Melancholy Movies

A short film about the dreams of the past and the realities of the future

On his death bed, a dying old man succumbs to an unspecified terminal illness. His mind polluted, as the symptoms pivots his stability, a series of...

Comfortable in the routine of his 9-5 job, a postcard triggers office worker Ben to confront a memory from his youth. This leads him on a path of...

Nikolay, a young farm worker, is seen as different by other village people. He doesn't drink vodka and seems a bit odd. After returning from an...

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 relentless detective inches closer to exposing the Marciano crime family — but when corruption, betrayal, and a deadly bribe collide, Martin...

A disillusioned Marine and an Afghan soldier escape the battlefield in a battered Volkswagen bus, journeying through a surreal, war-torn purgatory...

As the winter grows harsh, a woman pens a letter to a lover who has yet to write back.

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

A lonely and depressed young man decides to start beating up delinquents on the streets to cope with his sadness. People call him...

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

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...

Robert's entire life revolves around his passion: his job as a burglar. When a film crew wants to make a documentary about his daily life, he accepts...

A man who once found solace in his friendships now has to fill the emptiness with candy.

On the cusp of motherhood, a woman drifts into a vivid daydream, embarking on a nostalgic journey back to her old family home. As she revisits the...

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...

At once surreal and poignant, this semi-autobiographical film by American director John Dilworth (Courage the Cowardly Dog) chronicles a turning...