Melancholy Movies

Carl and Jessie are half siblings who feel trapped by the existential and economic pressures of living in the small mining town of Canaan, Ohio....

A feature-length road trip drama, set on the iconic London canals. We are narrated an unlikely story mixing reality with hints of British folklore....

The short film tells the story of a woman who was betrayed by the man she loved and lost her unborn child. The depressed woman arrives at a deserted...

After receiving a phone call, a man feels his inner world come to a standstill. Recalling the event decades later, he relives how everything changed...

Based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, and told through the eyes of Jackson's trusted...

Improvised over the course of a single night in Paris, this short film follows Fanny and Alexis, who meet by chance on a warm August evening. Fanny...

This moving documentary chronicles the last year in the life of Robert Eads, a trans man dying of ovarian cancer. We're introduced to several...

Paloma is a young adult who finds herself living in automatic mode, following every imposed social norm, already working in an office and living...

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

While walking through the woods at dusk, a man makes a disturbing discovery.

Zane finds solace in their time at church, a peace that is not always reciprocated by others in the community. With a pastor they have known since...

In this dense setting, the inhabitants of a large, claustrophobic apartment reveal their darkest secrets, fears, obsessions and hostilities.

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...

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 harrowing look into the daily struggle of an average water bottle.

A girl reminiscences the conversations and past memories by listening to a vinyl left behind by her dead lover.

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...

Two friends, Mike and Max, sit under a tree they planted as kids. Though Max is unaware that this will be their last conversation before Mike moves...

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

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