Melancholy Movies

A Presence is.

As the sun begins its descent, time seems to stand still.

In 2027, when the Preservation Act forbids 20% of citizens from having sex, fugitive lovers Peter and Laura hide in a rundown motel, torn between...

My Dear Melancholy, a micro-short that explores a personified version of melancholy and his dilemma of holding on or letting go

Eight iconic performers of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists go on stage to celebrate their 50th career jubilee. The film...

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...

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...

In 'Quédate' we meet Ana, a young prostitute, who has a disturbing encounter with Manuel, a lonely man who seeks consolation for a painful...

When a young woman discovers that the soup she cooks can temporarily restore her father’s fading memories, she must decide whether to sacrifice...

In this experimental short film, a young man and woman enter into a relationship with one another and quickly learn the ups and downs of intertwining...

A couple, Vlad and Sophy, navigate their relationship as well as their own struggles with mental health in the context of a highly connected,...

For 17 years, from the age of about six or seven, Kathy Chu keeps a diary. It's a complete fiction, denying disappointments (when her older sister...

A pregnant young couple gets into a car accident and state law prevents them from receiving the correct medical care.

When planets across the universe begin to shatter themselves, aliens begin escaping towards Earth. To fight back against these dangerous aliens, the...

Soon after learning of the death of his mother Pérola, Mauro returns to his old family home in Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil). A look back...

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.

After the death of her husband, an elderly woman attempts to reconnect to her late love through the piano.

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.WAY" is a journey into lost memories of youth, purely constructed with archive material. A nostalgic reverie that transitions into a feeling of...