Longing Movies

This hand-painted film charts a collection of journeys both real and imagined.

A young Ukrainian street photographer reflects on his feelings of longing and connection to his father as he explores the streets of New York City.

Two young people walk together late at night, sharing a cigarette. They search the smoke for connection and finally say the things that have been...

When a shooting star falls to earth, it longs to find a way back home to the sky.

A lonely ghost finds love at the graveyard.

A person performs routine tasks and relaxing activities to fight a troubling zeitgeist.

It’s Karla’s first birthday away from home. And music will be her way back.

After being introduced by a mutual college friend, two unnamed characters form an immediate connection. As their romantic relationship progresses,...

It's been 2 years since they've been together. They haven't seen each other in person. Only pixels on a screen.

"A shallow young man who likes to drink a lot, a coward who wants to prove himself and a dreamer who wants to rekindle an old love learn important...

An observational mini-documentary following the home lives of Eve and Barry when Barry's work takes him offshore.

Getting ready to go their own ways in life, an uncertain boy and his anxious girlfriend have to decide how to navigate their next steps.

In rural Kosovo, identical houses are built for family members working abroad, in the hope that they will one day return to settle in their old...

In a dimly lit apartment, two people exist in a world of half-lit gestures and unspoken desire. Touch is fleeting, hesitance lingers, and the space...

A widow keeps her husband's memory alive through daily, silent gestures, until longing and love lead her to meet him again, in an ending where...

Harkening back to the apartment movies of the 1970s, "Footnotes" is the story of neighbors and near total strangers, Will and Apurna. When they begin...

A semi-autobiographical short about a young man musing about the nostalgic joy of being a careless child.

After initially forgetting about a 'sex pact' they had signed when they were seventeen, Emma and Christian meet seven years later to carry out a...