Mental Illness Movies

Based on Elizabeth Swados’ picture book of the same name, this animated short film charts one woman's struggle with depression.

A young teenager struggles with a debilitating mental illness as his mom risks everything to save him without losing the rest of her family.

Burt, a Marine suffering from Battle Fatigue, is deathly afraid of rain and confined to an asylum, but showing improvement. He wants to live with his...

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...

The incredible story of Bruno Lüdke (1908-44), the alleged worst mass murderer in German criminal history; or actually, a story of forged files...

Júlia, tries to keep up appearances and routine, while questioning her own sanity.

Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters...

A woman tormented by her depression and the monster in the mirror seeks refuge and finds a rare moment of honesty with herself.

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his...

Fleeting moments is a 3 minute short film made by the solely by the director to show the effect of grief and depression on a person's perception of...

Andrés Rabadán was headline news after killing his father with a crossbow. But beyond the chatter of the media, what is the true story...

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

Three sisters had a hit song years ago, but now deal with a family member's schizophrenia.

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...

A disturbed boy kills his father with his farm tractor and his arm is mangled in the process. He's taken to a mental hospital where he's outfitted...

Sixteen-year-old Jann shields his mother Lina from the outside world in a system that has been established over the years. When Jann falls in love...

In a city where young people disappear, Anya goes through the process of losing her best friend, Mayra, after she transfers to another school. Anya's...

As a result of the 2008 documentary"Generation Rx," thousands of people wrote director Kevin P. Miller to share their experiences on psychiatric...

Michael, a young autistic boy who has trouble with verbalization but a real talent for technology, uses a computer to plead for help after being...

A grieving father's world unravels when he discovers his wife secretly raising their deceased son's hidden twin, forcing him to confront buried...