Melancholy Movies

A tortured soul seeks meaning in life. "The Wide Open Project" is an artistic and experimental visual album about the emerging artist Zinity. Created...

Angella develops a rare psychological disorder called trichotillomania, until, through alternative therapy, she discovers that the cause of her...

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...

A soldier in the Civil War suddenly finds himself out of place and out of time.

A young woman's look at herself through a dream

"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...

Some words were left unspoken by two lovers before one of them departed. In desperation, one decided to go back in time to a specific moment in the...

A young witch in a modern magical world, refuses to let her beloved old cat die. Willing to do anything, she breaks magical laws to save him, but...

A young couple in their twenties is confronted with the fear of monotony in their daily lives.

On a psychedelic night, the protagonist speaks endlessly to his friends, friends we never hear. Beneath his loud, crude monologue, a different figure...

Zane finds solace in their time at church, a peace that is not always reciprocated by others in the community. With a pastor they have known since...

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

A boy who finished school and spends time at home, between routine and sleep, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

First short film from Queens-based Filmmaker Shawn Solomon that captures various memories and moments across 2023.

Comfortable in the routine of his 9-5 job, a postcard triggers office worker Ben to confront a memory from his youth. This leads him on a path of...

An introspective narrative that follows the daily lives of characters immersed in existential and identity crises within urban environments. Trapped...