Melancholy Movies

An experimental short film created for Year 12 VCE Media, exploring how different editing styles can accentuate vastly different atmospheres, even...

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

The Fenestration of Suburbia is a melancholic social documentation of a cold Canadian suburb.

Gregg avoids family and home life before coming across a toy cat, where he'll have solace and comfort instead.

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

A cargo plane pilot is trapped alone with his ship in Earth's orbit due to a nuclear war. Until one day he finds a connection with someone else in...

After years of "fake" videos, it’s time to meet the real Morgz: Morgan Hudson.

A short animated film about a little boy named Less and his trip through the forest.

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,...

After the End’ is a documentary film about the effect of loss in each of our lives. Following the stories of people who have each experienced...

A short film that captures a relationship on the verge of collapse - between two people who couldn’t be more different. It explores...

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

A short film that answers the question asked in the title. A brief introspection.

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...

A young girl named 'Clara' who suffers from social anxiety, depression, and having friends that left her behind meets 'Lucy', whose company is...

Burden of Existence is a meditative short film about loneliness, debt, poverty, gratitude, addiction, and the fragile ways what we reap sows back to...

COVID-19 made the world go into severe lockdowns. No one could see each other for months on end, but then in 2021, the lockdowns were removed and...