Mourning Movies

A story about the special relationship between Jaana and her daughter Liisa who died in a traffic accident at the age of 16.

In this animated short, a terrible curse deprives Balthasar's kingdom of its stories. Taking the unicorn's horn back into The Belly of the Earth is...

Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends...

A memorial mourns as time passes

Due to the sudden death of his grandfather, Nejat (8) arrives at a funeral home for the first time in his life. As soon as they arrive, he is left...

An encounter from night till morning.

Suffering the loss of someone we love can be the most difficult thing in life to deal with. One moment we have them and the next they're gone. What...

Barbara is a professional clown, as is her partner Heli. The two children call them a "clown family". Barbara believes in failure and in making fun...

A young woman crosses a confined provincial town and its outskirts. Once at her destination, a strange mourning protocol awaits her.

Goldie, an artist grieving over the loss of her partner, creates space for new love to enter her life.

In this thought-provoking film, director Paul Perry uses recent research into near-death experiences to answer the question that's plagued humans...

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

Rob Krikke (33) has Down’s syndrome and is an actor with a theatre company. Since his sister died in an accident, that event won’t let go...

Rosa spends her days between working at the dry cleaning shop and reminiscing about her childhood with her mother. One day, she sees on television...

Teo’s dream of dancing with Mia in the school competition seems hopeless…until he meets Ro, a funny bird-like creature with wondrous...

Two men attempt to comfort their grieving friend in different ways

A gay man returns home to mourn the death of his lover. However, since he's never come out to his family, they're unable to help as they're unaware...