Mental Illness Movies

The film follows a young man caught between conflict and reconciliation within his family. Haunted by past mistakes and unresolved emotions, he finds...

A young woman is kidnapped by a mentally deranged man who believes she knows the person who calls him on a broken telephone.

Americans of various walks of live share their experience of schizophrenia.

It's a sensitive, moving doc chronicling the life of Tétrault's brother Philip , a Montreal poet, musician and diagnosed paranoid...

Rinka Sugita is a key member of an ad agency’s marketing department. As she races back and forth between photo shoots and meetings, the shy...

A cheating wife goes off the deep end when her side piece finds love with a single woman.

Two codependent siblings document their unraveling through daily video messages to their absent mother, only to discover that their shared devotion...

A man struggles with guilt and his own perception of reality as he goes about his normal daily life.

A lonely man is invited to dinner by the woman who spies every night with his camera. The secrets will come to light, when both want to satisfy their...

An unflinching documentary of those dealing with mental illness in the criminal justice system and a profile of families who tragically fell victims...

"Breaking the Silence" is a fresh, new-look documentary film dedicated to everyone around the world who suffers quietly and in the shadows - alone,...

Faceless is a documentary film about the workings of an inpatient psychiatry unit, seen through the eyes of both the patients trying to get well and...

What if, instead of bombs, we dropped watermelons? Dreamy and hopeful, this animated short sweeps us up into a colourful world where layers of...

The complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.

In this farewell letter to Ana (aka Anorexia), I reveal the suffering associated with this illness. I express my desire to regain my freedom and...

In a small town in northern Norway, Eira tries to follow in the shadow of her brilliant and rebellious older sister Vera. Lately however, something...

This drama presents a raw and honest portrayal of the impact of a special mental illness. It sheds light on the often-misunderstood terrain of the...

A short film about two best friend's day out and what they accomplish in a day. This short film was inspired by a poem created by the writer (Khalid...