Melancholy Movies

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

Upon realizing there's not much time left, a teenager stuck in their bedroom, with only a window to the outside world, reflects on their life and...

Nestor is a boy immersed in melancholy. In an attempt to forget an old love, he begins a relationship with Isabel, an android.

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...

A boy who finished school and spends time at home, between routine and sleep, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After a midnight car crash, two strangers find themselves waiting for an answer inside a hospital. They end up bonding over their mutual dreadful...

Originally presented as an installation, this raw, haunting short by Basma al-Sharif depicts a horse ride at dusk on a farm in Gaza through...

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

In 'Quédate' we meet Ana, a young prostitute, who has a disturbing encounter with Manuel, a lonely man who seeks consolation for a painful...

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 young mime struggles with financial hardships and attempts to find hope in their solitary life.

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...

A young girl named 'Clara' who suffers from social anxiety, depression, and having friends that left her behind meets 'Lucy', whose company is...

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

We are on our way to Prijedor in Bosnia, the director’s hometown, and the place of his perpetual departures. But before arriving, we must learn...

A short animated film about a little boy named Less and his trip through the forest.

After discovering a mysterious camera that transports him into fleeting moments of the past, a grieving photography student attempts to rewrite a...

A teenage girl dealing with the loss of her mother, navigating the five stages of grief, when suddenly her doppelganger appears. Throughout her...

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