Melancholy Movies

A documentary on three families struggling to survive in Brazil.

When a mother and son with a caustic history reunite to pack-up their old house, sparks fly as long-buried secrets are revealed, and it might fall...

Something Like Summer traces the tumultuous relationship of Ben and Tim, secret high school sweethearts who grow over the years into both adulthood...

'It's Alright Now' tells the story of how a childhood accident in 1968 changes the lives of three kids forever and creates an inseparable bond.

Two sisters and their male counterparts struggle with the negative influences of their youths over a 50-year period.

Soon after learning of the death of his mother Pérola, Mauro returns to his old family home in Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil). A look back...

When an 80 year old intellectual is confronted with issues of old age and death, she reminisces the death of her mother that happened 30 years...

After a chance encounter with someone from his past, a solitary man in New York reflects on lost connections, memory, and the quiet ache of growing...

Aurora and Bernardo are experiencing moments of happiness, but their joy is interrupted by the onset of war.

A few minutes in the life of two people: a young woman who has her whole life in front of her and an old man ill with asthma who has only one more...

On the last days of his life, while succumbing to alcoholism in a hospital, famed writer Lima Barreto chronicles his trajectory story as a black,...

Two estranged childhood friends, Henry and Carter, reconnect in their early twenties for a final, turbulent canoe trip.

In his motor home, while drinking too much wine, an old “Shlappsteur” (a luxury event waiter) shares anecdotes about the job that ate up...

Maria and Suzy try to find themselves within their confusing relationship after a fateful night, struggling to overcome the indifference they both...

During World War II, the usually sleepy town of Gander, Newfoundland is abuzz with activity as the stopover point for many flights between North...

Meet Johan. He doesn't have a job, no friends and no girlfriend. He fills his days with petty crime, watching porn and playing videogames. Deep down...

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

After ending a decade-long relationship, Matías experiences a year of empty parties, disconnected sex, and conversations with the ghost of his...

A kitten and a young boy live in a small fisherman's hut. The boy's father calls him Little Hawk. The threesome are poor but happy, and the father...