Grief Movies

One night, nine children from the same Tunisian village attempt the deadly crossing. Like a poem or a prayer, this film welcomes the words of...

Fanny lives with her father, Hubert, an academic obsessed with his research who has never recovered from the death of his wife twelve years earlier....

At daybreak, a mother and daughter muse over loss, pain, and absence.

A haunted woman named Ida journeys from Germany to Jordan, to an eerie and deserted port town on the Red Sea where her partner, Ismail, recently...

A star athlete has to come to terms with her debilitating grief to regain her confidence and finish her race.

A young girl's faith is tested, when her parents are suddenly killed in a car accident and she's forced to move in with relatives who don't share her...

Stranded on an isolated road with a broken-down car, a girl reconnects with her father over a phone call.

A rapturous crime fable set in the Dominican Republic, Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias’ COCOTE follows Alberto, a kind-hearted gardener...

A captivating short film about dementia and the struggles of being a young carer.

One of the biggest burdens a soul can carry is the loss of a loved one. How do you let go of someone you brought into the world? In this documentary,...

Disability Pride is about recognizing all aspects of the disability experience — including the tough aspects. An authentic representation of...

After the death of his brother, a young man is forced to confront his grave through memories and a quiet conversation with his mother.

On the edge of herself, Ellie retreats into memory, not to escape, but to find a reason to stay. A quiet, unflinching portrait of a young woman...

Following the death of her husband, Dan, in November of 2010, Suzanne Frisse Lathrop converts her Facebook into a public diary, housing her grief in...

A grieving husband struggles to come to terms with his wife's passing. Following a night-time visit to her grave, he picks up a transgender sex...

Two sisters, Red and White, divided by death’s thin veil. Through bonds unyielding in life or death, a journey of grief and life after loss.

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

A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.

An adolescent girl loses her mother and is left to live with her distant family members. She discovers her aunt is keeping her from the last letter...

A dazzling and unconventional documentary where a filmmaker explores their first experience of great loss after her best friends Chun and Yueh go...