Mental Health Movies

A personal, poetic essay film exploring eye contact, social anxiety, and the nature of connection between self and other.

Jeanne is a black artist in her sixties who hasn't had the career she'd hoped for. She has fallen into a deep depression. Bitter, she is unable to...

Professor Paul Mullen looks at the way in which admiration can slip into obsession and in some cases, life-threatening behavior.

Matt Maeson shows the mental struggles he faced while creating his sophomore record Never Had To Leave. Blending film with music, Maeson comes to...

Mental health experts discuss the causes of anxiety, its sociological effects and what can be done about it.

A lone, crisis-hotline operator receives a distressing call during her graveyard shift.

In an extremely systematic, oppressive, and controlling school, a student breaks free from collective alienation and sparks a true revolution in...

At the age of 13, Robin drops out of school. His grades are inadequate, even at a special school, and to make matters worse, his health continues to...

12-year-old Terry is in emergency care with guardians after his mother’s arrest. Cheeky and living with a disability, he outwits one...

A vlogger's bid for virality leads her to experiment with a depression-inducing pill, all while she grapples with the aftermath of her fractured...

A showcase of a personal experience that occurred over a few months.

The impossibility of guide her three daughters in life and the constant failed promise to be a good mother frustrate and imprison Susana more and...

The lonely life of an artist, told through the music made under self-destructive circumstances. The Wide Open Project is an experimental visual album...

Ariel goes to therapy and talks to his psychologist. In the course of the session he talks about his mother and his ex-boyfriend, whom he last saw...

There is a strong link between singing and mental illness. This documentary tries to break down some prejudices by focusing on the music industry...

In order to prepare himself for rejection, Mark Cronin makes a film documenting all the possible ways he can get rejected by his crush. Along the...