Trauma Movies

One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental illness every year. Suicide is the second most common cause of death in the US for youth aged 15-24,...

Natalia, a 17 year old girl, lives in a wealthy environment in Mexico City. After falling victim to sexual abuse, her personality becomes overwhelmed...

A boxer tries to recover from the memories he brought back from war.

Lacey, the shaken survivor of a bloody supernatural rampage in the countryside, is flown to Los Angeles where a slick movie producer plans to cash in...

Five friends in their 20ies try to make it as artists while struggling with psychological disorders and disregulated lives. Abandoned to themselves,...

Follows veterans and active-duty service members from varied backgrounds who come together to combat their traumas through the written word in a...

You arrive at a secret location at a precise time, prompted by a mysterious email. You must follow the instructions closely. Once inside, disturbing...

A bodybuilding fever dream fueled by childhood trauma, food porn and acid techno music.

A movie that provokes reflection on the nature of reality and the veracity of our relationships and experiences. On questions of what is real and...

This film is a collection of my experiences more than it being a visual poetry, my trauma, how i cope and my journey.

Violet, a piano player with rising anxiety and insomnia, finds herself struggling to distinguish her vivid dreams from reality.

A man is under the illusion he is a wanted war criminal.

A woman grapples with the traumatic childhood memory of losing one of her baby teeth.

When an alien comes back to take him, a mouthless young man's life twists and turns as his memories untangle.

Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing...

Meet Shavon O'Brien: Her family doesn't understand her, her church ignores her, even Jesus forgets about her. With only the spirit of Sinead...

A loner artist with a history of abuse meets a beautiful woman who takes an interest in his life and work; leading to a chilling path of tragedy.

Sana suddenly awakes and is transported to a dream world by someone or something? What she experiences will change her life in the real world...

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian...