Melancholy Movies

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...

Set in northern Kerala, the film narrates the journey of Alice in search of her missing husband, a college lecturer. During her quest, she slowly...

In this follow-up to Blood for Irina and Queen of Blood, the vampire Irina rises again like a ghost from her watery grave to bring bloodlust and...

An elderly piano teacher recently diagnosed with terminal cancer lives in fear of death. But her real fear is who will take care of her cat, her only...

Elena is on a mission to finish a list of things that might bring her happiness. In her ongoing quest, she might need a change of perspective.

A grieving young inventor finds solace in repairing an antique typewriter.

In the mid-20th century, in a forested valley between Italy and Yugoslavia, a stingy widower befriends a young woman and helps her depart across the...

The man who isolates himself from the world to delve deeply into his thoughts. Searching less for answers and more for memories that can bring him...

Collaboration with Amadou, who also produced the soundtrack.

Jacob & Amelia grapple with the loss of their unborn child.

A boy looks for money to replace a watch that his father lost on a work trip. Searching the corners of the house, the truths of his parents will be...

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

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

One man's struggle with a repetitive daily routine prompts an inner monologue on the value of memories and time.

Henry is a slacker floating through young adulthood earning a measly income from selling his body as a human punching bag. Meanwhile he wonders if...

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...

Sonder is a trilingual (in English, Hindi, and Punjabi) mood piece about the ordinariness of life. It is a celebration of the seemingly simple,...

A female poop emoji deals with the heartbreak of her dull life and is stuck fantasizing about what life could've been like with another partner.