Movies: Mourning

At Archer’s Aunty Gladys’ funeral, he hears a tap on the window — it’s a bear named Jesus, who has come for Archer’s mom. “A Bear Named Jesus” is an allegory for religious interference, with an aching yet humorous look at estrangement and mourning fo...

Two bohemian siblings come to terms with their father's death...

A boy is tragically killed in a car accident. Will his father transform into a vengeful monster, or a forgiving wise man?...

After the death of her husband, an elderly woman attempts to reconnect to her late love through the piano....

Erick travels with his father to the beach after the death of his mother; in that place he will find a sea shell, through which he will hear her voice....

A boy kills his friend and is haunted by the memory of him, until one day......

'star born brutal' is a diaristic exploration of masculinity after experiencing a schizophrenic breakdown. Static memories recur and dissolve in a search for understanding and quiet liberation....

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 from an expedition....

A story about the special relationship between Jaana and her daughter Liisa who died in a traffic accident at the age of 16....

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In this thought-provoking film, director Paul Perry uses recent research into near-death experiences to answer the question that's plagued humans since the beginning of time: Is there life after death? Through interviews with near-death researchers a...

Two sisters confront the shadows of their past following Agda's death. As they return home, lingering secrets ignite tension, especially for Isis, who believes the light may bridge her connection to Agda's spirit...

March 2020. Fabrizio, a photographer and filmmaker who lives in Luxembourg, returns to his family in central Italy after his father has suffered a heart attack. It’s the beginning of the pandemic, the country is in lockdown. An intimate diary and an ...

A gay man returns home to mourn the death of his lover. However, since he's never come out to his family, they're unable to help as they're unaware of his recent loss. Meanwhile, he's drawn to a flirtation with an anonymous stranger by a message left...

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Two strangers visit the penthouse of a recently deceased lover, only to find themselves learning more about each other....

Families from across the U.S. discuss how they cope with loss and address common misconceptions about grief. Through candid personal stories and conversations with experts in the grief field, the film also presents ideas for how family and friends ca...

A meet between two strangers that become a trip to the sea, where their deep solitudes will be complicit in the cycles that both are about to close....

Rosa spends her days between working at the dry cleaning shop and reminiscing about her childhood with her mother. One day, she sees on television that a woman from her neighborhood claims to have seen the Virgin Mary. From that moment, Rosa’s daily ...