Mental Health Movies

Manda, a therapist, has her own bouts with mental illness. She must learn to put herself first in order to deal with her demons.

Unconditional: A Journey of Selfless Love explores the love, care, and sacrifices family caregivers give to their loved ones and the many loving...

This is a Dutch documentary about the last weeks of life in a Portuguese clinic for Emma Caris, a 18 year old girl who had been suffering anorexia...

Seven months after the death of Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski, his parents cope with their grief and memories.

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

In an attempt to understand his own psychosis, the artist examines his identity through genealogy. Feelings of isolation and alienation are expressed...

The film follows a girl born during the Iranian 1979 revolution, growing up amidst war and global events, leading to her breakdown and subsequent...

The days of Giulia, a young professional dancer, are disrupted when the mirrors in her house begin to reflect a distorted reality, confronting her...

Forget the neon lights and cherry blossoms — this is Japan like you’ve never seen it. In this gripping short documentary, Omar Farooq...

A young man who is looking for his fate...

A short following a man as he struggles with his mental health, and showing how life keeps moving no matter what.

A young man from South Korea comes to New York to study. For the first two years, he surrounds himself with unsuitable friends, leading to an...

In just sixty years, South Korea went from being one of the poorest countries on the Asian continent to having the 12th largest economy in the entire...

A young man spirals through nicotine addiction in reverse, uncovering how one moment with a girl led him to his lowest point.

An office intern journeys through the bureaucratic mind of a depressed adolescense, desperately convinced that the root of the problem is somewhere...

When 20-something-year-old Tanya begins to realize she’s asexual, the highly charged sexualized world she lives in as an actress and partner...

Edmond, an office loner, who gets the surprise of his life by having a genie appearing out of nowhere to grant him any wish he desires. However,...

A bout of lucid dreaming presents a tired student with the ability to vent his built-up frustrations on his friends in increasingly cartoonish ways.

In 2020 / 2021, I suffered from severe Bipolar mania. This is a reflection on my encounter with Bipolar mania and back.