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 documentary part of CBS reports. The plight of mental patients fit for discharge, but who find themselves thrust into communities unprepared to...

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...

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...

Two madmen wish to avenge the historical Peruvian ship "Monitor Huascar" under the command of Capitain Grau: a hero, and a symbol of the 19th century...

The portrait of a woman who is driven to illness and despair by her circumstances.

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

Initially airing on HBO's "America Undercover" series, this riveting documentary focuses on three families shattered by the psychiatric disorder of...

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

Healing a Nation (Twoub Mantal) tells the painful story of Jean-Richard Saintal, a former social worker from the Cité Soleil region of...

Scrabble is a religion. I'll tell you how I found my religion.

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

A prisoner belonging to a void known as “Lacuna,” longs to escape their entrapment. As they search for a way out, they confront the...

"My uncle is schizophrenic and my grandmother suffers from a terminal illness. My grandfather, who is unable to take care of them both, must decide...

A short film on the obsessive nature of love. How far can we take our attachment and devotion to our loved ones?

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

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