Mental Illness Movies

A depressed man spirals as he struggles to open up about his mental health. James, a mid-20s modern day man, has battled with anxiety and depression...

Social media corrupts the mind of a young University student--but can he escape the psychological torment of alienation?

In a small town in northern Norway, Eira tries to follow in the shadow of her brilliant and rebellious older sister Vera. Lately however, something is...

Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to sha...

Mental discomfort is a field yet to be discovered. Where is the borderline between peculiarity and mental illness?

A young man falls in love with a young woman with borderline personality disorder, but it will upset the relationship despite her mental illness.

Short subject documentary by Julien Nitzberg about the legendary "psychobilly" musician and infamous wild man Hasil Adkins. Filming takes place in Adk...

Scott Panetti was tried for the capital murder of his parents-in-law on September 8, 1992 in Gillespie County, Texas. He was subsequently sentenced to...

A mother struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family.

Shattered by a lifetime of isolation and self loathing due to his mentally ill mother's psychological abuse, a son's obsession to reunite with her lea...

A short film on the obsessive nature of love. How far can we take our attachment and devotion to our loved ones?

An insight into the mind of a mentally ill and drug-addicted artist.

When Rasmus was 15, his mother and siblings moved from the island Bornholm and left Rasmus with his mentally ill father. Influenced by his father's in...

In this farewell letter to Ana (aka Anorexia),I reveal the suffering associated with this illness. I express my desire to regain my freedom and vital...

"My uncle is schizophrenic and my grandmother suffers from a terminal illness. My grandfather, who is unable to take care of them both, must decide be...

A documentary part of CBS reports. The plight of mental patients fit for discharge, but who find themselves thrust into communities unprepared to trea...

FC Pol Positiu are on a 2 year unbeaten streak in a league made up of players with mental illnesses. On their journeys as a unit and as individuals th...

16-year-old Aaron is an obsessive applicant to the Australian Army. He is rejected due to his Mental incapability's and relieves his anger through any...

An unflinching documentary of those dealing with mental illness in the criminal justice system and a profile of families who tragically fell victims t...