Feeling a little bleak about the world? There’s a film festival for that
Associated Press
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This image released by GKIDS shows a scene from the 1988 film "Grave of the Fireflies." (GKIDS via AP)A woman pushes a stroller past the marquee of the Aero Theatre, one of the venues hosting the "Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair" film festival, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)A poster for the 1980 film "The Shining," which is being shown as part of the "Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair" festival, appears behind the ticket counter at the Aero Theatre, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)A woman walks her dog under the marquee of the Aero Theatre, one of the venues hosting the "Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair" film festival, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)This image released by GKIDS shows a scene from the 1988 film "Grave of the Fireflies." (GKIDS via AP)
This image released by GKIDS shows a scene from the 1988 film "Grave of the Fireflies." (GKIDS via AP)