Melancholy Movies

Alone on a desolate planet, a crash-landed astronaut wanders the wasteland, searching for hope as his oxygen depletes.

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

An orphaned teenager is visiting his parents’ grave - once a place of solace, now a reminder of his growing emptiness.

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...

A movie including footages of nature talking about the journey of life

Five short documental scenes by different directors, each showing their different interpretations of "silence."

By letting go of the urge to control and embracing the unexpected, the creative process finds a new pulse. Thus, Gut Knows What Mind Does Not...

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

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...

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...

This story follows Mauricio in his dilema between following his dream, the complicated relationship whit his family and the fight with his worst...

A man who spends his nights offering emotional support struggles to confront his own inner life by day. Aspiring to be a writer, he drifts through...

A young adult's first-hand account of "accidentally becoming human again" after, and with, trauma induced depression. Lo-fi, vulnerable, and uniquely...

"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...