Mental Health Movies

Documentary about the connection between diet and the brain.

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...

Ava remembers her childhood home as a place full of amazing things and adventures. The day she returns home from university, however, everything...

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

Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, two women in Germany and Japan set out to plot world revolution as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group...

Sasha, 20, returns to her family’s sun-soaked home in the south of France with her friends—her first visit since her older sister’s...

A teenager struggles with his identity after an unresolved family relationship.

Francis goes to therapy to deal with is recent divorce. Due to his refusal to give himself the help he needs, he goes through the stages of grief in...

A gripping short film by Maxwell James delves into the impact of knife crime and gangs on mental health. Set in South London, it follows a torn...

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head."...

N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new...

Liz has not left her Berlin apartment in over a year due to agoraphobia, panic attacks, and recurring nightmares. Afraid of the world outside, she...

When her essential government support is abruptly terminated, Mary’s fragile world shatters, leaving her teetering on the edge of despair. As...

The story follows a quiet, introverted girl Quinn who lost her mom and hasn't been the same since then. She retreats to her room, while her...

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in...

Tony Slattery examines his Mental Health and Alcoholism and looks for a diagnosis.

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

A traumatic event – a sudden suicide attempt – opens a gap in the everyday life of a family of three. Their lives change fundamentally,...

Filmmaker Risseth Yangüez Singh explores her family history while helping her grandmother move. Together, they reflect on the history of Panama,...