Melancholy Movies

Inspired by the alarming increase in real-life tragedies involving high school bullying and suicide, Teens Like Phil tells the story of a gay teen,...

Five short documental scenes by different directors, each showing their different interpretations of "silence."

Arlo is a recent college graduate disillusioned with the reality of adulthood. When he takes off work to attend an absurd amount of funerals, he...

Teresa has a frayed relationship with her girlfriend Veronica. Teresa's attempts to stay close to her are thwarted, which will lead Teresa to make a...

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

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

When Edie is caught kissing a girl at a church dance, it becomes a race to find her mother before her monstrous secret is revealed.

A lonely tube sock abandoned in a laundromat struggles with grief while searching the streets of Los Angeles for his other half.

A young man enters an empty chapel, holding onto a memory he cannot let go of. Alone with his thoughts, he speaks to the absence of someone he loved...

When viewed from far away, life on Earth can seem meaningless. But when a star inhabits a dying girl, they experience the tragic beauty found at the...

Trapped in a toxic relationship, Marcos discovers the effort it takes to heal and move forward.

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

Set in the 1930s, two siblings use their imaginations as a coping mechanism to come to terms with their mother's mysterious disappearance.

A man vents about his unraveling life to his best friend, unaware that the truth of their conversation extends far beyond his own perspective.

Ukrainian sculptor who is taking wife's death hard acquires the hope to begin a new life after appearance of Iraqi refugee. He desires to fall in...

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect.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

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...

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

Hozumi is a widower. He meets the Kondos at a bar, and is intrigued when they make a wish before drinking their hoppy cocktails. Hozumi decides to...