Melancholy Movies

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

College sophomore Miles Stoops decides on a whim to make a movie with no clear direction, but is repeatedly distracted by JRPG monologues, a second...

"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...

A portrait of the performance artists in colorful clothes and painted faces whom have transitioned from a symbol for joy and laughter, to horror and...

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

The camera gets lost in the deserted streets and lonely reflections of the city lights. Without words, it captures the loneliness of souls who,...

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

Set to "The Rock" by Harry Chapin, a puppet village ignores the warnings of a young boy who insists that a massive rock on the hill above their town...

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

On his death bed, a dying old man succumbs to an unspecified terminal illness. His mind polluted, as the symptoms pivots his stability, a series of...

Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself turned into a giant insect. As he struggles to adapt to his new body, his...

A lone figure drifts between reality and reflection, caught in stillness and searching for something just out of reach.

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.

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...

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

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

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