Movies: Mental health

"Beginnings are rare and fleeting. All we are left with in life is a long and unavoidable journey to the end. Describe the burdens you carry with you on this journey." I sent the above prompt to friends and colleagues and asked for any artistic resp...

Filmed across two years and five different cities, Dear Will Carne tells the story of an invisible illness....

This flipbook-style animation demonstrates the emotions of people who hear voices...

Edmond, an office loner, who gets the surprise of his life by having a genie appearing out of nowhere to grant him any wish he desires. However, Edmond has a surprise of his own by requesting a peculiar wish to the genie....

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Amy is a depressed college student who hasn't left her apartment in days. Once she does leave her apartment, she half-heartedly confronts the absolute stasis and isolation she is experiencing....

A grieving father seeks answers after his 14-year-old son kills himself. He uncovers painful truths about the lives of teens, the impact of unfettered access to internet and social media, and the shocking rise of depression among America’s youth....

After bankruptcy and a mental breakdown, former high-flyer Timothy returns to live with his parents in Wollongong....

“Set against the rattle of shopping carts and the white noise of L.A. traffic... “Disco’d” is an unvarnished, moving look at the lives affected by the rising crisis of homelessness.” —Los Angeles Times...

To confront his past trauma, an amputee veteran acts in a hyperrealistic military simulation....

Best friends set out to conquer Hollywood but are ambushed when one of them is diagnosed with bipolar disorder....

After her fall, Sophie is aiming to the surface, but she's unable to trust her entourage anymore....

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It offers a nuanced look at life in the women's ward of a psychiatric clinic, where most patients have been convicted of a crime....

A fiction feature shot with real patients and their therapists that shows the day-to-day life of a group of anorexia nervosa patients during their hospitalization and the relationship with their therapists....

No Measure of Health profiles Kyle Magee, an anti-advertising activist from Melbourne, Australia, who for the past 10 years has been going out into public spaces and covering over for-profit advertising in various ways. The film is a snapshot of his ...

“I want to be a tiger. I am an atheist from Iraq and I am seeking asylum. About my hallucinations… It’s difficult. Horrible monsters. I hope I can help those who need help.” An episode of the animation series Mental images by Antonia Ringbom. The aim...

Mo is an adult with autism spectrum disorder who spends a lot of time in their brain. Today, a hole started following them....

An exploration of the complexity of mental wellbeing through the eyes of men today....

A young woman finally seeks help for what is ailing her....