Emotionally demanding films about family, loss, and things left unsaid. For a night when you want to feel deeply rather than keep things light.
01 2022 · 102 min
Directed by Charlotte Wells
A daughter looks back on a seaside holiday she shared with her father.
A daughter revisits footage of a holiday with her father. Its unspoken feelings invite you to look back at the family moments you couldn’t fully read.
02 2021 · 179 min
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
A grieving theater director forms a quiet bond with his assigned driver.
Loss emerges slowly through drives and silences. This is a long sit with what couldn’t be said, rather than a quick emotional release.
WHEN IT FITS
For the days when you have feelings to spare and do not want to explain all of them. These selections have evidence of substantial emotional weight. They do not promise tears, and inclusion is not a spoiler about a film’s ending.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
Loss, family and memory can land differently depending on what you bring to them. Read which relationships a story follows, and skip material you do not want to sit with today. You may prefer to leave some time after the credits rather than moving straight into the next thing.
MAKE IT PERSONAL
A few questions to narrow things down.