Mental Health Movies

A hopeless baker's attempt at taking his own life is interrupted by a persistent child in need of a birthday cake.

Trixie charmed audiences and judges as winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. But the grind of performing and the pressure of the title proves that...

Filmed over five weeks at the Warrendale residential treatment center near Toronto, "Warrendale" observes twelve emotionally disturbed children and...

An unemployed ex-office worker searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous...

I Hate Suzie Too, the three-part anti-Christmas special, written by Lucy Prebble (Secret Diary of a Call Girl, The Effect, Succession) and Billie...

This 3-minute short film by Iain Delavan was created at a dark time in his life. In his usual abstract and expressive style, Delavan depicts an...

After being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a young mother writes a letter to her daughter about their family’s collective...

A mentally disturbed woman arrives in Rome to find a city fragmented by autocratic law, leftist violence, and her own increasingly unhinged mission...

1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress...

Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.

In the French music world, the beginning of the 2000s was marked by the arrival of a young rapper, Diam's. Over the course of three albums, she has...

When 12-year-old Elsi Björkman and her mother Paula return from a week's holiday abroad, Elsi immediately notices that someone has been in her...

Kirsty must survive an afternoon in the city centre until her accomodation can be arranged at a homeless shelter.

VPRO icon Wim Brands died on April 4, 2016. He was known to the general public as a presenter of the VPRO Boeken program and also closer, with six...

After his father's death, Gema, an awkward young man, is surprised by the warmth from his coworkers. When it fades, he begins to wonder who must die...

Cris dedicates herself body and soul to athletics. While preparing for the 800-meter race at the Spanish National Championships, she suffers a severe...

In the cutthroat world of elite modern fencing, a young coach defends her student from opponents on and off the piste.

Animated short documentary following a young woman's diagnosis of bipolar: a journey of self-acceptance to challenge everyday stigma. In "Trust Me",...

A man opens up about his fears in a long-overdue therapy session, only to learn there is something deeply more sinister to be afraid of.

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.