Melancholy Movies

Two long-time internet friends - Ted, the hometown artist, and Liz, a globe-hopping humanitarian. On the night of his gallery opening, on a river...

A complete historical documentation of one of the world's most unique bands, Tally Hall, & its members

When illness forces her away from her beloved trauma cleaning business, Sandra Pankhurst faces up to her traumatic past and begins a search for her...

Simbiso, a determined 17-year-old girl from a rural village, carries the weight of raising her younger siblings after losing their parents. When she...

Over the course of one stagnant day in a small town, two directionless, codependent dorks stumble through friendship, insecurity, and love while...

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

A young doctor has a promising career in São Paulo, but the diagnosis of a serious illness profoundly changes her relationship with the world...

Hiatos is a performance art video that treats melancholy as a colonial wound. Through performance and dance, it reveals perspectives of time,...

When my friend Whitney added me to her ABC’s of Quarantine Film Festival lineup in March, I was excited and then immediately thought about the...

Four inversions of an increasingly melancholic relationship

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 documentary that focuses on the effects that alcohol has on someone's honesty, performativity and behaviour; Anyone's candid and composed exterior...

With the local refinery closing, the town of Grangemouth is thrown into limbo.

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

This visually stunning short film set in the rural wheat belt of Western Australia, provides a candid insight into the life of Ronan, a 14 yr old boy...

A hitman does one last job to get home before he deteriorates completely.

A movie including footages of nature talking about the journey of life

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