Melancholy Movies

College sophomore Miles Stoops decides on a whim to make a movie with no clear direction, but is repeatedly distracted by JRPG monologues, a second...

A closed off young woman finds herself alone in her evacuated town, pondering the impending end of the world.

A Documentary about bird carving in the islands of Virginia.

Set during the turbulent shift from silent to sound, this film intertwines the lives of a struggling filmmaker and a solitary fisherman. A meditation...

By letting go of the urge to control and embracing the unexpected, the creative process finds a new pulse. Thus, Gut Knows What Mind Does Not...

After a freak accident leaves a young man in a surreal limbo, he must team up with a talking puppet to map a mysterious island from fragments of...

A young woman revisits memories of her fiancé while silently coping with the distance that separates them. Amid routines that now feel...

Set in 1948, a year after independence, Gajar Ka Halwa is a deeply personal tale of love, loss, and the invisible scars of Partition. In the...

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect.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

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

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...

Strangers revolve around a solitary photographer who captures portraits of unknown individuals by confining himself inside a photo booth. However,...

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

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...

Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself turned into a giant insect. As he struggles to adapt to his new body, his...

After losing her grandfather when she was less than a year old, a now very conflicted teen must learn how to navigate her grief even though she...