For our last day of Bleak Week, our programming team have put together a collection of bleak shorts. Ranging from animation, art house and even educational films that express in small doses the breadth of despair, intense experiences, and raw emotions.
About Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair
Presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque, 'Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair' is an annual film festival showcasing some of the greatest works of cinema from across the globe that venture into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.
The fifth annual edition in June 2026 expands to nearly 100 theaters across the U.S., Canada,U.K. and South and Central America, with each venue presenting its own original curated lineup of uncompromising films defined by unpleasant truths and raw empathy.