Heartaches / 1981

A young wife becomes pregnant, but the child's father is not her husband. Afraid to tell him, she leaves home, and meets an outgoing, free-spirited woman on a bus. Although the two are polar opposites, the wife moves in with the young woman, and finds out that they have much more in common than she realized.

Heartaches / 1947

Up-and-coming Hollywood actor/crooner, Vic Morton, has a secret. He starts receiving death threats in the mail and an attempt on his life is made. Soon after, two of his associates are murdered. Who is behind it all?

Till My Heartaches End / 2010

The moment these two saw each other at the café, they couldn’t take their eyes off each other. Their attraction was apparent and it seemed that destiny brought them together. As they got to know the other better, they found solace and comfort in each other’s company. But the security they found in each other soon started to shake when their different life paths take them to different directions. Despite the love they both still have for each other, one must choose to decide when to let go, even if the other is still holding on.

Heartaches / 1936

A Chinese-American aviator falls in love with an opera star named Fan in San Francisco. A jealous theater manager named Jung intervenes, threatening to send the opera star back to China

Heartache's Song / 2023

Through an ever-shifting visual palette, the viewer is immersed in the exploration of the tumultuous emotions of heartbreak. Vivid hues fade into dark and swirling shades, mirroring the ebb and flow of feelings. Fluid and fractured motions embody uncertainty and turmoil, establishing a non-verbal dialogue between the soul and the screen. This short film transcends the limitations of language, embracing the philosophy that questions our reliance on words to convey profound experiences. Through cinematic art, it invites us to delve into the richness of human emotions beyond linguistic barriers while capturing the complexity of the inner world.

Hiroshima Heartache / 1962

Seventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter looks for the bomb's effects, but everyone seems to have forgotten. He meets a woman who was there when it happened but when they fall in love she isn't able to move on.

A Treatise of the Human Animal no.38: HEARTACHE / 2019

A treatise of the human animal no. 38: HEARTACHE is an absurd depiction of the human being and its eternal tendency to have its heart broken. In eight standalone chapters, we meet the patients at the now closed Sanatorium for Heartache, in their assiduous attempt to cure themselves of this terrible disease. Meanwhile, on Antarctica, we join the penguin Edgar on an epic journey, as he traverses snowy plains and stormy mountains in an attempt to once again be reunited with the love of his life.

In Every Dream Home a Heartache / 2014

An essay about disaffection in 7 segments inspired by Stendhal's seven stages of love, "De L'Amour" (1822). Most people are afraid of love because they are afraid of their deepest joy, delight and inner freedom.

Heartache / 1931

It's Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents / 2021

IT'S NOT A BURDEN: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents is a feature-length documentary that provides an intimate look, presented with humor and heart, at the relationships between aging parents and the adult children who care for them, examining the challenges they face and the solutions they discover along the way.