Mental Illness Movies

A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking...

In Margate, England, life is not easy for teenager Sarah Taylor, between being bullied at school, being exploited by a dominant boss and having to...

A family begins to fall apart when their eldest daughter is diagnosed with schizophrenia.

To get closer to each other, a mother takes her son to a house by the sea to celebrate his birthday. But something is not right, neither of them...

How many imaginary deathly diseases can you have before you die from fear and anxiety? This short documentary answers this question by trying to show...

The lives of Jeff, Lauren and Lloyd—three very different people who share one common experience—have been transformed by speaking up for...

One year after their father's death, Charlie and Betty continue to ignore their grief, each other, and the mysterious creature following them. Their...

A young man faces a devitalizing mental crisis as the monotonous drain of his day job catches up to him at the end of the work week.

After a bitter teen Anais, gets placed in a mental hospital for the same peculiar reason as a devout-christian, Michelle, their bond rapidly grows...

Thomas Harrison is determined to start his own alternative band after the suicide of Kurt Cobain—it's an obsession that blinds him to what's...

A landmark documentary style short film that features compelling and dramatic first-person accounts of people living with, and recovering from,...

In his first HBO comedy special, Gary Gulman offers candid reflections on his struggles with depression through stand-up and short documentary...

Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy....

Under a night sky, four friends play a friendly game of poker. As time progresses, some win, some lose, but it is all fun and games. In the end,...

After being released from a psychiatric ward, a young man attempts to lead a normal life.

A young, unwed, pregnant girl is made an offer she can't refuse. Marry a rich young man with a wealthy estate to please his dying mother, and she'll...

The story of who psychiatrists are today, what they do, and what they value has been told by almost everyone but them. Psychiatrists are notoriously...

During a 48hr observation at a psych facility, Jack meets Wendy, a young woman with a unique obsession.

Short subject documentary by Julien Nitzberg about the legendary "psychobilly" musician and infamous wild man Hasil Adkins. Filming takes place in...