Grief Movies

Just after Isidore moves to France to study filmmaking, his best friend dies back in the US. Through documentary, performance, and animation, a...

Two brothers set out on a quiet walk after a lazy afternoon at home, but casual conversation slowly uncovers tensions that put their bond to the test.

Deep underground, Alexandre follows voices and sounds, leading him to a lost woman.

A recent widower desperately tries to cling to the life he once had, but a chance encounter with a thoughtful stoner changes the way he looks at...

When the 2004 tsunami hit the coast of Sri Lanka, 65-year-old Anton Ambrose's wife and daughter were killed. "In five minutes," he says, "I lost...

The journey of a young girl through the grief of her grandmother.

The day of her 19 years old, Erin discovers that she can travel exactly one year through time using her polaroid photos. Knowing this, she tries to...

A young woman attempts to extract meaning from an intense loss as she encounters signs in her daily life and through the art of Hilma af Klint and...

Damian, grieving his girlfriend's death, travels through Mexico seeking solace. Along the way, he connects with strangers and witnesses their coping...

In a hybrid film, both documentary and fiction, five young women describe the feeling of grief when losing a parent at a young age. Anna returns to...

When Lewis's life is upended by his father's death, his mother, Julie, only seems to make matters worse. With no one else to rely on, Lewis embarks...

A young boy imagines visiting his sister to deal with her loss.

Two estranged adopted sisters are forced together by their mother's sudden death: Beatrice, an autistic Chinese high school senior who wants to learn...

A struggling young actor embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

After his father’s sudden death, Karun inherits the old man’s buzzing phone, and with it, a chaotic network of friends, secrets, debts,...

The film begins 41 days after the untimely death of Malini's husband. As Malini grapples with her grief and the sympathy of those around her, the...

The humorous misadventures of a gas station attendant attempting to paint a mural to memorialize his friend.

Garrett uses movies to escape reality until the movie becomes his reality. In this thriller short, Garrett tries to avoid what is creeping up on him;...

David misses his ring-necked dove. It was his pet, his solace, and to remember the little creature he loved, he insists on adding its ashes to ink...