Mourning Movies

The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day fate struck blindly, taking the life of Peter, the...

Documents the writing, recording and performing of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ sixteenth studio album, Skeleton Tree.

A son loves his mother, because her hands were the first to welcome him. At her funeral, he steals the hearse and drives away. During the journey,...

In 1951, New York poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit Mary, a college friend. The shy Elizabeth is overwhelmed by Brazilian...

When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola.

Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how 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...

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois...

After the South African Defense Force wrongfully declares young Recce Henk Viljoen dead behind enemy lines, it’s up to him alone to use every...

When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young...

A woman and her two young children struggle for answers and shared closure after their husband and father, a professional cave diver, doesn't return...

Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word...

Families from across the U.S. discuss how they cope with loss and address common misconceptions about grief. Through candid personal stories and...

A young widower sidesteps grief, loss, and familial dysfunction when he steals his wife's ashes and sets off on an impulsive odyssey through...

It is the end of a meal. Eight people are gathered around a big table. They evoke the memory of a lost friend. Through the stories of each about the...

Two sisters fall in love with the same man. After the wedding, the new husband realizes he may have married the wrong sister.

The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, hated by the nobles, out of exile.

Five family depictions, five disrupted balances. An anthology which broach subjects such as mourning, family toxicity, the lack of parents/children...

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

A dystopian, post-modern retelling of the Easter story.