Movies: Mourning

Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word ‘emancipation’ simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. arrives, she ...

After the loss of his daughter, Jurek, together with his father-in-law Ben, decides to perform the Chinese minghun ritual....

A teenage girl, Jessica, looks back on the stories her mother told through her movies and her own memories of her mother. This film is animated entirely in Oculus Quill, a 3D drawing and sculpting program....

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

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....

The Karate Man honors his recently deceased Sensei through a tribute video he created dedicated to his Sensei's legacy....

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A memorial mourns as time passes...

A young woman mourning the loss of a loved one battles to escape her existential nightmare....

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A documentary that explores how seven remarkable people embrace their pain, learn to live with their loss, and now engage in life with more compassion, courage, and awareness. The personal and moving stories include those of author Isabel Allende, Re...

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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Barbara is a professional clown, as is her partner Heli. The two children call them a "clown family". Barbara believes in failure and in making fun of what doesn't work. In the ability to turn things around and see the positive in the negative. But B...

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...

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

A young woman crosses a confined provincial town and its outskirts. Once at her destination, a strange mourning protocol awaits her....

Two men attempt to comfort their grieving friend in different ways...

Rob Krikke (33) has Down’s syndrome and is an actor with a theatre company. Since his sister died in an accident, that event won’t let go of Rob anymore. A decision is taken to make a play about her death. Documentary maker Didderiëns follows this pr...