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Mental Health

Gain deeper insights into psychological conditions with films that expand ideas on behavior, mental health, and the systems and services that support emotional well-being.

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(Dis)Honesty – The Truth about Lies
Behavioural scientist Dan Ariely discovers the complicated truth behind what happens when we lie to each other.
Director: Yael Melamede
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 90 min.
Year of production: 2015
Bedlam
An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 85 min.
Year of production: 2019
Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops
A rare 360 degree portrait, Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops follows two police officers with the San Antonio Texas Police Department who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment, one emergency call at a time
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 96/25 min.
Year of production: 2019
Anxious Nation
Anxious Nation looks deeply into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its crippling impact on kids and families
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 51/100 min.
Year of production: 2022
I Am Maris: Portrait of a Young Yogi
Tormented by mental illness, a teenage girl seeks peace through painting, writing, therapy, and yoga.
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 54 min.
Year of production: 2018
Race to Nowhere
Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the brink by over-scheduling, over-testing and the relentless pressure to achieve, “Race to Nowhere” points to a silent epidemic in our schools.
Language: English, Mandarin, Spanish (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 85 min.
Year of production: 2009
Shock Room
We do as we’re told. Or do we? A compelling new feature documentary breaks open Stanley Milgram’s dramatic ‘Obedience to Authority’ experiment and forces us to re-evaluate its conclusions.
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 70 min.
Year of production: 2015
Burning Out
Doctors in a Parisian hospital are fighting a life-and-death battle. Everything’s got to be cheaper, quicker and more efficient. A glimpse of imminent burnout in the healthcare system.
Language: French (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 85 min.
Year of production: 2016
American Psyche
Travelling across the USA, two European filmmakers conduct a series of interviews with Americans of diverse race, gender, religion and socio-economic standing, exploring the current climate of social and political life
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 55 min.
Year of production: 2007
Like the Others
"Like the Others" explores the delicate interplay of care and crisis at a Vienna child psychiatry center, revealing the struggle of patients striving to integrate into society amid mental health challenges.
Language: German (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 95 min.
Year of production: 2015
White Rage
The story of Lauri, and the story of other victims of school bullying and other childhood trauma: victims full of white rage, which may lead to extreme acts of violence such as school shootings.
Director: Arto Halonen
Language: English, Finnish (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 52/70 min.
Year of production: 2016
Not Alone
In a world that is so connected, why do we feel so alone? Jacqueline Monetta asks teens to share their struggles with mental illness and suicide.
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 30/50 min.
Year of production: 2016
Here. Is. Better.
An award-winning documentary film, HERE. IS. BETTER. interweaves the inspiring stories of men and women Veterans overcoming the debilitating effects of PTSD with treatments that can work, bringing hope to millions.
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 95 min.
Year of production: 2021
Disability Health
That Which I Love Destroys Me
This unique and powerful film follows two Special Operations soldiers as they struggle with PTSD and reintegrating back into society in an uncensored look at the current epidemic of PTSD and severe mental trauma that create tremendous challenges for returning service members
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 68 min.
Year of production: 2015
Radical Evil
Oscar®-winning director Stefan Ruzowitzky attempts to unlock the minds of Nazi killers, trying to understand why these men followed orders and how killing became routine.
Language: English, German (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 92 min.
Year of production: 2013
Playing for Keeps
PLAYING FOR KEEPS examines the value of play through a health-focused lens.
Director: James Redford
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 63 min.
Year of production: 2020
Wake Up
Stories from the frontlines of suicide prevention
Director: Nate Townsend
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 88 min.
Year of production: 2020
Resilience

The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope*, directed by James Redford, has become a pivotal resource in raising awareness about childhood trauma and its long-lasting effects on health, behavior, and education. This powerful film delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and highlights how prolonged stress, especially during childhood, can fundamentally alter brain development. These changes increase susceptibility to physical, mental, and social problems, ranging from heart disease to addiction and depression. However, the documentary doesn’t just stop at outlining the problem. It also sheds light on the movement to prevent toxic stress and foster resilience in children, offering a beacon of hope for educators, healthcare professionals, and social workers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress
Director: James Redford
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 60 min.
Year of production: 2015
Who’s afraid of Alice Miller?
Martin is beaten by his father and rejected by his mother - and she looked away. This could be an example from the bestseller “The drama of the gifted child“ by psychoanalyst Alice Miller. Except Martin is Alice Millers son
Director: Daniel Howald
Language: English, French, German, Polish (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 101 min.
Year of production: 2020