Melancholy Movies

Teresa has a frayed relationship with her girlfriend Veronica. Teresa's attempts to stay close to her are thwarted, which will lead Teresa to make a...

A young adult's first-hand account of "accidentally becoming human again" after, and with, trauma induced depression. Lo-fi, vulnerable, and uniquely...

After a tragic loss shatters her family, Mia battles grief and turmoil, forced to choose between escaping the past or succumbing to it.

Apocalypse now re-interpreted

A group of friends from a summer village. Over the past few years, they've been seeing each other less and less. Bruna invites them to lunch to...

One man's struggle with a repetitive daily routine prompts an inner monologue on the value of memories and time.

L'amour (love). La mort (death). Two French words that could confuse a foreigner, but never a native. Messenger V writes for a company that sends...

In 2027, when the Preservation Act forbids 20% of citizens from having sex, fugitive lovers Peter and Laura hide in a rundown motel, torn between...

Some words were left unspoken by two lovers before one of them departed. In desperation, one decided to go back in time to a specific moment in the...

An orphaned teenager is visiting his parents’ grave - once a place of solace, now a reminder of his growing emptiness.

The Fenestration of Suburbia is a melancholic social documentation of a cold Canadian suburb.

A mentally unstable teen transforms himself into a clown to deal with and mask his own disturbing, nihilistic worldview and deteriorating mental...

A young woman relives her last moments with her fiancé before having to say goodbye.

First short film from Queens-based Filmmaker Shawn Solomon that captures various memories and moments across 2023.

A pleasant drive through a countryside is filled by melancholy as unpleasant memories surface.

A César nominated short animation about the impact on a small-town clerk by the arrival of a female hitch-hiker.

Set in 1948, a year after independence, Gajar Ka Halwa is a deeply personal tale of love, loss, and the invisible scars of Partition. In the...