Melancholy Movies

Does a child really think about so much? Childhood curiosity is an emotion like no 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...

Hiatos is a performance art video that treats melancholy as a colonial wound. Through performance and dance, it reveals perspectives of time,...

Senna is a scientist seeking to perfect a mind-jumping time-travel project. Upon finding a VHS tape that compels her to delve into her family's past,...

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

This visually stunning short film set in the rural wheat belt of Western Australia, provides a candid insight into the life of Ronan, a 14 yr old boy...

Paloma is a young adult who finds herself living in automatic mode, following every imposed social norm, already working in an office and living...

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

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

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

An experimental short film born out of long nights spent somewhere else.

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect.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

Two people from different walks of life, both realize that laughter is good for the soul.

As one of them is grappling with the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy, two cousins have a heart-to-heart about their family, their lives, and...

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...

Dangling from a high window, a young non-binary person is on the cusp of life and death. Flashes of film, literature, art (paintings) and cultural...

Upon realizing there's not much time left, a teenager stuck in their bedroom, with only a window to the outside world, reflects on their life and...