

Originally presented as an installation, this raw, haunting short by Basma al-Sharif depicts a horse ride at dusk on a farm in Gaza through...

Set in northern Kerala, the film narrates the journey of Alice in search of her missing husband, a college lecturer. During her quest, she slowly...

A short film that answers the question asked in the title. A brief introspection.

mens·beeld (het; o; meervoud: mensbeelden) A "Mensbeeld" is a well-thought-out and coherent representation of what it means to be human....

A record in 35mm film of the first drenching rain on Los Angeles after the devastation of the wildfires.

Burden of Existence is a meditative short film about loneliness, debt, poverty, gratitude, addiction, and the fragile ways what we reap sows back to...

This visually stunning short film set in the rural wheat belt of Western Australia, provides a candid insight into the life of Ronan, a 14 yr old boy...

A new-to-town carer forms an unlikely bond with her first patient, an elderly man with onset dementia, and together they find ways to reconcile with...

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. Refusing...

A young man struggles with contemplating mortality a year after the passing of a loved one.

A boy lost in grief finds himself trapped in the quiet chaos of his own mind, seeking refuge and release through art and music.

Martin Greenfield learned to sew while mending shirts for the Gestapo in Auschwitz and went on to make suits for U.S. presidents and stars. Now, at...

At once surreal and poignant, this semi-autobiographical film by American director John Dilworth (Courage the Cowardly Dog) chronicles a turning...

A girl is transformed into space dust by a cosmic entity.