Melancholy Movies

Mikey Cullen reflects on his relationship with his grandfather Harry; a hardworking, rough yet regal stoic who, like many Irishmen, found solace in a...

Peach Plum Pear is the story of Jesse, a troubled young man from Los Angeles, and his friend Will, who find themselves stranded in small- town...

A mysterious, troubled boy meets an impressionable girl in their small town. Together they embark on a romance where his love turns into obsession as...

Jacob & Amelia grapple with the loss of their unborn child.

Does a child really think about so much? Childhood curiosity is an emotion like no other.

In this deeply moving VRChat short film, an entity from the 'in-between' observes the human experience from the periphery. As it watches individuals...

A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore...

"At that time (late 1992), I made a film for British television, Channel 4, called Las Soledades, the name of a long poem by Góngora. It was...

Two former college friends randomly reconnect at a coffee shop during a long winter night. As the night progresses, past events and emotions slowly...

There are three friends in their fifties who, unable to have conventional relations with women, always call girls to call them to keep them company. ...

On the last days of his life, while succumbing to alcoholism in a hospital, famed writer Lima Barreto chronicles his trajectory story as a black,...

As the nights go by, a young filmmaker uses his video camera to express his thoughts, dreams, and inner turmoil to an online friend.

When Isaac, a young teen struggling with his self-worth, finds a new identity as popular singer-songwriter Ace Duncan, in an unconscious attempt to...

A man who spends his nights offering emotional support struggles to confront his own inner life by day. Aspiring to be a writer, he drifts through...

Alone on a desolate planet, a crash-landed astronaut wanders the wasteland, searching for hope as his oxygen depletes.

Angus, a lonely grocery store worker, finds an unlikely friend in a lobster after working a long night shift.

College sophomore Miles Stoops decides on a whim to make a movie with no clear direction, but is repeatedly distracted by JRPG monologues, a second...

Soon after learning of the death of his mother Pérola, Mauro returns to his old family home in Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil). A look back...

After Peter Cercis faces months of writer’s block trying to write his latest story, he tries to look for motivation, as his "other half" quite...