Trauma Movies

When August finds shelter in an abandoned ranch home, he goes down memory lane of his trauma and what his scientist mother, Dr. Edwards, did to him....

A daughter pushes at the bounds of her relationship with her mother as she unpicks the psychological consequences of the violence she suffered.

Lou (29) is a present-day nomad. Forever in search of the ultimate kind of freedom, she’s long ago blocked out what it is she is actually...

Follows veterans and active-duty service members from varied backgrounds who come together to combat their traumas through the written word in a...

In 2002, Jason Padgett was the victim of a vicious beating outside a karaoke bar in Tacoma, Washington. Upon regaining consciousness, Padgett’s...

Miguel comes back to his country home with his wife after running away from the war, however, the memories of the conflict and his remorse for...

A girl sees her dead father in front of her after taking a bad fall. Her visions intensify and her true feelings about her father surface.

Having enabled a loss that now torments her, a woman enters an adult store in search of redemption. Adapted from a short story by Christos Tsiolkas.

The animal experience of New Year's Eve fireworks is loud and clear, even without commentary. The increasing anxiety among animals as seen through...

At a Halloween party a man's traumatic past is reawakened when he sees someone who looks identical to his former abuser.

This documentary film will follow Juman and Zahrina’s journey in the process of healing from the trauma of the Aceh Tsunami, 20 years ago.

Clara is entering her senior year of high school - a time in life that should be carefree and filled with anticipation for the future - but her mom's...

A boxer tries to recover from the memories he brought back from war.

In a quiet, rural Filipino village, sibling rivalry continues through adulthood for two sisters and finally tears their family apart.

Lacey, the shaken survivor of a bloody supernatural rampage in the countryside, is flown to Los Angeles where a slick movie producer plans to cash in...

In Marseille, the young Serbian-Albanian Adria Shala is an illegal immigrant traumatized by her past. Every now and then Adria recalls her life in...

Found memories decayed by the shock patterns of childhood trauma. This films is made mostly with footage found in the bin of an ophanage. The white...

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian...