Melancholy Movies

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...

Three high school students deal with mental health struggles throughout the school day before Thanksgiving.

A boy is going on an exchange to Canada but doesn’t know why he’s decided to do so.

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 the mid-20th century, in a forested valley between Italy and Yugoslavia, a stingy widower befriends a young woman and helps her depart across the...

A year in the life of a dying shopping mall.

A bolstering eruption of chaos and boyhood; an exploration of the human body and how it interacts with the soul.

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 frustrated young man, who suffers from alcohol addiction finds an abandoned plant on a sidewalk. He starts to take care after the plant and without...

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

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

Anna is a 45 years old woman, living alone with her mother in the center of Tbilisi. One night, Anna's life takes a different turn, when at the...

As one of them is grappling with the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy, two cousins have a heart-to-heart about their family, their lives, and...

Collaboration with Amadou, who also produced the soundtrack.

In 2016, Aekaphong’s uncle was murdered in his house alongside his wife. A year later, Aekaphong returns to his hometown to investigate the...

Antoine is a 9-year-old autistic child. His perception of the world is both strange and wonderful. Her sister Emilie, in her teenage years, is...

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

A female poop emoji deals with the heartbreak of her dull life and is stuck fantasizing about what life could've been like with another partner.