Funeral Movies

From Jaipur to Agra and Calcutta is a wonderful trip, and Burton Holmes shows some of the quaintest and queerest sights in the world, among them the...

There is a special moment in the lives of the that can be described by a single word: Mabadong. Toraja funerals are as they were 500 years ago. The...

On 28 January 1901 the great musician Giuseppe Verdi died from the consequences of a stroke that had struck him six days earlier. These very rare...

When his father suffers a heart attack the elders in the Mormon community decide to conduct a priesthood blessing ceremony, gay son David asks to...

When Alex dies suddenly in a car crash, her loved ones fall into grief. But they are not the only ones who suffer, as Alex's soul is forced to linger...

A newsreel depicting the funeral of Burmese independence activist U Htun Shein.

Two men attempt to comfort their grieving friend in different ways

For most of us a funeral is traditionally a modest, somber affair, but there are some families who are prepared to go above and beyond to ensure...

Yamamoto Senji fought against the Peace Preservation Law in the Diet. On March 5, 1929 he was assassinated by the right wing. A farewell ceremony was...

Despite the recent dissolution of their relationship, a couple must reunite to bury their pet.

Cut From Cloth is a short family drama, set on the day of a funeral. After he passes away, three estranged siblings gather round their father's...

Dark powers roam free, a woman dreams of a poppy field and her funeral.

Following the death of his friend Alfred, Ryan prepares to deliver a eulogy. What begins as an attempt to remember the dead gradually becomes a...

Geoffrey, 12, and his brother Kimanthi, 15, have to travel to Shimoni to bury their grandmother. It is a most dreadful journey for the two as it will...

This short film explores the relationship between a man and a woman in a funeral. After the event, the couple faces tensions due to the lack of...

The funeral procession of suffragette Emily Davison - fatally injured at the Epsom Derby - passes through London to her final resting place in...

During 2020, when the pandemic policy loosened, a violinist went back to hometown in mainland China to meet his parents and his friends. A sudden...

This one means a lot to me. This film not only marks the break of a long hiatus from YouTube/filmmaking for me, but it is also the first film I have...

Victims of a tragic air crash are honoured in a sombre military funeral procession through the streets of Hitchin.