Sad Story Movies

Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952...

A boy is left alone after the disappearance of his parents.

In this short film the director reflects on the feeling of being on the wrong path in your life, that you have no control over your own life. But...

A guy commits suicide due to severe depression. As his final goodbye, he writes three letters to God to explain his struggles with the world.

Danaji, a farmer from the state of Maharashtra in rural India, is accompanied by his eight-year old son Ganya to the city to sell his onions at the...

A tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation, the length of his power cable.

On Souls Day, 70-year-old widow Marissa lovingly prepares a picnic, speaking to her late husband Ben as if he’s still by her side. At the park,...

Through letters written to herself at several different pivotal points during her life, Maya Heinecke tells the narrative of her life, and looks...

A story of a man who's luck gets the better of him.

After the death of Grandmother Amelia, a Dundee family are left struggling with grief. Through the mundanity of life and the profoundly ordinary,...

A young British racing driver faces an international challenge after overcoming struggles early in his life. Will he regain control of his future?

Scattered memories of love and loss are relived in the rooms of the apartment where they were first experienced.

After a terrible breakup, Dante will have to face his grief through a mysterious letter, which tells the story of a broken heart among its letters.

Sent spiraling after the unexpected discovery of his girlfriend's suicide, Liam sifts through the memories of their relationship that he now must...

A young woman recalls the events of the previous night, putting together the pieces of a drunken encounter with a strange man.

This short film follows Nick as he returns for his second year of university after suffering heartbreak three months prior.

Natalia supports Norma, her suicidal mother, by sharing the list she made in her childhood of the things worth living for. As they complete the items...