Funeral Movies

There is a special moment in the lives of the that can be described by a single word: Mabadong. Toraja funerals are as they were 500 years ago. The...

Xiao Mo, a philosophy student, volunteered at a funeral assistance center to search for the meaning of life and death. Unexpectedly, his mentor...

A newsreel depicting the funeral of Burmese independence activist U Htun Shein.

For most of us a funeral is traditionally a modest, somber affair, but there are some families who are prepared to go above and beyond to ensure...

In 2004 Sheldon Oberman, a Jewish storyteller from Winnipeg, passed away. At his funeral the presiding Rabbi said that Sheldon’s spirit was...

On 28 January 1901 the great musician Giuseppe Verdi died from the consequences of a stroke that had struck him six days earlier. These very rare...

Despite the recent dissolution of their relationship, a couple must reunite to bury their pet.

Ruben begins having blissful, heavenly dreams. But things take a dark turn when he no longer wants to wake up.

When Alex dies suddenly in a car crash, her loved ones fall into grief. But they are not the only ones who suffer, as Alex's soul is forced to linger...

Two men attempt to comfort their grieving friend in different ways

This short film explores the relationship between a man and a woman in a funeral. After the event, the couple faces tensions due to the lack of...

During 2020, when the pandemic policy loosened, a violinist went back to hometown in mainland China to meet his parents and his friends. A sudden...

Yamamoto Senji fought against the Peace Preservation Law in the Diet. On March 5, 1929 he was assassinated by the right wing. A farewell ceremony was...

A young, unnamed woman, while biking home from the bank she works at, happens upon a weakened tree goddess whose native shrine is being demolished...

A sweet, sad philosophical contemplation about what death is like for our dogs and what it might be for us.

Following the death of her estranged grandmother, a young girl witnesses the long-repressed hatred and pain within her family. Once they all gather...

The funeral of assassinated Yugoslavian king.