Melancholy Movies

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

Struggling with writer's block, Sam, a young filmmaker writing their next screenplay experiences a nightmare showing them the sacrifices made in the...

The City That God Forgot is a full feature length documentary film about the city of Utica, NY, and its strong willed community and extensive history...

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...

We are on our way to Prijedor in Bosnia, the director’s hometown, and the place of his perpetual departures. But before arriving, we must learn...

Anna is thinking of quitting sex work. She hears screaming from out the window.

A young woman's look at herself through a dream

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

"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...

A new-to-town carer forms an unlikely bond with her first patient, an elderly man with onset dementia, and together they find ways to reconcile with...

The short film tells the story of a woman who was betrayed by the man she loved and lost her unborn child. The depressed woman arrives at a deserted...

Majid used to study philosophy when he lived in the Turkmen-speaking part of Afghanistan. Now he works on a construction site in northeastern Iran,...

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

A relentless detective inches closer to exposing the Marciano crime family — but when corruption, betrayal, and a deadly bribe collide, Martin...

A young girl returns home to an empty apartment. She gets invited on a date but she has to finish her chores first. This would be very easy for her,...

A software professional ditches a day at work to discover poetry and finds stories in strangers walking at Connaught Place

Short film about a unique girl who was once a talented piano player turned idol, but one day she quietly vanished. Since then, no one has known her...

A camera test that gains a new meaning with context.

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