Mental Illness Movies

Bubu is a poet who has been committed to state institutions for the insane twelve times. He challenges the meaning of hospital-jails, hybrid...

In a country ravaged by generational trauma, a psychiatrist trains grandmothers to treat depression within their communities.

An emotional film about how we respond to tragedy.

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...

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

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

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

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.

Visible Light is a dreamlike exploration on the nature of reality as perceived by a schizophrenic man.

Public safety short about the dangers to children who accept rides from strangers

Shattered by a lifetime of isolation and self loathing due to his mentally ill mother's psychological abuse, a son's obsession to reunite with her...

A short form exploration of the very visceral and disorienting world of living with severe anxiety and depression, the world’s biggest health...

In this short film, a father (Ben Cable) tries to explain his wife's mental illness to his daughter (Sierra Nottingham).

Psychotropic drugs. It’s the story of big money-drugs that fuel a $330 billion psychiatric industry, without a single cure. The cost in human...

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

After an unproductive appointment, the Subject returns home as their bottled up emotions reach a boiling point.

This film follows a young man who believes he's a girl, drifting through his days dressing up, whispering to fake babies, talking to pieces of...

After the devastating suicide of her best friend Coli, 15 year old Natalie turns to journaling to cope with her overwhelming grief. Struggling with...