Mental Health Movies

A young woman mourning the loss of a loved one battles to escape her existential nightmare.

Pipsa has fallen prey to a shady scientist Kalevi. Pekko tries to save her.

MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients,...

David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned in his 20s. David traces his steps, meeting young people living with psychosis and the NHS...

The film explores Mauro Ranallo’s career, including his work on the two biggest pay-per-view events in television history, and his relentless...

Sandy and Alejandra are two young women who live together with Lexa, an artist with a multiple personality who is preparing her new exhibition....

A talented painter, Max, in the height of his career is working on his masterpiece. He is convinced by his wife, Connie, to attend a therapy session...

A young woman experiencing a psychiatric crisis must find a way to overcome her body’s deeply ingrained stress response.

Honour West and Joan Camuglia-May share their experiences in this upbeat roller-skating documentary.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philippe Pinel, who initiated enlightened, humane...

Dutch ice freediver Kiki Bosch swims in the world's coldest waters without a wetsuit as therapy for a trauma she experienced, and to inspire others.

A movie musical about eating disorder recovery and overcoming perceptions of perfection. It follows the first couple of weeks of college for Gracie,...

It offers a nuanced look at life in the women's ward of a psychiatric clinic, where most patients have been convicted of a crime.

Told through the eyes of an Australian news reporter, Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, who moved to the UK to escape depression, the documentary, follows 3...

Trapped and alone, a young man must confront the pain he's ignored when he finds himself face-to-face with consequence.

A young man spends a day observing all the weird, but wonderful little things humans do to each other while he reflects on his own place in this...

Case study documenting a patient’s treatment for paranoid schizophrenia. Made for health professionals, Mental Hospital shows daily life at the...

Jöran has a bipolar disorder, which makes him vulnerable to depression, mania and psychosis. He can sympathize well at the moment, but that has...

A girl tries to get an online prescription.