Melancholy Movies

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

A young man struggles with contemplating mortality a year after the passing of a loved one.

This story follows Mauricio in his dilema between following his dream, the complicated relationship whit his family and the fight with his worst...

Dangling from a high window, a young non-binary person is on the cusp of life and death. Flashes of film, literature, art (paintings) and cultural...

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...

Angella develops a rare psychological disorder called trichotillomania, until, through alternative therapy, she discovers that the cause of her...

Paloma is a young adult who finds herself living in automatic mode, following every imposed social norm, already working in an office and living...

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. Refusing...

In Oklahoma City on August 12, 2045, at 1:27 PM, a mysterious celestial body referred to as ‘The Eclipse’ arrived on Earth and destroyed...

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...

An orphaned teenager is visiting his parents’ grave - once a place of solace, now a reminder of his growing emptiness.

"While I'm Away" is a first-year student animated short. This short is about the sense of not fully belonging to one place, and missing the other...

Apocalypse now re-interpreted

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...

Alone on a desolate planet, a crash-landed astronaut wanders the wasteland, searching for hope as his oxygen depletes.

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...

A wandering girl, immersed in nostalgia, seeks explanations for the ephemeral through an introspective conversation within a scandalous city.

Alys is a neurodivergent young film student who identifies with the bass, an instrument that, like her, holds everything together from the background...