Mourning Movies

When 17-year-old Abigail stumbles upon her old piano, painful memories of her late father resurface. But when a mysterious entity tries to stop her...

After the passing of their estranged biological father, Finneas pushes his half-sibling Jane to come to terms with their loss in fruitless ways.

Just after Isidore moves to France to study filmmaking, his best friend dies back in the US. Through documentary, performance, and animation, a...

At Archer’s Aunty Gladys’ funeral, he hears a tap on the window — it’s a bear named Jesus, who has come for Archer’s...

After David's death, Sébastien faces a long period of loneliness. He ends up signing up to a dating site and meets Estéban, a young...

Two men attempt to comfort their grieving friend in different ways

A young woman enters her mother’s room to see her one last time. Overwhelmed by grief, regret, and tenderness, she finds comfort in every...

Suffering the loss of someone we love can be the most difficult thing in life to deal with. One moment we have them and the next they're gone. What...

Oceana, West Virginia—known as “Oxyana” after its residents’ epidemic abuse of OxyContin—is a tragically real example...

A memorial mourns as time passes

Ariane's grandmother often visits her in her dreams. Together, they wander through unknown nocturnal landscapes. In this dreamlike short film, where...

Joanna returns to her native village for her father's funeral. Later that night, a brawl breaks out in the family - the woman decides to fulfill her...

Two bohemian siblings come to terms with their father's death

A young woman attempts to extract meaning from an intense loss as she encounters signs in her daily life and through the art of Hilma af Klint and...

Following the death of her estranged grandmother, a young girl witnesses the long-repressed hatred and pain within her family. Once they all gather...

A boy kills his friend and is haunted by the memory of him, until one day...

Families from across the U.S. discuss how they cope with loss and address common misconceptions about grief. Through candid personal stories and...

Goldie, an artist grieving over the loss of her partner, creates space for new love to enter her life.