Melancholy Movies

A young woman's look at herself through a dream

A pleasant drive through a countryside is filled by melancholy as unpleasant memories surface.

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

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

Anna is thinking of quitting sex work. She hears screaming from out the window.

Set in early-1900s Ireland, A troubled and delusional young man dependent on the attention of his mother grows increasingly obsessed with the...

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

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 boy looks for money to replace a watch that his father lost on a work trip. Searching the corners of the house, the truths of his parents will be...

In the wake of Glasgow’s rapid deindustrialization and economic decline in the 90s, a young Fraser falls victim to knife crime and is indelibly...

A mentally unstable teen transforms himself into a clown to deal with and mask his own disturbing, nihilistic worldview and deteriorating mental...

A man who struggles with the effects of epilepsy and heavy medication reconciles about his choices.

Ale and her best friend Rubén, witness the brief sighting of a comet. She hangs on to the moment.

Henry is a slacker floating through young adulthood earning a measly income from selling his body as a human punching bag. Meanwhile he wonders if...

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

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

Phone and video camera footage of Jane's lonely family trip to Europe. Takes place months before certain events take place.

No-nonsense workaholic Marco runs the family business along with his older brother. When the latter suddenly disappears, Marco has to put aside his...