Melancholy Movies

First short film from Queens-based Filmmaker Shawn Solomon that captures various memories and moments across 2023.

A woman returning home to her daily routine and solitary life starts getting lost in daydreams. Through flowing imagery and a home movie aesthetic,...

Antoine is a 9-year-old autistic child. His perception of the world is both strange and wonderful. Her sister Emilie, in her teenage years, is...

This story follows Mauricio in his dilema between following his dream, the complicated relationship whit his family and the fight with his worst...

A bleak Christmas Eve. All alone in a pub, sits Arthur silent and contemplative. The winter wind spills through cracks in the wall, whistling...

A boy is going on an exchange to Canada but doesn’t know why he’s decided to do so.

Phone and video camera footage of Jane's lonely family trip to Europe. Takes place months before certain events take place.

In 2027, when the Preservation Act forbids 20% of citizens from having sex, fugitive lovers Peter and Laura hide in a rundown motel, torn between...

A camera test that gains a new meaning with context.

A cargo plane pilot is trapped alone with his ship in Earth's orbit due to a nuclear war. Until one day he finds a connection with someone else in...

A Presence is.

A young mime struggles with financial hardships and attempts to find hope in their solitary life.

A hitman does one last job to get home before he deteriorates completely.

miscommunication

After the End’ is a documentary film about the effect of loss in each of our lives. Following the stories of people who have each experienced...

An exploration of the human psyche, Blue takes the viewer on a journey alongside its main character, through the mundanity of life itself, while he...

Hozumi is a widower. He meets the Kondos at a bar, and is intrigued when they make a wish before drinking their hoppy cocktails. Hozumi decides to...

Follows the thoughts of someone going through a depressive episode

A short put together through old home videos on a camcorder of my childhood.